Smart Car Convertible

I test drove a two-seater Smart car – in fact, in small letters such as “smart fortwo” written – on the lookout for a new, fun to drive the car. I left my local dealer with the impression that these vehicles are too expensive for its features and functions. But I woke up the next morning with an “Ah-ha!” That the U.S. Mercedes-Benz is not marketing in the age group that would be better served by these vehicles.

No charge for MBUSA and only half in jest, here tinted marketing reasons why the smart fortwo 2010 range is sold in the United States is ideal for older people.

1st Security

Safety features are brilliant. Young people do not care about the security, the elderly.

2nd Input / Output

The seats are about 8 inches longer than in other cars, have to make the smart fortwo is perfect for seniors who have problems in sitting and standing. Read the rest of this entry »

At a time when gas prices are the shadow of the $ 3 mark and continue to rise, fuel-efficient vehicles have seen their shares rise. With U.S. consumers finally move away from inefficient trucks and SUVs, has intelligent, a division of Mercedes Benz, decided to debut the smart fortwo – a two-person car that measures only 8.8 meters long – the United States.

The smart fortwo is the shortest car on the market and the company says that two of them take place in a single parking space. The innovative design of the vehicle, also deserves exhibition space at the Museum of Modern Art, New York – one of six cars that ever wear this award. With over 770,000 fortwo on the road in the world, is now ready wisely, these highly buzzed-about show of the cars on the U.S. market. The company opened a program on-line booking Smart fortwo, so that interested buyers the choice of model and color for a total of $ 99 (with the possible purchase of a smart fortwo or refund at any time) to reserve. After completing his intelligent dealer locations in the USA (until late January announced), will start calling dealers book holders to formalize their purchase contracts. Read the rest of this entry »

USA Today as “bread box at home.” Its eight foot, eight inch length will fit head on the pavement in a parking space. It lacks a hood and a trunk. It’s funny! It’s eccentric! That’s cool! But there is a car that quickly found a following in a country for the super-sized vehicles.

Smart is manufactured by Daimler AG, a manufacturer of super-mini and micro cars. The company has produced in Boeblingen, Germany, but the cars are in France.

The Smart was originally the brainchild of Swatch, a Swiss watchmaker. It was developed to provide innovative and affordable. And curiously, while sparing the car, was the reason for the design is not fuel, but the ease of parking. Two or three Smart cars can be installed into a standard parking space.

Nicolas Hayer Swatch sought an established car maker to produce the Smart. If VW was not financially handle the situation, Hayer joined with Daimler-Benz. Together they built a plant in Hambach, France in 1994. The joint venture was unsuccessful and went after many disputes and significant financial losses and Swatch Smart was absorbed within Daimler. Read the rest of this entry »