The Tower of Smart
Thursday July 14th 2005, 2:32 am
Filed under: cars/bikes/etc,products


Adopt a smart attitude

If the Swiss watch manufacturer, Swatch, and the automobile manufacturer, DaimlerChrysler (makers of the Mercedes-Benz), fell in love, got together and produced offspring, what would the kids look like? Like these Smart Cars! These towers of Smart are all over France and you’ll see these most adorable cars zipping around cities across France. They are so cute!

Now, how does France come into the picture given that the companies involved are from Switzerland and Germany? Despite the joint-venture taking place between countries other than France, Smartville, the factory for Smart, is located in Hambach, France. The fortwo model (as in the photo) was launched in ’98 as a fuel efficient, urban use vehicle. It only weighs 740 kg (1,628 pounds), and is made of plastic body panels and a reinforced steel shell. The length of a Smart is 2.5m (8.2 feet) long, which means you can fit 2 Smart cars in one parking space!

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how do you get the cars down from the top ????????????????????

Comment by jason 07.17.07 @ 2:31 pm

very carefully, i suppose… ;-)

Comment by ptinfrance 07.20.07 @ 3:14 am

hello smart car CO. my name is vincent p. carroll i am not a small person but i am short for my age! i am 18 years old from jamesville and i am 4″1 . I would like to by this car, but i am not shure of how much this smart car is? so could you please send me some more info about this smart car at bigbadvinn@aol.com of how much the car runs for and everything else about this car!

thank you: smart car CO.
From: Vincent carroll

Comment by Vincent Carroll 06.26.08 @ 7:38 pm

please contact the company directly.

you might find helpful info here:

http://www.smartusa.com/smart-car-faq.aspx

good luck.

Comment by ptinfrance 06.27.08 @ 7:39 am

mhm. these cars are very cute:]

Comment by Laura 10.07.08 @ 6:14 am

Were can I get one of these cars in America?
And how much is it?

Comment by Nicolas 02.10.09 @ 12:42 pm

They’re already in America. I’m the proud owner of one. If you go to http://www.smartusa.com you can place a reserve on one. You can pick what color the car is and everything. They start at about 12,000 dollars and work their way up. I got the Cabriolet (convertable) it was 20k with all the features.

Comment by Nick 04.04.09 @ 10:52 pm

Pretty cars! I have my reservations though, since they are made of plastic body panels, I’m not sure I’ll feel safe driving in it.

Comment by Kylie 04.10.11 @ 6:54 pm

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