Smart!
Tiny car to test U.S. tastes (WP) Yes, the 60-mpg Smart car, common on the streets of Europe, is to be marketed in the U.S. In case you haven't seen one of these beauties, here are a couple I encountered in Amsterdam. Note that they are basically cubes, so you can park them either way in a parallel parking spot. Rad.
The coolest thing about Smarts, besides the fact that they get six times the MPG of a Hummer, is that they are designed by Swatch. The people who make the plastic watches we used to wear in the '80s. I wonder if the cars will come with a giant Swatchguard (laugh with me here if you remember these). Anyway, I actually saw a Smart, with Ontario plates, cruising down I-95 the other day. I cheered the cute little Ontarian who was driving it, though I feared for his safety.
The coolest thing about Smarts, besides the fact that they get six times the MPG of a Hummer, is that they are designed by Swatch. The people who make the plastic watches we used to wear in the '80s. I wonder if the cars will come with a giant Swatchguard (laugh with me here if you remember these). Anyway, I actually saw a Smart, with Ontario plates, cruising down I-95 the other day. I cheered the cute little Ontarian who was driving it, though I feared for his safety.
posted by Waage on Tuesday, December 28, 2004
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