Daimler-Chrysler may bring this to the US, but would you consider buying one?

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by JohnBoucher

Do you really want to be in the smallest and lightest car on the highway?

Been there... Don't ever want to do it again.

The car is surprisingly crashworthy for its apparent size. The passengers sit relatively high up, and the passenger cage is extraodinarily well designed for protection. Of course, the heaviest vehicle often wins - simple physics - but your survivability in a smart ForTwo is better than in a 1972 Cadillac Eldorado - even against each other.

Originally Posted by joshs

Although this car gets great gas mileage, how short do you have to be to fit in it? I am roughly 6'-6" and can squeeze into a Focus but this car looks like a Hot Wheels on steroids. I just can't see this thing doing to well.

You'd fit in it with room to spare. Unbelieveable, but true. I am 5'11" and could adjust the seat so that I couldn't even reach the pedals!. I also had another 6" of head room at that moment, and could get more by lowering the seat adjustment. I was sitting upright, as well. More room than a big Mercedes.

the very coolest is that you can park it in a parallel parking space - nose in! It's under 9 feet long, and so fits nose in against the curb.

The only downside: Not much cargo room. If you sit in it and face forwards, it is one of the roomiest cars you have even experienced. It's a bit disconcerting to back up, though: Normal practice is to swing your body around and look behind you - - and the rear glass is about 6" from your nose. I never did get used to that.

Don