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The itty bitty cars from Europe are finally hitting the US soon. They've been in Canada for some time and a small trickle has existed here in the US, but come 2008, they will be showing up at dealerships around the country.
There is currently a tour going around letting people test drive them. I'm looking forward to it when it comes to my area, if nothing else just for the fun experience of driving something just under 9 feet long (4 feet shorter than a mini cooper)
From what I've heard there are over 30,000 reserved by people so far.
So what do people think? Most interviews I've seen on them show people aren't daunted at all to drive them around amidst hummers and such. In fact, really the only negative thing I've heard (genuinely negative- not "but how can a car be safe without crumple zones the size of my living room?" or "but it only holds two") is that the transmission sucks.
Here are a few links that nicely show it off.
mini electric cars and micro urban cars | smart USA
mini electric cars and micro urban cars | smart USA
So what do you all think? Both those who have lived amongst these for a while and those here in the US?
There is currently a tour going around letting people test drive them. I'm looking forward to it when it comes to my area, if nothing else just for the fun experience of driving something just under 9 feet long (4 feet shorter than a mini cooper)
From what I've heard there are over 30,000 reserved by people so far.
So what do people think? Most interviews I've seen on them show people aren't daunted at all to drive them around amidst hummers and such. In fact, really the only negative thing I've heard (genuinely negative- not "but how can a car be safe without crumple zones the size of my living room?" or "but it only holds two") is that the transmission sucks.
Here are a few links that nicely show it off.
mini electric cars and micro urban cars | smart USA
So what do you all think? Both those who have lived amongst these for a while and those here in the US?