Have You Heard About the "Smart Car" Yet?

The Smart car is coming, The Smart car is coming! After reading an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer Business section from July 19th and visiting www.smartusa.com I felt I had to go "Paul Revere" to tell everyone about the new "Smart" car.

If you haven't heard of the Smart car, don't feel bad, but boy oh boy will enjoy learning more about it because it should hit the market in a big way because it combines fuel economy and attractive pricing in one tiny, but sorely needed for the automotive industry, package.

Simply out, the Smart car from Daimler-Chrysler, is a small car, a very small 2-seater car that measures only slightly less than 9 feet in length and is not quite twice as wide as a refrigerator. Just to give a bit more of perspective as it relates to its size, the Smart car is about 2 1/2 feet longer than a typical riding lawnmower and about 3 1/2 shorter than its closest, for lack of a better term in this category, competitor the Mini Cooper. Also, according to reviews by testers, despite its smallish size, there is plenty of room for drivers that top 6 feet, and since I fall into that category at 6' 1", that I'll have to see for myself.

What it does have is a great "one-two" punch that should have consumers at the very least flocking into a dealership for at least a "look see", and that is fuel economy at 40 miles per gallon, and a base price of, are you sitting down, estimated at only $12,000! Wow! As I said, these two features alone will create a buzz, but get this, the Smart car also comes with interchangeable body panels that will give owners, get this, the ability to the vehicles color daily, or to suit a particular mood even.