[Update: turns out this is an Associated Press syndicated piece. My local paper did not provide attribution]
Ann M. Job titles her article, “Smart fortwo is a real car with real-car faults”. The article is published in San Mateo County’s The Daily Journal. This is the most negative write-up of the smart fortwo I [...]
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Dec
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19
Dec
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette quotes Roger Penske as stating, “we have over 40, 000 people who have given us a reservation” over the internet. Penske told this to more than 1,000 members of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce at a meeting held December 13, 2007. He went on to say folks [...]
16
Dec
There is a new video on YouTube showing Jay Leno’s reaction to the smart fortwo. Jay is very car savvy and has quite a collection of classic cars. His thoughts on the fortwo - “its an impressive little vehicle and its a lot of fun… and hey, it makes people smile.”
11
Dec
Brian Cooley, Editor at large at CNET, has a video “preview” of the smart fortwo on cnet.com. Brian is 6′3″ tall and says that headroom and legroom are fine with the seat all the way back. He mentions the ride is very firm and does a fair amount of up-and-down over road imperfections due [...]
9
Dec
The London based Times newspaper website reports that Dieter Zetsche, chairman of Daimler and its Mercedes-Benz and smart car division, presented the latest smart fortwo to politicians and administrators in Washington, DC. He revealed some interesting facts.
smart has had a six-month sales tour around the US and has focused its campaign on the internet, [...]
8
Dec
Several news sources are reporting that smart USA has deposits for more than 30,000 fortwo cars. They are speculating that, as a result of this demand, people currently submitting deposits online or looking for a car at a smart dealer in 2008 may be out of luck. Its not clear from any press [...]
5
Dec
Dave Schembri, President of smart USA “introduced” the fortwo at a press conference in Washington, DC on December 5th. I’m not sure how this is an “introduction” but, hey, its marketing speak. Mr. Schembri described the benefits of the smart fortwo, including its great mileage, tridion safety cell, replaceable body panels and “wow [...]
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