It's new to America, it looks funny, and its engine is only three cylinders: what do you think of the new Smart for Two?

smart USA - open your mind to the car that challenges the status quo

So far, only 11 of them have been sold in my area.

__________________
A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

Disappointing fuel efficiency considering how small and light it is.

And these numbers - 40/45 (EPA 2007); 33/41 (EPA 2008) - probably are for a manual transmission and no extras.

__________________
A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

No real manual, it's a automatic only right now. And I agree the mileage is kinda weak for a 2 seater. But it's so cute. I'd love to rent one. Maybe cities will start only allowing mass transit and these little things like some cities in Europe.

__________________
I'm very politically correct, handsome, intelligent and modest.

This is America: don't count on it.

__________________
A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

They are giving one of those away in my town. I pass it every day. The damned thing is tiny. All I can think when I see it is that if you get rear-ended with any sort of speed, you would be toast.

Check out the safety features: the smart fortwo car is safe for you

Of course, no matter how many safety features they put in it there's no way of getting around the damage caused by something significantly larger hitting you at a high rate of speed.

__________________
A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

I don't care what they say. This thing makes a mini cooper look like an SUV.

Yes, it does. But, like little puppies, it is adorable.

__________________
A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

Dang, a Kia Rio, gets just as good milage (better than the 2008 model). This seems like a waste of them to do this because it doesn't provide anything that isn't surpassed by other vehicals.

__________________
Set your destination with your heart, get there with your mind.

"The wisest men follow their own direction." - Euripides