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Daimler has successfully completed the internal pilot phase of its car2go – a program that makes 200 units of the Smart ForTwo cdi available within a city functioning as a vehicle pool that can be accessed by anyone at any time.
The program is currently available to registered residents and visitors to the southern German city of [...]

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It’s no surprise that everyone is holding off on costly purchases until the economy improves. According to a bunch of Smart dealers, while the small ForTwo is attracting many shoppers into Mercedes-Benz showrooms, there has been a significant increase in the number of cancellations.
“Since November, it seems people are backing out of purchasing a Smart,” [...]

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A new wave of small luxury cars are about hit the dealerships near you (well depending on where you live). Audi is planning the A1 and BMW is working on something called the Isetta. Worrying that it may lose market share, Smart has decided to add rear doors and two extra seats to its ForTwo.
Instead [...]

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BRABUS and Mercedes-Benz took the covers off the new Smart ForTwo BRABUS electric-drive today at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show – and you won’t like it when it’s angry and that’s probably because it has too much light green inside-out.
Built around the “environmental friendliness does not mean making sacrifices” theme BRABUS takes the Smart ForTwo [...]

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Smart will be bringing a special-edition ForTwo at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show next week. Known as the Smart ForTwo edition limited three, the special-edition Smart gets elegant paintwork and an updated interior design with mhd technology as standard.
The outside will be finished in melon green metallic, 15-inch alloy wheels and aluminum “limited three” logos. The [...]

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Daimler’s electric-powered Smart ForTwo will take on BMW’s MINI E in the U.S. in 2010; however, the electric Smart cars will be available in very limited numbers and in just a few U.S. cities. Among the few cities under consideration for the first U.S. sales will be San Francisco and Austin, Texas. According to Anders-Sundt [...]

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Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk told reporters at a Society of Automotive Analysts meeting that his company is working with Daimler AG to create an electric Smart ForTwo. Musk said that Tesla has a contract with Daimler to produce electric powertrains for 1,000 Smarts, which could later result in tens of thousands of additional vehicles.
According [...]

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Mercedes-Benz is considering ending a suit that claims a Chinese-made car, that is set to go on sale in Europe in mid-January, looks too much like its Smart ForTwo. According to Automotive News Europe, the Shuanghuan Bubble could go on sale later this month as lawyers from Mercedes-Benz and the Chinese car’s Italian importer Martin [...]

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The 2009 World Green Car of the Year candidates have been announced prior to the 2009 New York Auto Show which is still about 5 months away.
Previous years winners include the BMW 118d in 2008, the Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec in 2007 and the Honda Civic Hybrid in 2006. The 2009 candidates must be on sale [...]

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•  It doesn’t have insane amounts of horsepower; 70-hp 1 liter 3-cylinder.
•  New sportier chassis and suspension components enhance handling.
•  5-speed automated manual has been retuned for quicker shifting.
•  Lowered by 10 millimeters for appearance purposes.
•  Throw some 15-inches on the front and 17’s on the back.

Smart ForTwo drivers that are sick and tired of being [...]

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