There’s a petite new contender ready to tackle America’s problems of foreign oil dependency and urban congestion. A Smart car negotiates traffic in Rome, Italy. The tiny vehicles go on sale in the U.S. in January.
Meet the Smart car: An ultra-compact, Mercedes-designed, head-turning little vehicle that’s been negotiating traffic and squeezing into impossibly tiny spaces in Europe for almost a decade. The ultra-compact two-seater is designed to get at least 40 miles per gallon. Car is expected to be big among first-time buyers, city dwellers, baby boomers.
But it raised concerns about the Smart’s "anxiety-causing" size and with prices starting at about $11,600. It is found that the vehicle is expensive compared with bigger cars in its class. Size prompts questions about safety, but company touts steel-cage technology. Of course, there are potential public health consequences in a switch to small, lightweight vehicles and consumers need to know that there is a trade-off for getting better fuel economy. It is in fact a matter of choice. Will this Smart Car, fit your luxurious taste? Then, it is for you to find out.