Category: Cool stuff
Posted by George Bullard on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 3:08 AMSmart Car's got the buzz
There are a lot of "maybe" cars at the auto show, but the Smart Car is rolling out for real. No doubt about it, it's small. Reminded me of the old Isetta, one of the world's more successful microcars.
But the Smart Car is a lot more machine, bigger and capable of highway speeds where he Isetta was not. Parking will be a snap. The styling is different and it's getting a lot of attention at the show.
Little cars often have a tough go e.g. Chevy Metro. But Smart Car has a buzz about it, like the early Volkswagen bugs. In Kansas City, for example, 300 cars have been pre-sold and there's a 10-month waiting list.
