First Impression: Smart ForTwo

With gas prices rising, automotive companies are devoloping hybrids, diesels, and small cars that get good fuel economy. Smart GmbH, founded in 1994 as part of Mercedes-Benz and Daimler Ag, devolops small cars that sacrifice performance for fuel economy. The Smart ForTwo is two seat car that comes in a coupe and a cabriolet model. The ForTwo is slow, sluggish. The Smart ForTwo is only good for a

A Future of Smarter Cars

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; In 2010, “unintended acceleration”, a phrase that had been somewhat forgotten in the automotive lexicon returned to the hearts and minds of many Americans. After exhausting research by the NHTSA and other independent agencies, the culprit was found to be a combination of poorly designed floor mats, “sticky” accelerator pedals...and

New Smart ForSpeed Concept

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; At next week's Geneva Motor Show, Smart will reveal a new concept model called the ForSpeed that signals a new design direction and hints at future products from Daimler's small car brand. The ForSpeed is a zero-emissions roadster model with a unique look that is powered by an electric motor.In a similar fashion to Smart's 2001

Smart ForTwo Electric Drive

Smart ForTwo Electric Drive cars will be scooting around the streets of a few select United States cities by October of this year. If this sounds like a band wagon you would like to jump on, don't get your hopes up. Only 250 of the 1,500 Smart EDs that Daimler AG put into production in November of last year will find their way to the U.S. market. And those will be sold exclusively in a handful of

Smart Brabus - Spicy collegiate Timbit

Two of my favorite places to visit in New Haven, CT are Claire’s Corner Copia at Yale and Canadian-import, Tim Hortons doughnut shop. I love Claire’s vegan salad with soy chipotle chicken, avocado, organic egg, and balsamic vinaigrette. Afterwards, there’s nothing better than a half-dozen cherry Timbit doughnut holes. If I could combine the spicy no-guilt flavor of Claire’s with moist cherry

Mercedes-Benz Patents Designs of Smart Roadster Model

Back in 2001 at the Geneva Motor Show, Smart introduced a quirky roadster concept with no doors, no roof and no windscreen called the Crossblade. The Fortwo Cabrio-based concept eventually went into a limited series production the following year with Smart offering a total of 2,000 cars. Fast-forward to today, and Smart appears to be readying a spiritual successor to the Crossblade as the

Mercedes-Benz Patents Designs of Smart Roadster Model

Back in 2001 at the Geneva Motor Show, Smart introduced a quirky roadster concept with no doors, no roof and no windscreen called the Crossblade. The Fortwo Cabrio-based concept eventually went into a limited series production the following year with Smart offering a total of 2,000 cars. Fast-forward to today, and Smart appears to be readying a spiritual successor to the Crossblade as the