This test was performed with an the old model of the smart fortwo.
My wife leased 2 fortwos each for one year. I drove it and it wasn't that bad.
Moreover the new smart fortwo that is sold in Europe since 2007 and will be sold in the US in 2008 has been redesigned and optimized. (cf www.smart.com).
The new one is considered as a "car" in the US. and that was not the case for the previous one, that's why smart wasn't able to sold them in the US in the past.
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This test was performed with an the old model of the smart fortwo. My wife leased 2 fortwos each for one year. I drove it and it wasn't that bad. Moreover the new smart fortwo that is sold in Europe since 2007 and will be sold in the US in 2008 has been redesigned and optimized. (cf www.smart.com). The new one is considered as a "car" in the US. and that was not the case for the previous one, that's why smart wasn't able to sold them in the US in the past.