“Never buy a French car unless you in fact live in France,” I remember a journalist writing during the ‘80s, when Renaults and Peugeots were tossing parts, reliability, and market share like shucked snail shells. This
In “smart – small car, big deal” from Motorbooks, there’s a chapter titled, “The USA In Six Days: Laredo to Bemidji.” During early testing of the Smart, engineers drove the little cars from Texas to
Since the stubby little things first hit U.S. streets just over a year ago, I’ve heard the same question over and over again: “Have you driven a smart car yet?” And I had to reply that no, I hadn’t
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 cities such as Portland, Ore., Orlando and Washington, D.C. This initial launch will be followed by a much broader roll out in 2012.
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 Timbits, and set it to wheels, it would look something like the Smart ForTwo BRABUS.
