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0Report: BMW, Mercedes experiment with upscale car-sharing 1293665940
If you think that joining in on the car-sharing party means that you'll be stuck behind the wheel of a low-buck auto, prepare to be amazed. According to AutoWeek, both BMW and Mercedes-Benz are diving into the car-sharing world with programs designed to allow users to experience a slice of luxury ...
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Video: 19 teenage girls cram into Smart ForTwo for new world record 1292606880
19 girls in a Smart Fortwo – Click above to watch the video after the breakIt's the question that's been racking the brains of the best and brightest the world over, and finally, we have an answer: 19. No, it's not the answer to life, the universe and everything... it's the number of ... -
Video: Banned Smart ad sells using fear of back seats? 1285102560
Smart ForTwo preys on your back-seat fears – Click above for video after the jumpAre you afraid of getting into your car late at night, only to look in the rearview mirror and see a face staring back at you that isn't yours? Don't lie – we all have those random, irrational fears ... -
Focus Group: Just 8.1% of NY Smart Fortwo owners would buy again. San Francisco? 19.8% 1282310940
2009 Smart Fortwo – Click above for high-res image galleryPerhaps the most telling statistics of the merits or demerits of a new vehicle may be from owners who have driven that machine for a number of months. By that time, the new-car smell is beginning to wear off and the various positive ... -
Report: Smart to reveal electric scooter at Paris Motor Show 1279144860
When you're already known for producing what basically amounts to the smallest vehicle currently available for public consumption, what do you do for an encore presentation? Go even smaller, of course. In the case of the Smart brand, that means cutting the total wheel count in half. That's right, ...
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"Style your Smart" contest elicits 50,000(!) design ideas 1268090880
Daimler rang in the new year with an online design contest called "Style your Smart." Apparently, the idea of decorating a virtual Smart Fortwo appeals to a lot of people, since 50,000 design ideas we submitted by over 8,000 people from 100+ countries. The winner, pictured above, was submitted by ...
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Smart move? Daimler reportedly teams with Renault for next-gen minicar 1266935220
2009 Smart Fortwo – Click above for high-res image galleryThe Daimler brain trust of Dieter Zetsche and Thomas Weber has reportedly struck a deal with Renault/Nissan to develop its next generation of minicars due out in 2014 or so. As you would expect, Daimler will get a new Smart Fortwo ... -
Visually Challenged: Daimler encourages you to design your own Smart, results vary 1262788260
Carneval Smart ForTwo – Click above to try your hand at styleyoursmart.comNot digging the Smart ForTwo's two-color paint palette? Think you can do better? You're in luck. Daimler, Smart's German parent company, has announced a contest where customers and budding designers can customize ... -
Forget Zipcar - Smart reportedly readying car2go car-sharing program in Texas 1258462680
Steers and Smarts - Click above for a high-res image galleryDaimler announced in March it would bring the tiny Smart car to the big state of Texas through its car-sharing service car2go. At the time, the German automaker declared that entering the Austin market with 200 ForTwos was "the next ... -
Smart, or Stupid? Teenager cooks up Michael Jackson microcar tribute 1248696000
Eric Callisto read the reactions from Michael Jackson fans and decided that the city-sponsored Los Angeles memorial service wasn't enough. So, like any web entrepreneur the Logansport, Indiana native created a site to serve that outpouring. At Ultimate MJ Tribute, fans of the King of Pop can ...

