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Fortwo BRABUS and Fortwo BRABUS Xclusive: pint-sized people movers

Do you remember the BRABUS Smart Car and how they got so much power from such a small car, well guess what there is now a next generation of these pint-sized people movers Read more

First ever double-decker smart fortwo: check out the video

I decided to watch this video of the first ever double-decker smart fortwo, and I think that it is the only one to be built. I knew that it was going to be a prank so I had to watch the video.

When you do start watching the video you had better brace yourself, my ribs are still hurting and I am still wiping the tears away it is so funny. The TV show Fifth Gear decided to run a series of tests on the double-decker smart fortwo and put the vehicle against a Mitsubishi i.

First was a parking test, then there was the standing start test and finally the handling test. That for me was the best bit, check out the video below.

Full-electric version of 2008 smart fortwo pure coming

With the current crisis on fuel it seems that more of us are now choosing to purchase smaller cars, and none are more popular than the 2008 smart fortwo pure. Do not think for one moment that just because it is a small car you are compromising your safety. Read more

Reserve a 2008 Mercedes smart fortwo for just $99 at smartusa.com

How would you like to reserve a 2008 smart fortwo? The cheeky little Smart Car from Mercedes, well you can for just $99 at smartusa.com. For all Smart enthusiasts signing up to this $99 Reservation Program from Read more

Mercedes Benz could sue the Chinese over Smart ForTwo clone, the Shuanghuan Noble

Just look at the image above, you will be hard pressed to tell them apart but trust me they are different and Mercedes Benz are not happy. On the left we have the very popular Smart ForTwo, while on the right you have the Shuanghuan Noble which is a Chinese Read more

Video: 2008 Smart Fortwo IIHS crash tests proves high rating

If you are looking for a tough little car we would recommend the 2008 Smart Fortwo, the little Smart car gets highest rating in crash tests. The 2008 Smart Fortwo is the smallest car for sale in the U.S market and has gained a brilliant and of course highest rating for front end and side impact testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Ok so the car is safe at the front and side but what about the back? Opps did they forget about the back end. The Smart Fortwo’s head and seat restraints earned the second highest rating of acceptable for the protection against whiplash in rear impacts (Ah there it is, see I jumped to conclusions sorry.

IIHS spokesman Russ Rader said “The Smart engineers have done their homework, and. “They’ve designed safety into a very small package.” The Smart Fortwo has been classified as a micro car by the IIHS which means it is much smaller than say a Mini Cooper. Frontal ratings can’t be compared across weight classes, says the IIHS. Rader said if drivers decide to go with a small car they should research the standard equipment that comes with the vehicle. The Smart Fortwo features safety in mind thanks to the seat-mounted combination side airbags which are wisely designed to protect both chests and heads of the passenger and driver.

Anyway instead of boring you it is a simple as this – The 2008 Smart Fortwo IIHS crash tests proves high rating and is safe to drive. Please do watch the video below of the 2008 Smart Fortwo car going through some amazing crash tests.

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Gas guzzlers to pay £25 per day London congestion charge

Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, UK is again revising the London congestion charge that drivers have to pay to enter central London. At the moment drivers have to pay £8 per day, but Livingstone wants to introduce a Read more

Chinese Crazy Soldier is a copycat of the Humvee: have they gone too far with this clone Hummer

Yesterday we wrote about the Chinese clone of a Smart ForTwo called the Shuanghuan Noble; well it seems as if the Chinese are at it again with a clone of the Read more

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