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NEWS ABOUT: Smart Car

Smart Car stories: 6 news summaries
ANALYSIS

 Death Traps 
 Vs. Gas Guzzlers 
 Split Automakers 

Are there any good choices for consumers in the car size debate?

Apr 21, 09 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the push to curb America’s fuel intake, consumers must often make a choice between safety and fuel economy, Joseph White writes in the Wall Street Journal. The real problem, though, may be that small cars have to share the road with SUVs. “A much bigger issue is... More »

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fuel efficiency • Smart Car • SUVs • road safety • Insurance Institute of Highway Safety

(Newser) - Toyota’s Prius may hold the crown for fuel-efficiency, but that doesn’t mean it’s lonely at the top. BusinessWeek takes a look at the 15 cars with the best mileage—30 mpg combined city and highway or better.
  • Mercury’s 2009 Mariner Hybrid offers mileage better than
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fuel efficiency • Prius • hybrid car • Smart Car • Mini Cooper • cars • Honda Civic Hybrid

 Smart Car Scores Big on Cute 

Tiny rides now trendy, even for big car people

Jul 18, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mercedes’ Smart cars are selling brilliantly—the US waiting list is 30,000 long—and the tiny two-seater's performance at the gas pump isn't the whole story. Yes, they’re the most fuel-efficient non-hybrids around, but only barely—some Hondas and Toyotas almost match their 33mpg. There's also the cute... More »

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fuel efficiency • Mercedes Benz • auto industry • Smart Car • SUVs

OPINION

Smart Car: Revolution Parked in a
Tiny Package

It's no hot rod, but size is perfect for city types

Jul 2, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite an underpowered engine and lousy transmission, the tiny Smart Fortwo can be a good buy—particularly for city-dwellers, Farhad Manjoo writes in the Machinist. The mini-ride makes parking, merging, and tight turns entirely new experiences. "It's the sense that you're unstoppable in this thing, that no corner of... More »

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Smart Fortwo • Smart Car

30K Americans Ordered... This?

Daimler's new fuel-savvy car in high demand before 2008 release

Dec 4, 07 6:30 PM CST
(Newser) - American orders for a new fuel-smart car are already swamping its German manufacturer, the AFP reports. Some 30,000 Americans have already put down $99 on Daimler's Smart Fortwo in anticipation of its January arrival—but some analysts say the tiny two-seater will end up parked in a country that... More »

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gas • Daimler • automaker • SUV • auto industry • Smart Car

Tiny Smart Cars Zip Toward US

Newsweek interviews president of Smart USA

Sep 19, 07 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the first Smart Car set to hit the US in January, Newsweek questions the company president on the intelligence of trying to sell a 1,750-pound vehicle in the land of bigger-is-better. Despite bad safety ratings from Consumer Reports and entrenched SUV love in the American psyche, he seems... More »

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America • Mercedes Benz • auto industry • Smart Car • David Schembri • cars

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