Posted on 10-07-2008
Filed Under (Business, Environment) by mike

The Smart fortwo is celebrating its 10th birthday this month as the first model rolled off Daimler’s assembly line in Hambach, France on July 2, 1998. The sportsline aero upgrade for the fortwo adds just the right touch of class and aggressive appeal to the eco friendly enthusiast.

The Smart fortwo soon got cult status and is the only automobile which is still in production to be displayed at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Since beginning of 2008 the Smart is being successfully sold in the US, 10 years after its creation.

Manufactured by Smart GmbH (a subsidiary of Mercedes Benz and Daimler AG), the Smart fortwo is ideal for city driving especially for bringing your kid to school or just errand going. Its top speed is 90 miles per hour with a fuel .

After years of rumors, speculations, and promised dates long past, Mercedes-Benz have finally begun to sell their popular Smart ForTwo here in the United States and has a waiting list stretching longer than a year.

Even with the jerky transmission and the brakes which get a little touchy at low speed, the Smart is remarkably easy to park. Easier still is finding spaces to park in.

Smart fortwo pure, starting at $11590, is the base pure model and comes standard with convenience features such as a 5-speed automated manual transmission with manual or automatic mode, central remote locking.

Smart fortwo passion cabriolet starts at $16590. The passion cabriolet has all the features of the passion coupe plus an upgraded radio and sound system that includes an mp3 compatible in-dash 6 CD changer.

Mercedes-Benz is celebrating 10 years of production of its diminutive Smart Fortwo this year. The company says it has sold more than 900000 examples of the two-seater since it began building it in 1998, including 12400 in Canada.

The base pure model comes standard with convenience features such as a 5-speed automated manual transmission with manual or automatic mode, central remote locking system, 2-spoke leather steering wheel, and more.

Hybrids might be promoted as the environment’s friends, but if you’re really serious about reducing CO2 emissions, and can’t manage without a car, then what you need is the smallest and most economical car you can find.

In an uncharacteristic display of German engineering, Daimler AG announced today that its Smart fortwo fuel-efficient microcar celebrated its 10th birthday not today or even this week, but rather during the middle of last week.

With Smart fortwo sold in 37 countries, Daimler plans to launch it on the Chinese market next year.

Introduction of Smart electric drive is planned for 2010 - with a unique concept, cutting-edge technology, active safety and top fuel efficiency .

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