Smart Car Dealer Dallas

Kind of low on the budget but really want a new car? At $11,590 MSRP, the Smart car is probably the cheapest on the market.

Now having said this, don’t expect the luxury of a Beamer or an MB.

The Smart is a tiny 2 seater powered by a 1.0, inline 3 cylinder engine that produces a mind boggling 70 hp.

It has 4-wheel ABS traction and stability control, it does not have a satellite radio, nor does it have a head airbag or satellite navigation or a trip computer or compass. Hey what did you expect?

On the good side, it is a head turner-it’s cute.

Fuel economy is over the top at 33 city, 41 highway and 36 combined. You get 282 miles on a full tank. It’s good enough in traffic and from getting from point A to point B and that’s about it.

Parking the Smart is easy and the seats are very comfortable.

Ride wise, shifting gears is verrry slow and you and your passenger will know it or rather feel it. Handling leaves a lot to be desired and I wouldn’t take it out on an open road with crosswinds much less take it up to its max speed.

Overall, you get what you paid for. It’s good for in city use and that’s just about it.

Smart is a joint venture between Mercedes Benz and Swatch (yes the watch).

It started way back in the 90’s and here in the US the first Smart car was offered to the American public in January of 2008.

Currently there are three models available for sale: the smart fortwo coupe, the smart fortwo passion coupe and the smart fortwo passion cabriolet.

All three models are equipped with the same 3 cylinder, 12 valve 1.0 liter 70 horsepower engine.

The same 5-speed automated manual transmission and the same 9 spoke alloy wheels. Gas consumption is also identical-33mpg for city driving and 41mpg highway.

The differences lie in the level of appointments of each model.

For example, the roof: the Pure has a Solid roof, the Passion a Panorama roof and the cabriolet a fully automatic convertible top.

The Pure doesn’t have a radio but does have a provision for installing one.

The Passion comes with a Smart radio while the Cabriolet comes with a factory installed Smart premium radio and Smart sound system.

Overall, for simply just getting from point A to point B in the city, it will serve its purpose.

See one today at your local Smart Car dealer

Daimler Mercedes-Benz has received more than 30,000 reservations for its Smart Car.

The Smart car is used widely throughout Europe, and was recently introduced into the American market.

It gets 33 mpg in the city and 41 mpg on the highway.

The 8 gallon capacity gas tank goes a long way.

The 1,800 pound car has a steel safety cage and four standard air bags to protect passengers.

It has received the highest rating of good in front-end and side-impact testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Bumper to bumper, it’s 104 inches long. A Cadillac Escalade, by comparison, measures nearly 223 inches long.

With a waiting list more than 30,000 reservations the Smart Car landed on forbesautos.com’s “Most Coveted” list.

Considering the safety and economy features, even with the wait there is no reason to hold off checking out the Smart Car.

Stop-start systems will be made standard on the Smart ForTwo range from September, with a diesel variant due next February. An electric version is planned for 2010.

Start/stop systems switch off the internal combustion engine if the vehicle is stationary—for example in traffic jams or at red traffic lights.

Since the start of production in 2007, Bosch has suppled half a million starter-based start/stop systems to BMW and MINI.

Additional vehicle manufacturers (including SMART) have decided to use this technology, according to Bosch, and are planning roll-outs within the next few months.

Depending on the vehicle concerned, start/stop systems save up to 5% in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) and produce correspondingly less CO₂. In the urban part of the NEDC, the reduction in consumption and emissions is as much as 8%.

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All 2008 smart fortwos come packed with standard safety features that are more likely to be found in luxury vehicles.

The base pure model comes standard with these features

• 5-speed automated manual transmission with manual or automatic mode
• central remote locking system
• 2-spoke leather steering wheel
• radio-ready console

The Smart Fortwo Passion Coupe includes

• Panorama roof
• Alloy wheels
• Air conditioning with climate control
• 3-spoke leather sports steering wheel with shift paddles
• Power windows
• Electric and heated side mirrors
• AM/FM radio with CD player

The Smart Fortwo Passion Cabriolet

Smart Fortwo Passion Cabriolet has all the features of the passion coupe.

The main difference lies in the soft top with a heated rear glass window.

It also has an upgraded radio and sound system that includes an mp3 compatible, in-dash, 6-disk CD changer.