These little cars are fully conventional (meaning NOT hybrid, though an electric version may make an appearance in the near future - it is currently being tested in Europe), but achieve around 40 miles per gallon.  In the line of the Toyota Prius, the Honda Civic Hybrid, and other hybrid cars, the smart will make an interesting alternative to our normal, gas guzzling boats we see on the road today.

If you don’t want to give up the comfort you have in your current car, it seems that the smart is roomier on the inside than it seems on the outside – according to USA Weekend, “even tall and rotund drivers may think it’s comfortable.”  And really, think about most of the driving you do – just you, driving back and forth to work, I bet.

Additionally, the cost will start at less than $12,000!

Bottom line, if you need to drive (read: “if you live most anywhere in the United States, where there is very little mass transit,”), and you’re in the market for a car, think about the smart ForTwo… if nothing else, traffic jams will be half the size they usually are! 

Namaste,
A. Caleb Hartley

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