First Drive: 2008 Smart Fortwo Passion
 

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/1...wo.f34.160.jpgThe tiny Smart city car from Mercedes-Benz finally arrives in the U.S.; we drive it in San Francisco and discover it's roomy but not so zoomy.

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nah, it ain't zoomy, but it wasn't built for that
it was built to be small and have a good fuel economy
if you want it fast, take the Brabus one (Merc tuner), it's got 110 hp or so

and it really is save, you won't believe it but it is. The Tridion safety cage is really great, I've heard of several crashes where the other car was totaled and the Smart driver suffered only minor scratches.
Only downside is the tiny trunk

^^ +1. Amazing but not roomy and not very highway ready