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Car Spotting: Mini-Brabus Smart with SLR-Like Nose
For a great number of reasons and after the initial enthusiasm wore off, the Smart Fortwo never really picked up momentum in North America. Nevertheless, the Lilliputian model that began life as the brainchild of the co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Swatch Group, the late Nicolas George Hayek who passed away last year, continues to draw attention on the road. Read more »
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Smart Fortwo Brabus Accurately Rendered
It’s not hard to imagine what the Brabus version of the all-new Smart ForTwo will be like, given that we’ve seen the spyshots and we know what modifications the previous Brabus had. Read more »...
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Smart Confirms Production Of Pure-electric 'escooter', Goes On Sale In 2014
Smart may be experiencing troubles in the four-wheel world, but that isn’t stopping the brand that was created by the late founder of Swatch, Nicholas Hayek, before it passed into the hands of Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler, from venturing...
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Smart To Debut Plug-in Electric Scooter Concept At The Paris Show
Last we checked, Daimler's Smart unit was only in the business of making tiny city cars (well, aside from the short-lived Fourfour), but that may soon change as the company which was founded by the late Nicolas Hayek of Swatch fame is looking into...
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Caption This; Rich Uncle Pennybags Meets Sarkozy...
Normally, we should have just reported the story on Daimler AG's announcement that it has selected the Smart's plant in Hambach, France, as the location for future series production of the plug-in electric Fortwo and stayed at that... But once...
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The Good 12 V3.0 Gone Bad - Smart Fortwo
In buying in to the concept of Daimler's smart fortwo, a consumer recognizes the impact of efficiency across the board; not just in terms of fuel efficiency. Initial cost outlay is low. Maintenance costs are much lower than on the diesel-powered...
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