June 5, 2006: 2006 smart fortwo cabrio. Click image to enlarge Story and photos by Peter Bleakney For this road trip, the theme was green. The "stream green" Smart Fortwo Pulse Cabriolet I was driving, with its diesel sipping three-cylinder 799 cc turbocharged engine certainly qualified as a green machine, and my destination was the Green Mountains of Vermont, which has to be the greenest state in the uni... Read Article

March 21, 2006: Click image to enlarge by Michael Clark Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Find this vehicle in Autos’s Classified Ads Whether it's being used for security patrol, Hollywood comic relief, or the delivery of circular culinary delights from the local pizza concern, the Smart Fortwo has been welcomed with open arms by numerous wheeled Canadians. With a starting price in the su... Read Article

November 29, 2005: By Tony Whitney Click image to enlarge Since the dawn of motoring, pioneering drivers have staged long-distance trips to prove one thing or another. At one time, it was getting to a destination before the entire vehicle fell apart or the crew ran out of tires or even food or shelter. On other occasions - the famed Cannonball Run, for instance -- it was all about speed and a chance to prove drive... Read Article

September 28, 2005: Review and photos by Jil McIntosh Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Find this vehicle in Autos’s Classified Ads Click image to enlarge Of all the times I've been in a Smart car, I think the defining moment had to be when a driver pulled up beside me and yelled, "Who makes that car?" "Mercedes," I replied. He looked the car over - which doesn't take long - and said, "Wo... Read Article

September 21, 2004: Click image to enlarge My (Smart) Weekend Getaway Story and photos by Jil McIntosh Toronto, Ontario - Okay, so we're stopped at the light, and what should pull up beside us but this massive Volkswagen Beetle. You laugh. Well, when you're sitting in a Smart, everything's huge. Motorcycles. Bicycles. Pedestrians. Which doesn't explain why we decided to drive it 350 kilometres on a ro... Read Article

September 8, 2004: Click image to enlargeby Jim Kerr There is a common perception that if you are in a collision, the bigger the vehicle, the safer it will be for the occupants. It is hard to argue against this premise. Who survives if a car hits a train? How about hitting a Semi? Even between two passenger vehicles, the larger one should win, but not always. Safety technology has changed leaps and bounds in the la... Read Article

September 7, 2004: Click image to enlarge Story and photos by Paul Williams As the time approaches for the smart's Canadian introduction (October, 2004), you have to wonder whether 1,000, 2,000, or 10,000 of these little vehicles will be enough for our market. Honestly, you cannot stand next to a smart without attracting a half-dozen fascinated passers-by, such is their interest in this vehicle. Add a half-hour ... Read Article

August 4, 2004: Click image to enlarge By Jil McIntosh Photos by Paul Williams Into a world where people drive Hummers and Navigators from the condo to the office comes a smart alternative. And its goofy name doesn't begin to describe just how intelligent it really is. Built by Mercedes - although it will probably be marketed as a stand-alone entity, as BMW does with Mini - Smart (the company prefers lowe... Read Article