Right now, around £2000 nets you the cheapest decent Roadster, which isn’t much for the resulting entertainment. And at the ...

The Smart Roadster never made it to American shores as a new car, but with the rolling 25-year-old import rules, it will soon be possible for more Americans to experience this unique machine.

Avarvarii Automotive Artworks (aka 'avarvarii' on social media) has taken a good, extended look at Smart Automobile's ...

Long before microcar manufacturer Smart entered — and then once again left — the U.S. market, the Mercedes subsidiary built a sports car. The rear-engined, three-cylinder Smart Roadster lasted ...

Shortly after launching the original Smart City Car, in the late 1990s, Daimler-Chrysler decided that they needed to expand the product line if they were ever. Skip to main content.

Even with today's expensive gas, I remain skeptical about the Smart car's staying power in the United States, beyond the first few years, once the initial "early adopters" all have one. Smart made ...

September 15, 2004In the case of the smart Roadster, ... The feel-good Smart Kart is two cars in one – a ballsy sportster and a good citizen with modest consumption for everything except fun.

Despite being based on the ForTwo city car, the original model was a peach to drive. It was a two-seater that measured only 134.9 inches (3,427 mm) from bumper to bumper, so it was smaller than ...

Smart spokesman Hubert Kogel says the roadster wasn't designed for the U.S. and lacks some vital emissions equipment. It's a shame because the 1851-pound steel-frame Smart really is the modern ...

See, while Smart was selling a lot of cars, the company never turned a profit. To make matters worse, the Smart Roadster was a warranty claim disaster . Right out of the factory these cars took on ...