
Guess who just turned ten years old?
That’s right Smart - and hey, lookit that, it’s about the size of a ten year old too! I kid I kid - but seriously, these things are tiny.
Yet somehow, they’re still built like a Mercedes. They’re heavier than you’d think, and they’re remarkably safe for their size.
When I think back to when the Smart first came out, I recall that at first, they weren’t even going to be a Mercedes, they were actually conceived and nearly brought to market by Swatch, the people that make the watches. Turns out that never happened due to a number of factors, but Merc believed in the concept enough to continue it to fruition, and now the things are running around urban centers all over the world by the thousands.
Even here, in America, I’m starting to see more and more of them - although I have yet to see one on a freeway. Hey, there’s a story: Long road trip in a Smart.
Anyway, full press release after the jump celebrating Smart’s first decade.






