Mercedes-Benz’ Smart car in Texas
Nothing can stop the Smart ForTwo, which is a relatively small two-seater car from the Mercedes-Benz group, as it invades the state of Dallas for four days.
To entice car owners and enthusiasts, Smart ForTwo has been going around states and countries for test drives. Moreover, visiting various places helps establish its name in the market. Included in the long list of top locations is Dallas, Texas. Curious residents canview and test drive the car tomorrow until Sunday at the Oak Lawn. The unique finds of the Mercedes-Benz Group are currently housed at the Park Place Motorcars, which is the future home of these Smart cars in Dallas.
The two-wheel-drive car, which has a ceiling speed of 90 miles per hour, has a decent one-liter engine that can generate up to 71 ponies. To better suit different drivers, it is available in both automatic and manual five-speed gear boxes. The American version is also a little bigger compared to its European counterpart.
Although the car is deprived of size, it does not mean that it is not safe to drive. Made of tough but lightweight plastic and steel materials, ForTwo can actually go away with a decent safety rating. Similar to a mobile phone, this car’s body kit can also be replaced easily. There are actually some owners who meet in functions and exchange body kits. In this case, customizing the car will not cost that much compared to the regular automobiles.
Smart ForTwo may look all that futuristic but almost a million of these have already traverse roads for the last 10 years in almost 40 countries.
“To date, we’ve had three million visits to the Smart Web site,” said Dave Schembri, who is the President of Smart USA. “Right now, we see this being a segment no one else is in.”