Already for sale in Canada (Score 1)

Here in Canada we get the Smart for two as our buying power is less then the US (as well as fuel as more expensive), and small cars are a lot more popular here than the US.

Here's a couple of reviews : http://www.mcuniverse.com/The_Smart_Car_Comes_to_C anada.1325.0.html

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/pw/05smartc abriolet.htm

Turns out the ZAP thing is important as not only will SMART only be introduced to the US in 2006, which is a way off yet; the US isn't going to get the forTwo. SMART figures, you big car drivin' folk won't want a forTwo and they are going to release a SUV instead.

You know it'd be great if these kind of vehicles would take off in the US. The US heavily influences transportation choices, and those chooses, in North America. If the US driving market changed it's attitude to a more European taste, we could make some serious moves forward with transport options with regard to fuel consumption. Fuel consumption doesn't seem to be taken very seriously in the US as fuel is cheaper in the US than Canada. Therefore in places like Canada, where fuel isn't that cheap, we get screwed, as the car options are dictated by the US market. If the market in the US changed to a more fuel conscious one I'd have more beer money.

Here's a good article on the details for the US.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5217861/

Some other links you may want to read:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2004/04 -h077e.htm

http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/atvpgm/menu.htm