This car was born from the growing concern of consumers regarding the rising gasoline prices and the problem with parking. SMART car, was then produced to meet this growing concern. SMART is an acronym for Swatch Mercedes ART, Swatch is an alliance of Mercedes, with their effort they decided to produce the SMART car.

This car was supposed to be a hybrid engine and be an affordable car for young people. The Smart car is only 8 feet long and about 5 feet wide which make this car very easy to park. With its small size, it is has a great handling dynamic and sense of speed. It has 71 horsepower and can speed up to 90 mph which is available in either manual or automatic transmission.

Many Americans, said that this car will never worked in America, and that it is no suited with their lifestyle and driving needs. But when they get a glimpse of this Mercedes smart car, almost every one seems to fall in love with it immediately.