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Smart Conception:
About the Smart
Concept
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The Smart™ car concept is derived from
the innovativeness and ingenuity of Swatch CEO Nicolas Hayek. In
1994, Swatch teamed up with Daimler-Benz to design and develop the purpose-built factory complex
known as Smartville in Hambach,
Lorraine, France, as a joint-venture to bring together the renowned
vehicle engineering and logistics of
Daimler-Benz and the design creativity and marketing expertise of
Swatch. For instance, the Smart™ car's design and marketing
plans called for exterior colors which can be easily modified by a
Smart technician simply by changing out the body panels of the car within 20 minutes (see illustration below). In short, the Smart™ car in
itself is a unique concept combining quality German engineering and
passenger safety with performance, style, comfort, and efficiency.
Think...Smart. Live...Smart. Drive...Smart.
Don't wait until 2008! Click the "Smart
Quote" link above to submit your inquiry today!
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Backed by the engineering of Daimler-Benz, the Smart™ was purposely designed
and built to be first and foremost a safe vehicle. The
Smart car has a Tridion Safety Shell -- conceived from the idea of a walnut or an
egg-shaped system -- so if/when the vehicle is impacted it provides the
highest level of passenger protection, while minimizing the "danger
zone" of a side impact collision. (Illustration
of Smart Tridion Safety Shell)
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Photos of head-on and side-impact collision test between Smart Coupe and standard mid-sized sedan.
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Smart + Unique = FUN: Why the Smart is Unique, Economical...FUN TO OWN! |
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 The Smart™
car is unique because it offers performance, style, and high fuel efficiency with safety features that no
other passenger car on the market today has to offer. Currently,
there is no comparable vehicle delivering state-of-the-art
technology engineered and marketed by a major vehicle manufacturer
that produces a "seat-of-the-pants" thrill of a compact,
turbo-charged European sports car, attracts attention from
passers-by and other drivers, all while saving you money at the pump
(of course, your driving experience may vary)! In fact, the
savings in gas money alone will pay for the vehicle. Now that
is a "Smart" concept! Even the premium-priced hybrid cars cannot compete with
the Smart car on delivering not only performance AND economy,
but most of all, the FUN FACTOR!!!
Read more about the Smart power train here.
Think...Smart. Live...Smart. Drive...Smart. Don't wait until 2008! Click the "Smart Quote" link above or below to submit your inquiry today! Call 1.877.257.6278 for more information. |
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