We're not sure where you're reading this blog from (but we thank you anyway) but probably one of the biggest problems with living in a metropolitan area such as Los Angeles or Orange County in California is the public parking. They seriously make it as hard for you as they can by placing parking/time restrictions on certain streets. My personal pet peeve with street parking is when you see a spot that upon first impression, looks like plenty of space for your car. However, when you go through the process of parallel parking, the space turns out to be an illusion; there's no way your cars going to fit. Well, I've got some good news!
"Smart", a brand of micro-cars based in Germany, has released their Fortwo. "Smart" is a brand that is part of DaimlerChrysler, which in 2006 recently merged with Mercedes-Benz. The true value of the car lies in the ease of parallel parking and gas efficiency. You can parallel the car nose-in. Also, the length of the car is approximately 8 feet which means you can park about three of these in the space in takes to park one regular-sized car. With such a small car, safety was also taken into account. A solid steel frame encompasses the car to provide optimal safety for the passenger and is also visible and maintains the shape of the car. That's hard to do considering the Fortwo is only about 1600 lbs.
The motor is a turbo-charged 3-cylinder with 37-45hp variants. The engine is in the rear of the car. The Fortwo gets about 50 mpg on gasoline and 69 mpg on diesel. This car was such a huge hit in Europe because in many cities, free parking is very hard to find and violations carry a heavy fine. The Fortwo is available in a coupe and also in a convertible. Cool, money-saving, and parking stressfree...is there anything more you can ask for???
-Rack of Lam
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