2 Views
Why Torontonians Love The Smart Fortwo
by
Derek Kreindler
(IC: employee)
Published: April 27th, 2012
Share
A reader sent us this photo, explaining the “success” of the Smart Fortwo in Canada. It’s not because of rising gas prices or Canadian small car love. The real reason is that the Fortwo is just so easy to park in the tight confines of Toronto!
Derek Kreindler
More by Derek Kreindler
Published April 27th, 2012 3:22 PM
Comments
Join the conversation
@torontoscott.....No, no, no. We have "free" health care, don't you know
This is when you get your pickup truck with a bull bar, nuzzle up behind the Smart Car, and give it a gentle shove for a couple of car lengths :) Oops! My bad!
For people outside of the US, at places where (parking & driving) space really is an issue, the Smart still is a viable solution. There, the Smart is used in a variety of businesses (police, plumbers, PC- and pizza services), as well for private purposes (it is one of the cheapest and smallest convertibles available). You can also have it with a Diesel engine. Why should I use a huge white van, possibly with an V6 or V8 engine, to deliver services or relative small items to customers living in those notoriously picturesque narrow streets? So, there are different usage patterns. Nobody is forced to buy such a car by government regulations. Those, who do might simply have a different usage pattern in mind.
i have had a 2009 brabus for almost a year and it's the single most fun car i've owned. it corners like a slot car and despite the transmission shifting slower than my grandmother on codeine, it's perfect for san francisco. parking is a breeze given the number of garages with 6' between them that nothing except a motorcycle/scooter or a smart fortwo could fit within. i just don't get all the opinionated people who feel the need to continually bash the car. if you don't like it, DON'T BUY IT...but do we have to listen to your opinion just because you don't like it?