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Wednesday, July 2, 2008 12:24 AM
Original article: Test drive: The Smart car is revolutionary

Microcars have been around since the 50's...

More recently the Japanese Kei cars of the 90's can still be obtained second hand, maybe not so easily in the US.

Some, with sports car pretensions, can actually provide a rewarding driving experience by virtue of being rear-wheel-drive, such as the Mazda AZ-1, Honda Beat or Suzuki Cappucino. 0-100 acceleration time in a single digit gives the driver something that the Smart car cannot - self-respect.

I know someone in my neighbourhood who commute in an Ariel Atom, at 500kg it's certainly about as fuel efficient as any road car. For slightly more environmental protection, get a Lotus Elise.

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