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Monday, November 12, 2007 12:00 AM

The Smart car is coming

Sure, the tiny autos are perfectly suited for the narrow lanes of Paris and Rome. But here in the land of freeways and monster SUVs, are we ready to downsize so far?
By Katharine Mieszkowski

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  • Monday, November 12, 2007 02:00 PM

    We expected bigger things than a tiny car

    I was a tot during the sixties, when magazines like Time, Newsweek and Foreign Affairs illustrated predictions of skies soon to be streaked with jet pack commuters, so quite frankly, I don't find the idea of this smart car, stimulating.

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