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Wednesday, July 2, 2008 12:00 AM

Test drive: The Smart car is revolutionary

A car small enough to alter your relationship with the city.
Farhad Manjoo

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  • Thursday, July 3, 2008 08:40 AM

    Smart 2.0 - Farhad's shallow and annoying review

    To reiterate the sentiment from a number of comments here, Machinist is completely out of its element, more so than usual, in this automotive 'review'. This column has become one of the most tedious on Salon.

    For anyone that actually cares about the umwelt of the Smart 2.0, there are plenty of much better reviews, experiences, and insightful commentary out there than Farhad's typical gushing fanboi-ism and shallow analysis.

    http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/smart/

    http://www.topgear.com/blogs/drives/016-smart-fortwo/

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