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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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  • Wednesday, July 2, 2008 12:49 PM

    Electronic Stability Control

    ... comes standard on the Smart for a reason : the car probably won't stay on the road without it.

    The Smart was launched in Europe 10 years ago, around the same time as the Mercedez-Benz (short, tall) A-Class, which famously flunked the standard 'Elk test' and would roll over without electronic stability control.

    The Smart was originally designed by Mercedes-Benx -- no wonder they would not release it without ESP.

    BTW -- after 10 years 'on the road' in Europe, the Smart remains a marginal presence and is widely discarded as a joke.

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