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Being a Malaysian, I've often thought it funny how Americans find the Smart ForTwo to be as odd as an Alien Spacecraft. From Dan Brown to Travel Channel program hosts. And now that it has actually landed on American shores, the oddity perception persists. I guess Asians have never really had a problem with driving tiny cars, because we have always had them on our roads. That and the fact that we don't earn quite as much as North Americans, makes it quite normal for us to buy them. On the other hand, I guess Americans instinctively deem them to be unsafe and too small for ordinary use, due to the tradition for big cars with big engines.
