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Micro-car Gaining Popularity In The U.S. – The Smart, built by DaimlerChrysler, retails for $11,000, can park in half a regular space, and gets 60MPG.

If a Lexus or Jaguar didn’t quite fit under the tree this holiday season, cheer up — there’s a car on the way that’s almost small enough to gift-wrap.

The Smart, built by DaimlerChrysler AG’s Mercedes Car Group, is a two-seat micro-car popular in the crowded cities of Europe that’s making its way to the United States. It’s the extreme edge of a wave of little cars inspired by the success of BMW AG’s Mini Cooper, with Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. and others poised to bring super-small products to the United States from overseas markets.

By Greg Schneider
Washington Post Staff Writer

Full Story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30439-2004Dec27.html

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