Smart Fortwo cute, but looks aren't everything

By Los Angeles Times
May 22, 2007 - 06:46:38 am PDT





This is car design as seen through the wrong end of the telescope.

The Smart Fortwo, a four-wheeled flea built by Smart -- a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler -- will be imported to the United States in the first quarter of 2008. Measuring 106.1 inches long and weighing just under 1,650 pounds, the Fortwo soon will be, by an astonishing margin, the smallest gas-powered car on the market: nearly 40 inches shorter than the BMW Mini, a whopping four feet shorter than the Scion xA. Click here for full story

Mercedes B-Class may come to US in 2011

With growing demand in the US for more compact and fuel efficient cars, Mercedes is is planning to bring the small B-Class to the US. “With rising fuel prices and a move toward smaller passenger cars....click here for more.

2007 Audi Q7 Review

By Steve Purdy
TheAutoChannel.com
Detroit Bureau
Steve Says: In the large, luxury SUV category the Q7 is not only at home but may be in a leadership role.
It’s often a disappointment to have a competent all-wheel-driver for a test car on a week when there are no adverse conditions with which to have some fun or time to find off-road opportunities. That was not the case this week – at least the former. Our Audi Q7 arrived just in time to challenge over a hundred miles of lake-effect snow on our way to the Chicago Auto Show...click here for more

French roll

The Smart Fortwo is more than a little fun, but its tiny size offers slight advantage stateside
WANT to know thyself better? Gauge your reaction to this car, the Smart Fortwo, a four-wheeled flea built by Smart — a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler — to be imported to the U.S. in the first quarter of 2008. Measuring 106.1 inches long and weighing just under 1,650 pounds....for more click here

Next generation BMW 6-Series

The kings of photo renderings, AutoBild, are running this rendering of the next generation BMW 6-Series.Click here for more.

Mercedes working on small roadster for 2011?

Mercedes-Benz will be using the same platform they used in the 2008 C-Class sedan for the next generation A-Class and B-Class, which means both will have rear-wheel-drive, higher performance and a more sporty chassis. Well according to AutoZeitung that same underpinning could spawn a sporty maller roadster in 2011 based on the Mercedes-Benz Vision SLA Concept which was inspired by the A-Class as well.Click here to continue

McLaren Convertible Bows, From US $700K

Almost three months ago TheCarConnection.com first revealed how a roadster version of the Mercedes McLaren SLR would be unveiled this summer. And here are the first official pictures of one of the world's fastest drop-tops...Click here for more.

Ovals are out on the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

When we first spotted prototypes of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, it was pretty obvious the midsize sedan hasn't changed much. Even with heavy camouflage, its overall size and shape tell us that it barely differs from the current model. Unlike the smaller, extensively redesigned 2008 C-Class, the next-generation E-Class will continue on a more evolutionary track. Click for more

Mercedes Benz 450sl SUV and Mercedes Sports.