One way to encourage that a car will become an instant classic is to stop selling it. Apparently that's the strategy over at Daimler-Chrysler when it comes to the Smart Roadster-Coupe. After ...

Unlike other car makers, smart hasn't gone all-in on crossovers. Sure, it may have a high-rider-only family comprising the #1 and #3, with the larger upcoming #5 in the pipeline, but it hasn't ...

The German automotive brand 'smart' was originally established in 1994 by Micro Compact Car AG (MCC), a joint venture between Swatch's SMH parent and Daimler-Benz. The deal fell through quickly, and ...

The last Smart Roadster left the factory in November 2005. Now, a revival is possible, thanks to the reincarnation of the model it’s based on. A Smart Roadster revival would be nice, and apparently, ...

Long before microcar manufacturer Smart entered — and then once again left — the U.S. market, the Mercedes subsidiary built a sports car. The rear-engined, three-cylinder Smart Roadster lasted just ...

The pauses didn’t help, nor not knowing quite when they’d come. And there was more than one kind of pause to be experienced aboard a Smart Roadster. The most obvious, and persistent, was the ...