Smartster's Blog (18)

Sorry this is a multi-post as life on the road is a LOT harder then I had figured, haven't even had the chance to figure out how to get the 5 web cams I now have in the car to work with my lap top, but there is hope to figure that out for tomorrows events.

So I will combine a few things in this post, later i will create posts for each of the different days, but here goes what I have:

At smart USA headquarters on the 1st was great, meet some of the management of smart USA,… Continue

Whats better then free pizza and drinks, how about free pizza and free drinks with a bunch of fellow smart enthusiasts, well thats what we had thanks to smart center Kitchener.

There was a great turn out, people drove from all over the place, even one special member Randy Zimmer who drove up from New York. Why is he special well he drove back with one less part of his smart, he actually had build a full carbon fiber hood flap for me to use during this years Cannonball/One Lap. Many… Continue

Well I headed out from Halifax at 5pm, was a little late getting out as needed to make a stop at BestBuy to get a few extra camera parts and a whole lot of memories cards, but was out on the road at 5.

This would be the first time that I put the smart on the highway for longer then 30 minutes, so a lot of unknowns, but after the first 2 hours I was smiling as the smart handles and was for me no different then driving any other vehicle.

I drove and drove, first thing that… Continue

Thanks to David here in the smart commuity we have a copy of the 2008 smart fortwo owners manual, this is the US / Canada version, if there are members with the European version plesae post it into the community.

Here is the PDF in an online/web PDF viewer, its large file over 300 pages, but its full of really smart information ;)

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This is the Canadian price guide for the 2008 smart, while its missing a few recent additions to the accessories catalog it does have all the factory and dealer installed options listed.

I myself wasn't able to get any better deals then the prices listed, some… Continue

While I have had this press kit for a couple weeks I'd forgot to upload the photos till today. Sorry about that as know many of you have request more high res photos.

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The good people at smart created a wonderful kit full of information on the smart 451, which I received today.

It contains a 108 amazing high quality photos of all the models and even has a inside look at the different parts that makes up the… Continue

This will go a long way in helping show that the smart while small and often referred to as "cute" is definitely something any man can be proud of owning.

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The thousand plus smart's sitting lonely at the dock's here in Halifax is the first sign that something is wrong at smart Canada. Dealers were not told of any issues when orders where places and even when the very… Continue

A amazing review of the American 2008 smart passion coupe cabriolet model by Jay Leno, one of the biggest car enthusiasts in the United States.

I really enjoyed… Continue

Well anyone who has ever said the smart is slow has never seen the new Brabus Ultimate 112 as while its not going to be breaking any records with a 0 - 60 in 3.9 seconds.


Ok that's Km/h, but its still fast for this size of a vehicle and makes… Continue

If you have the passion coupe model of the new 2008 smart 451 then you are in for a treat as the roof is not only amazing for the driver its an amazing feat of engineering.


While most think its… Continue

Today I manage to get an hour with a Canadian version of the 2008 Passion smart car. While at present the smart isn’t able to be driven in Canada due to the engine not being approved by transport Canada yet, I managed to get the keys… Continue

Here are two short video's showing the delay between the 1st and 2nd shift, this is with the pedal to the floor on the manual shift mode of a Smart 451 Passion Canadian 2008… Continue

There where only 70 smart's but that number went up to almost 1,000. These first couple photos are smart's in the service area here at the dock. The majority of the cars are parked in the green area below.

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While the car's might not be all here yet the brochure for the Canadian model of the 2008 smart car is and its well worth a read. Even though the American version will have a few different options most of the things are the same in terms… Continue