Category Archives: ROADSTER

End of the road for iconic roadster

AFTER less than three years in production the end of the road is prematurely in sight for the SMART Roadster and coupe models. Despite favourable reports, the cars failed to capture the public imagination, with UK sales of just 6,500 since June 2003. Executives at SMART consider this is not enough to justify continued production. [...]

How to leave ‘em smart-ing

WHEN the SMART car first arrived on the scene, it turned heads for all the wrong reasons – it was not the most attractive thing on wheels and tended to bring a bit of a smirk to the face of onlookers. But as sales exceeded all expectations, the model with a huge Mercedes-Benz influence has [...]