It's unfortunate that the Smart-for-Two didn't do better...
Was it just the price? Or a combination of price, inefficient motor (vs the diesel sold in the EU), and lack of practicality?
In the US you ended up with a car that was slower, more expensive to buy, less useful (2-seats, tiny trunk), and barely more fuel efficient than a Honda Civic. It was doomed from the get-go as spec'ed in the US.
Price, but certainly the less than spectacular gas mileage didn't help.
Rather a shame that there hasn't been a real replacement for the Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift yet (and I really regret that I didn't arrange my life so that the one I bought was a vehicle I chose to keep).
Was it just the price? Or a combination of price, inefficient motor (vs the diesel sold in the EU), and lack of practicality?
In the US you ended up with a car that was slower, more expensive to buy, less useful (2-seats, tiny trunk), and barely more fuel efficient than a Honda Civic. It was doomed from the get-go as spec'ed in the US.