The Smart Center is open now, with three models on display (the Fortwo Passion Coupe and Cabriolet, plus the Pure Coupe), but that doesn't mean you can just walk in and buy a car. There are 45,000 people on the waiting list, and it will be six months to a year before you're handed a set of keys.
Your best hope to get into a Smart car, actually, is to hang out at the Euro-styled, ultra-modern dealer and hope somebody cancels their order. Two people had done that around the time of our visit, so it was actually possible to walk in and drive away with a new Smart.
We wandered up to the second floor and sat in a Passion Coupe. The Smart is not really a new car, since it debuted in Europe in 2001, but it's been substantially improved and is certainly new here. I'd never actually been inside one. I was surprised how roomy it was for driver and passenger, and, considering the Mercedes sponsorship, also a little surprised at what looked like sub-Korean build quality (rough carpet and panel edges).
Everything about the Smart is quirky and cute, including the racing-inspired paddle shifters, and my girls loved it. Maya, the 13-year-old, promptly moved the Volkswagen Beetle convertible to number two on her list for a 16th birthday present. Undoubtedly U.S. Smart entrepreneur Roger Penske is pleased to learn that young customers are lining up.
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