The dual-clutch unit that replaced it in this newest generation was great. The previous single-clutch automated gearbox-the way most Americans first experienced the Fortwo, via Car2Go-was also something that you never got completely used to. Here are five key decisions that could have taken Smart on a different trajectory in the U.S. until 2008, and while it landed in a buzz of initial popularity and sales, it’s faltered ever since. The Smart Fortwo was originally launched in Europe in 1998, and started out as the Swatch Mercedes Art Car, with its design going back to 1993. Car2Go had purchased its vehicles separately from the parent company-including some gasoline models after the brand went all-electric at the retail level-although it has been transitioning away from using Smart vehicles in favor of Mercedes-Benz models.
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