Smart Cars coming to US

http://www.businessweek.com/autos/autobeat/archives/2006/03/a_car_called_sm.html

This article is about the "smart cars" that are on their way to the US in the not so far off future. While many Americans drive the economically "dumb" vehicles such as large SUV's without a care for the environment there will soon be a cheaper option than Toyota's Prius to save the environment. I have always been a fan of higher mpg's for our vehicles but was never the biggest fan of Toyota, I think they don't handle that well and that's something most aren't willing to give up in place of higher mpg. Now that Mercedes is jumping in the game and making this "smart car" it is making me change my mind about all those hipppie's who are overly proud of their Prius. If Mercedes can make a high mpg vehicle that can still hold the road like a german sportscar then I just might be ready to switch as I think the rest of the country will too.