The Smart Fortwo 451 is a flop in the USA according to FORBES. See articles in various magazines e.g.http://www.merkur-online.de/auto-transport/current/auto/forbes-auto-flops-2010-fotostrecke-zr-1039122.html or the Auto-Zeitung Bild 6O-Ton:Smart FortwoExtra for the US market has been extended and made safer. Didn’t help. US customers don’t trust the 2.70-meter-twice. Moreover, the handling is weak and the consumption is too high ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________