The Smart Fortwo car is the tiniest car available for sale in the US. The Smart car is just under 1800 lbs. and significantly smaller than a Mini Cooper – by nearly 700 pounds. This even created a new vehicle classification: Microcar.
Many people believe this is simply a rolling coffin. However, the Smart car received the highest ratings possible for side and front impact protection from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests.

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