“Can a car that is just slightly more than 8 feet long and 5 feet high with 15-inch wheels co-exist with the mastodons that rule the American road? Smart has been building it since 1998, and it is the de facto city cruiser in Europe. So far, a total of 750,000 have hit the streets, with the highest concentration — 50,000 — being in Rome, a city famous for its narrow streets, frenetic traffic, and high gas prices”…..

