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Smart ranks low on U.S. crash test

WASHINGTON -- The Smart Fortwo two-seat minicar received one of the lowest crash-test scores among 2008 car models for protecting passengers, according to federal test results released Thursday, according to The Detroit Free Press.

While the other tests of the Smart produced better results, the scores highlighted the high safety hurdle Smart's U.S. sales team has to climb in order to overcome American buyers' fears about driving the smallest vehicle on the road.

Smart said the results were as expected, although

Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth  at 11:35 AM to Mercedes-Benz , Safety | Permalink

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