Minicar, once popular, is widely ignored now.
The Smart ForTwo has lost its appeal. Then again, the diminutive city car from Daimler never had the broad appeal in the United States it has long enjoyed in Europe.
Gas Prices
Introduced to the US market in January 2008 and marketed by the Penske Group, Daimler had high hopes that its Smart car would be well received in the United States with gas prices north of $4.00 a gallon. For a brief time it did, with dealers selling most of the cars on their lots quickly.
Featuring a base sticker price of under $12,000, the Smart ForTwo seemed to present a good alternative to used cars and by getting 41 mpg on …