Traffic and anything that has to do with cars have a tendency to make everybody angry and vocally violent. Some people say that these tin cans we call cars make us feel isolated from the outside world, releasing our innermost violent nature. Others suggest it's claustrophobia. But I guess none of that matters if you've got your kid with you in the car.
Forget Euro NCAP and crash tests, your baby boy/girl is probably not safe from your foul mouth if you happen to drive an SUV like a Range Rover. Yes, it's tough, but what good is that if you can't push somebody out of the way and park?
Smart's very…smart marketing campaign has kids cursing on camera. And I do mean cursing! The cute little rug-rats use the F word, the S word, the B word and a bunch of other words Google says aren't family-friendly.
The whole thing leaves you with that "how are that getting away with this?" feeling. The clip would never be allowed on television in America, in fact, they'd probably be sued because of it. But there's a reason behind the swearing. We're all tense and angry while behind the wheel of an SUV, which is why we need to buy a Forfour and Fortwo as a second car.
We've tested both models and can attest to the park anywhere attitude of the latest Smarts. The Fortwo has become a little wider compared to before, but it's so easy to park that you can even push it into a spot by hand. Remember that when you decide to buy the second car for the family and are browsing through the SUV brochures!
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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