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Report: Renault and Mercedes to team up on small car platform

According to a report in UK magazine AutoCar, Mercedes-Benz and Renault are planning to collaborate on a new modular micro-car platform. The new architecture would form the basis of the next generation of Smart cars as well as the new Twizzy electric vehicle from Renault. Like the current Smart ForTwo, the new platform will be rear engine and rear wheel drive but it will be able to accomodate a stretched wheelbase for a new ForFour. The two seater would arrive in 2013 and the four seater a year later. The last ForFour was actually a ... Read more →

Downer of the Day: Chevy Beat not coming to U.S. Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for more live shots of the Chevy Beat concept We called the apparent decision by the General to bring the Beat to the U.S. a "no brainer". Unfortunately, that premature news wasn't quite ...

Could you live with a tiny car? Jeremy Korzeniewski

If the thought of riding around town on a scooter scares you, or if you just could not imagine not having a roof over your head, perhaps you could use a microcar like one of these. Cars like these ...

AN says Chrysler needs a small car, but not from Chery Shane Addie

Micro cars are the hot new(ish) segment across the pond right now, and any mass-market car company that isn't in on the business should be. Recall that Chrysler is having talks with Chinese automaker ...

A smart comparison? Or, the evolution of the smart. Jeremy Korzeniewski

Have you been wondering what all has been changed on the Smart Fourtwo from the first generation to the second? Have you wanted to see the two vehicles side-by-side to judge those changes yourself? ...

Is this a prototype for a new Toyota Smart competitor? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Peugeot 107 near Ann Arbor, click for high-res gallery digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Is_the_Peugeot_107_a_prototype_for_Toyota_s_new_Smart_competitor_the_Aygo'; For the past six months, I've been seeing several Peugeot 107s on the road in the area near my office and home. At first I ...

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