The audio system was also superb, whether booming out 50 Cent dance tracks, ripping through Chris Cornell's chainsaw inspired vocals on Audioslave's Bring 'Em Back Alive or
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| I loved the arcing instrument binnacle and the separate freestanding pods that made up the tachometer, analog clock and air vents. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
chillin' to John Lee Hooker singing Annie Mae, it didn't let me down. I think this is especially important, considering the youth market smart is attempting to corral with the new fortwo. Where can you buy one? Soon the smart fortwo will be sold through the Mercedes-Benz dealer network in Canada, but not the U.S. Prices for the cabrio are under $20,000 for the base or "pure" model, and rise accordingly as options are added. The next model up is the "pulse," which includes alloy wheels, leather steering wheel and gear shift knob, nicer upholstery and F1-style steering wheel mounted gear shifting. Top-line fortwo cabriolets are dubbed "passion," and include upgraded 9-spoke alloy wheels, nicer leather on the steering wheel
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| The fortwo will begin arriving in Mercedes-Benz dealerships across Canada shortly. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press) |
and shift knob, higher end cloth upholstery or optional leather, plus air conditioning, a frost warning indicator and exterior temperature indicator, and in addition, windshield wipers with speed-sensitive wiping and the central locking drive lock which is activated when the car is moving. It also features exclusive river silver metallic paint. The tridion safety cell is exposed and painted either in black or silver, the latter shown on my test car. Complimentary shades and colors are available, including lite white, phat red, jack black, star blue metallic, bay grey metallic and stream green, the latter only available with the sportier pulse trim level. Inside, colors include scodic grey, only available in the pure, twister green and twister bluegrey only in the pulse, bungee red and bungee grey in the passion, and once again dark grey leather exclusively optional in the passion.
