No wonder the Smart fortwo does so well, only weeks after the US launch all 2008 models were seemingly pre-sold. I am amazed that a lot of Americans have found a new love in the smaller, gas-saving cars, but then again when it costs you over $100 to fill up a gas guzzler a lot of people rethink. The main concern of safety by US drivers, I believe has been well addressed by the designers of the Smart fortwo with its extremely stiff and robust cage and some of the crash tests shown on the web must have done their fair share of winning safety conscious consumers over. The Smart must be one of the very few cars on the US market that is actually sold with air-conditioning as an option.