John's story
A few weeks ago I was traveling through Columbus, OH with my son in our new 09 smart Passion coupe. We came to an area where several exits converged and people were trying to change lanes when one of the vehicles ahead decided to stop rather than miss their exit. At that point we were in an emergency stopping and evasive maneuver situation - the smart performed like a champ. We were able to use emergency braking while steering out of the path of cars in front and avoiding cars coming from behind us. I'm convinced the smart's small size gave the other vehicles some room to maneuver also. Mercedes has done an excellent job providing this small, reasonably priced car with "big Mercedes" safety features.
Thanks!
John Sheehan
Kettering, OH