Post by Kasey Kagawa

Now, this might be a bit garbled, as I’m getting this second-hand from Autoblog because $155 a year is simply usurious for a fancy auto news website (unless Zerin’s got an account with Automotive News already, and if so, hook a brother up), but it looks like somewhat conditionally good news has come out of the US division of Smart. For a mere $99, you can put your name down for a Smart Fortwo city car sometime in the near future at their website, www.smartusa.com. Now, this doesn’t guarantee you a spot in any sort of line, as this is simply to gauge market interest and determine how many pocket-sized perambulators per person should be given out to each region, but it does put you on the list to get one when they come out about a year from now. So basically, you put a Benjamin down now for the chance to get a Smart Fortwo at some point in the future, when they actually release them, depending on how the demand is throughout the nation. Hell, with odds like that, I might put my name down for three.

(Edit: USA Today reports that the program opens up in about two months. Thanks, johnnyo911!)

SmartUSA offering $99 reservations to gauge interest in the ForTwo [Autoblog]