That was perhaps a flash of lightning when Helmut Kohl took a seat in the smart on the IAA in 1997. The German Chancellor at the time in terms of stature in a two -meter -five spucker who wanted to redefine urban automobile? Walking, you see yourself. There is space in the smallest hut. The pictures went around the world. Then the driving dynamic measurement with the Lotus Elise, Smart Roadster, a 750-kilo fun device with a blink of beauty defects.