The 2016 smart Roadshow travels to D.C. this weekend

ATLANTA, June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend the smart fortwo is rolling into the Woodrow Wilson Plaza in Washington, DC on Saturday, July 2^nd and Sunday, July 3^rd from 10 a.m – 6 p.m. to show city dwellers how to make their city driving experience a smart one. As a city known for its traffic problems, smart is stopping in D.C. to offer drivers independence from city congestion this holiday weekend.

For three months, smart cars will travel across the US together, stopping in a different city every weekend to allow city residents to take the 2016 smart fortwo coupe for a spin. All test drives will take place in a well-known city shopping mall or other urban high-traffic locations, where drivers that complete the test drive will earn a complimentary $20 gift card.

Washington, DC has a special place in smart's 3-cylinder turbocharged engine as it was the location for the recent City smart Guide commercial, and one of the few U.S. cities offering car2go services that utilize smart cars. Smart's nimble size offers the perfect solution for D.C.'s narrow city streets and limited parking. Thanks to smart's four trim levels and over 40 color combinations, you can show off your national pride by customizing your smart with a blue and white interior and red tridion cell on its exterior*. The possibilities with smart are limitless so don't get stuck in your sedans and SUV's--come see the city through smart's windows.

The all-new smart fortwo coupe was redesigned from the ground up to be the ultimate in urban mobility and in self-expression. Engineered by Mercedes-Benz, it's a commitment to efficiency, convenience, safety, style and affordability, starting at $14,650.

With its unrivaled maneuverability the 2016 smart fortwo is only 8.8 feet long, with a turning circle of just 22.8 feet, making it smallest turning circle in the world! Inside it includes standard Bluetooth audio streaming and hands-free calling, multifunction steering wheel, cruise control, automatic climate control, 3.5" color display and alarm.

*available in MY17 only

About smart

smart, a part of the Mercedes-Benz USA portfolio, is headquartered in Atlanta. The smart line consists of fortwo models in coupe, cabrio and electric. All smart models sold in the U.S. are covered by a four-year, 50,000-mile new vehicle limited warranty.

Classified as ultra-low emissions vehicles by the State of California Air Resources Board, smart models are 8.8 feet long and just over 5 feet tall by 5 feet wide. Despite their microcar exterior dimensions, smart vehicles are surprisingly roomy inside and have a full array of technological and safety features including the patented tridion safety cell, and eight airbags in the coupe and six airbags in the cabriolet, which is designed to protect occupants in the event of a collision. All smart vehicles, designed to be 85% recyclable and over 95% reclaimable, are produced in the environmentally oriented "smartville" factory in Hambach, France.

Further information about smart is available online at www.media.mbusa.com and www.smart.com.

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