Prospective buyers are forming a long line to buy a very short car.
More than 20,000 people have put down $99 deposits to buy Smart cars when the iconic two-seaters built by DaimlerChrysler AG go on sale in January.
"The response has been overwhelming," David Schembri, president of Smart USA, said at a presentation in Detroit Tuesday of the boxy, 8.8-foot car, called the Fortwo.
Michigan residents will have a chance to test drive the car next week when Smart brings five Fortwos to the Ann Arbor South University Art Fair as part of a cross-country road show.
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