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title: "Smart: Small Car, Big Deal"
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# In-depth design insights Comprehensive smart car history Rare sketches & prototype photos Smart: Small Car, Big Deal

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## Summary

> 🚗 Small Car, Big Impact: The ultimate insider’s guide to Smart innovation!

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- **What is this?** Smart: Small Car, Big Deal
- **How much does it cost?** € 48.67 with free shipping
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## Key Features

- • **Stay Ahead of the Curve:** Understand the environmental foresight and challenges shaping the Smart car legacy.
- • **A Timeless Learning Tool:** Perfect for professionals craving authentic, jargon-free automotive knowledge.
- • **Master the Smart Car Story:** Dive deep into the evolution and design of the iconic Smart car.
- • **Visual Feast for Car Enthusiasts:** Enjoy exclusive early sketches, prototypes, and detailed photos.
- • **Insider Access to Automotive Innovation:** Explore company politics, marketing strategies, and future plans behind the scenes.

## Overview

Smart: Small Car, Big Deal is a well-regarded book offering a detailed, jargon-free exploration of the Smart car’s design, history, and marketing. Featuring rare sketches, prototype photos, and insightful commentary, it’s a must-read for automotive professionals and enthusiasts seeking a comprehensive understanding of this iconic vehicle’s journey.

## Description

Smart: Small Car, Big Deal [Zöllter, Jürgen, Diez, Willi] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Smart: Small Car, Big Deal

Review: Learn about the smart car I did - The book is amazing it goes into such find detail about the design concepts and the reality of building the smart car and may I say the book was really a pleasure to read. It has so many details to provide a great learning tool about the vehicle smart car.
Review: Top notch, the best book on the history of the smart car - I've just finished reading four books on the smart car and this is by far the best. It begins in the beginning, with early sketches and competing designs. Then the company politics and marketing approaches are covered, along with reactions to poor sales and plans for the future. Unfortunately, since it was written in 2008 the book ends with photos of the new 451 model. A lot has happened since then. I found this book refreshingly free of the marketing jibberish that fills press releases and some other smart books. The last chapter is particularly prescient with this line: "Those who have neglected to add global warning to their agenda will face difficult times in the future." There is also a nice retrospective about how it was too bad the original car could not have been an EV or a hybrid as Nicolas Hayek dreamed, but the costs of going that route might have ended the whole smart car adventure prematurely! Lots of pictures, lots of photos, even of early prototypes, lots of design sketches. Just a great book.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0760335214 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #446,916 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #39 in Automotive Buyers' Guides #137 in Automotive Pictorial Books |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (29) |
| Dimensions  | 9.5 x 0.5 x 9.5 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 9780760335215 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0760335215 |
| Item Weight  | 1.72 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 180 pages |
| Publication date  | October 3, 2008 |
| Publisher  | Motorbooks |

## Images

![Smart: Small Car, Big Deal - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Y9SuxjUXL.jpg)
![Smart: Small Car, Big Deal - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51do3h76gcL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Learn about the smart car I did
*by A***R on March 28, 2023*

The book is amazing it goes into such find detail about the design concepts and the reality of building the smart car and may I say the book was really a pleasure to read. It has so many details to provide a great learning tool about the vehicle smart car.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Top notch, the best book on the history of the smart car
*by C***L on February 23, 2020*

I've just finished reading four books on the smart car and this is by far the best. It begins in the beginning, with early sketches and competing designs. Then the company politics and marketing approaches are covered, along with reactions to poor sales and plans for the future. Unfortunately, since it was written in 2008 the book ends with photos of the new 451 model. A lot has happened since then. I found this book refreshingly free of the marketing jibberish that fills press releases and some other smart books. The last chapter is particularly prescient with this line: "Those who have neglected to add global warning to their agenda will face difficult times in the future." There is also a nice retrospective about how it was too bad the original car could not have been an EV or a hybrid as Nicolas Hayek dreamed, but the costs of going that route might have ended the whole smart car adventure prematurely! Lots of pictures, lots of photos, even of early prototypes, lots of design sketches. Just a great book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ THE book for smart enthusiasts
*by J***N on November 1, 2016*

Great book with a lot of obscure smart history.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-08*