I have never seen one here in L.A. withOUT a roof. They are getting more common here but they sure are tiny.
There IS plenty of room for two people to sit inside, but then it cuts off at the back and there is no back seat and no trunk, just those few inches of space behind the seats for whatever one can fit in there.
They are cute little cars but I think a person would have to be nuts to drive one around a place like L.A., or any locale where most of the rest of the traffic is huge trucks, SUVs and “normal” sized cars.
I was looking at a Smart Car parked in the parking lot at a Ford dealership when I was purchasing a Taurus a few days ago.
The lady who owned it came out and made like an advertisement. I said, “It’s too small for me.”
She said, “Oh, there is plenty of room inside. My 6 foot 4 inch son can drive it easily.”
So then she had to prove it, so I got in. There was about 1/2 inch of head clearance. She says, “Move the seat back further.” So I tried, but it was already all the way back. She reaches in to adjust it herself, but then the big smile disappears from her face when she sees that it really is already adjusted all the way back... Not as much room as she thought.
I drove once of these about six months ago from Glendale to Santa Monica on the 10 Fwy....it was definitely an experience between all those semis and such.