smart Canada kicks off test drive tour in Québec City

TORONTO, ON – smart Canada today announced that it will commence a three city smart Test Drive Tour in Québec City that will run throughout the month of August. The tour, designed to showcase the All-New smart fortwo, will visit major events in Québec City, Montreal, and Ottawa throughout the month, allowing participants the opportunity to experience first hand the smart fortwo's excellent driving characteristics, comfortable interior and serious commitment to safety and ecology.

Mercedes-Benz Canada President and CEO, Marcus Breitschwerdt said, "The next generation smart fortwo has been an outstanding success since it arrived in showrooms at the beginning of this year. We would like to continue this incredible momentum by bringing the smart fortwo to major events throughout August to demonstrate the vehicle's impressive technology, exciting performance and proven safety track record."

The tour kicks off today in Québec City and will be run from the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec throughout the weekend. Next weekend, the tour will continue to Montreal and test drives will run from 3:00 pm – sundown on August 9 and 10 at the Montreal FestiBlues site. The tour will then make its final stop at the Ottawa Super EX at Lansdowne Park, and test drives will be available there from August 14th through August 17th from 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

The next generation 2008 smart fortwo offers additional comfort and agility and sets new standards in safety and ecology thanks to a host of advances that complement a dynamic and more aggressive look. The tridion safety cell, esp®, brake assist, active safety systems, advanced seats with integral seat belts, full-size driver and passenger airbags, side airbags and head/thorax side airbags are some of the key safety features offered on the second generation models.

Further information about smart is available on the internet at: www.thesmart.ca