I love smart cars! the reason why they had to "dumb them down" so to speak was because of our fuel emission standards. The wise folks that imported them also figured they'd make more money selling the more luxurious models of the Smart cars than they would by selling the economical ones (like the ones they sell in Canada!!!) So it's a pretty pricy little car. Our Canadian neighbors have access to a much nicer range of vehicles.

As Thorn said, Honda Civic had that beat 15 years ago.
Yes, that's MY car, a 1991 Honda Civic. (the one that just got smushed) It gets GREAT mileage. Even if I eliminate the requirement of being big enough to comfortably fit bikes, it is really hard to find a replacement for it for under $15,000!!!!