[Old smart]

The 2008 smart 451 will be sold in 37 countries. Thirty of them will get the cdi diesel. The seven that won't are all and just the ones the speak English as a primary or a dual language (Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, South Africa, the UK and the US). Interesting.

 

[spdickey]

Also interesting that in all the non north american cities you listed they drive on the left.... humm

 

[jonnysan]

Wouldn't it be pretty terrible if the entire reason(s) were politically motivated..;(

 

[spdickey]

Or if in the case of the right drive smarts, they just didn't make a cdi right drive?

 

[Old smart]

Or if in the case of the right drive smarts, they just didn't make a cdi right drive?

The current talk in the UK is if they got a cdi it would be a Continental LHD. They seem not that bothered by driving LHDs.