per 800-smartusa, tonight, 11/7/07 
verified with supervisor:
1) nice red interior seen at the event, 'will' be the 'same' on new 08 usa smart arrivals in 2008. ie, the nice christmas red seats, not orange (in some photos), are incoming on new 2008 usa smarts!
yeaaaahh! merry christmas everyone with red interior!
(estimate 80%+ chance supervisor info correct.)
2) black leather on seat backs, will only cover the 3 inch or so border around the seat back, not the entire back. on dash, they were not sure cloth, or leather. ... seat bottoms all leather surface. ... my guess, the dash likely will be cloth.
note: supervisor relayed this info to assistant. estimate, 80%+ chance, info correct.
note: assistant first said, the seat back would be all leather. supervisor corrected assistant, saying backs be both cloth and leather.
3) delivery: my confirm order 10/26/07. assistant said delivery jan to mar, 2008. no further information available. my estimate, 60% chance of a first 3 month 2008 delivery, 90% chance of arrival in the first 'six' months of 2008. (in the 10/26/07 email finished order confirm, it said first six months of 2008)
verified with supervisor:
1) nice red interior seen at the event, 'will' be the 'same' on new 08 usa smart arrivals in 2008. ie, the nice christmas red seats, not orange (in some photos), are incoming on new 2008 usa smarts!
yeaaaahh! merry christmas everyone with red interior!
(estimate 80%+ chance supervisor info correct.)
2) black leather on seat backs, will only cover the 3 inch or so border around the seat back, not the entire back. on dash, they were not sure cloth, or leather. ... seat bottoms all leather surface. ... my guess, the dash likely will be cloth.
note: supervisor relayed this info to assistant. estimate, 80%+ chance, info correct.
note: assistant first said, the seat back would be all leather. supervisor corrected assistant, saying backs be both cloth and leather.
3) delivery: my confirm order 10/26/07. assistant said delivery jan to mar, 2008. no further information available. my estimate, 60% chance of a first 3 month 2008 delivery, 90% chance of arrival in the first 'six' months of 2008. (in the 10/26/07 email finished order confirm, it said first six months of 2008)