The Smart Car began with Nicolas Hayek, the man who invented Swatch watches. He wanted to make a small car that would be fuel efficient, environmentally responsible and easy to park in small spaces.  When you see the Smart Car, the first thing that you notice is its size. The "Fortwo" is only 8 feet, 2.5 inches long, less than 5 feet wide and about 5 feet tall. That means that instead of parallel parking in line with other cars, a Smart Car can back right up to the curb. Two or three Smart Cars can park that way in a single curbside parking space.