[shawabawa3]

> One advantage is they can be parked sideways on most streets

They advertised this but in reality it's rarely possible. They are 2.5m long and most cars in Europe are <2m wide.

E.g. in the UK standard parking is 2.4m wide so a smart sticks out

[vladvasiliu]

Can't speak for the UK, but I often see Smarts parked sideways around Paris. The car is indeed longer than the spaces are large, but a factor that helps a lot is that regular cars are rarely parked nicely inside the lines. Which means that, in practice, the sideways Smart doesn't stick out from the other cars.

[umanwizard]

> The car is indeed longer than the spaces are large

Assuming your native language is French, I think you mean “wide”, not “large”.

[drcongo]

I see them parked sideways in London all the time.

[TomMarius]

Same in Prague.

[alberto_ol]

never seen in Italy

[Theodores]

They have elongated. The first ones were shorter. The park sideways gimmick was part of the original marketing, now they are longer that aspect is not advertised as a feature.

[mcv]

Sideways parking would be a killer feature if it actually worked, but they're just a bit too long for that, and according to my memory, have always been.