" The equivalent of Aston Martin releasing a competitor to the smartcar." Hmmm.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_Cygnet http://en.wikipedia.org/wik

" The equivalent of Aston Martin releasing a competitor to the smartcar." Hmmm.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_Cygnet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_Cygnet Bad example. I know the underlying motivation for Aston wasn't to compete with Smartcar, but that's what they released nonetheless.