4 • The Smart Car
A decade after its launch in Europe, the Smart Fortwo has only now gone on sale in the U.S. (and 30,000 Americans have reserved one). The brainchild of Swatch co-founder Nicolas Hayek, this global icon (collected by the Museum of Modern Art) features Mercedes safety technology, can hit 90 miles an hour and gets 40 miles per gallon of gas in the city (from $11,590; SmartUSA.com). -- Phil Patton