The first Rolls-Royce test mule under BMW ownership was caught running around in the hot North American desert regions. An annual production of just 1000 per year is expected to be built at the Goodwood, U.K., plant, although the body will likely be made in Dingolfing, Germany. Looking a lot like the Paris Motor Show concept, the 2004 Smart Coupe is set to debut in Germany as early as March of 2003, with its arrival in England set for a few months later.
Sources speculate that North American sales are also possible.
Co. Rumors have been going around for over two years about adding a Boxster Coupe to the Porsche lineup.