Japan unwraps chocolate Smart ForTwo for Valentine's Day
 

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Chocolate Smart ForTwo by Q-Pot - Click above to watch the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/30/japan-gets-chocolate-smart-fortwo-for-valentines-day/#continued">video after the jump</a></div>
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In Japan, Christmas Eve is a romantic holiday during which couples eat special cakes. So what's Valentine's Day, then? An occasion for women to buy men chocolate, of course. Or chocolate cars, as the case may be.<br />
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Okay, so the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/fortwo">Smart ForTwo</a> you see above isn't actually made of chocolate, it just looks that way. Specially prepared for the holiday by designer Tadaaki Wakamutsu of Japanese luxury jeweler/chocolatier Q-Pot, the unique Smart city car features a special chocolate-themed paint scheme. It's priced at 2.36 million yen (equivalent to about $28k), which places it at a considerable premium over the standard Smart ForTwo's 1.84 million yen MSRP ($22k) in Japan. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/30/japan-gets-chocolate-smart-fortwo-for-valentines-day/#continued">Follow </a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/chocolate-smart-fortwo-rolls-into-japan-just-in-time-for-valenti/#continued">the jump</a> to watch the video report, or head over to the <a href="http://www.q-pot.jp/eng/project/#project_4411">Q-Pot website</a> for a closer look.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.q-pot.jp/eng/project/#project_4411">Q-Pot</a> via <a href="http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/entertainment/weird_news/chocolate-themed-car-for-valentine%27s-day1296050973228">AP</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/30/japan-gets-chocolate-smart-fortwo-for-valentines-day/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Japan unwraps chocolate Smart ForTwo for Valentine's Day</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/30/japan-gets-chocolate-smart-fortwo-for-valentines-day/">Japan unwraps chocolate Smart ForTwo for Valentine's Day</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:04:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.q-pot.jp/eng/project/#project_4411>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/30/japan-gets-chocolate-smart-fortwo-for-valentines-day/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19817761/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/30/japan-gets-chocolate-smart-fortwo-for-valentines-day/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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