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A quick glance at the Smart Passion Coupe.
This was on display a Fry's Electronics, It has a 1 liter 71 Hp motorcycle engine. Yes it is a death trap mobile in my opinion. This is probably the future for us, unless you are a millionaire or politician. It will beat driving scooter like in Vietnam and the likes.
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Well equiped shopping cart.
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "buttkracken" (R)
Those are actually supposed to be pretty safe, developed by M-Benz.
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "KiloByte69" (B)
I'd only drive something that small if it were a city-wide ordnance that all autos had a max 1,500 lb cap. That would make sense, in proportion.
Otherwise, very soon 3,000 lb class plug-in, next-gen hybrids will be a very valid transition vehicle for those concerned about national security, health of public/fisheries, etc and keeping within budget.
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "GeoGig" (R)
They can have my F-150 when they pry it from my cold dead fingers.
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "e4bannan" (R)
They are far safer than they appear(see link for video of 70mph impact with 20k pounds of concrete)
http://tinyurl.com/2q5yzk
Not sure but I thought Mercedes purchased this design from another European company?
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "Axekick" (R)
this is one of the safest car in the world,has safe cage like in F1..very safe to drive....my brother has one and its great car!!!!i love it...
made by Mercedes and they even have diesel version( 2.9 l per 100 km)....and its cost around 11000 euros....very common car in Europe...i even saw it in canada in 2006
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "jure" (R)
a death trap`?
lol, it appears you are stuck in the last century. No suprise your market is still ruled by the old opinion scheme that has led your car companies to loose its share in the international market.
Smart is a Mercedes owned company and this car is more than just save. It's secure construction has made it win prices all over the world. The size of a body has nothing to say about the potential of absorbing cinetic energy, it is the shape and the composition of materials. I rather sit in this smart than in a lot of larger cars.
Watch this and I hope you are able to change your opinion even if it may not please you:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=323_1187518073
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "Simba1" (R)
Anyhow, this car is used in europe for quite a while now and was therefore already involved in many realy life accidents. The results for the passengers have mostly been highly positive.
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "Simba1" (R)
They are far safer than they appear(see link for video of 70mph impact with 20k pounds of concrete)
http://tinyurl.com/2q5yzk
Not sure but I thought Mercedes purchased this design from another European company?
yes, bought it from Volkswagen (Swatch).
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "Simba1" (R)
Its saver then most american cars. The car is practicly indestructable. Except for the body works, thats made of cheap-ass plastic.
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "Smertopia" (R)
Cool!... Do they make and SUV with room for eight and drop down DVD players?
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "AvgDude" (B)
I've ridden in them while in Europe. hey are very safe as they have a steel cage that they are built around. The mileage isn't as high as you would expect with a 3 cylinder engine. Mostly it's just good for parking in crowded urban areas.
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "Punch_The_Monkey" (R)
Yes there is a smart '4 four' four seat version.
Posted Apr-27-2008 by "fireengineer" Premium