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Originally Posted by Reelman55
As for hitting a big Suv I don't know the answer but you can watch it hit a large Mercedes Sedan head on thier website. Guess who came out on top? The Smart Car. I was amazed. They have incorporated a saftey cell around the car that the passengers sit. It protects them. As for the size of the the thing it looks very small compared to Americian cars, but so was my 62 MG. Driving one is a pleasure. It will do o-60 in 5 sec. The low center of gravity makes it very nimble around curves just like a true sports car. As a matter of fact I believe the Smart Car may qualify as a sports car. Remember the original Mini-coopers. A six ft6"er can fit just fine still having headroom. I'd have to say don't sell this car short just yet until you've had a chance to sit in one and drive it. Reelman
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I don't know if you can tell but I'm pretty much sold on one or two of these. My first driving car was a new '58VW Beetle that got 42 mpg when gas was 26 cents a gallon. It didn't even have a gas gauge. I was thinking conservation back then (also my wallet). As with most new inventions the first mass produced ones have problems the engineers failed to work out but corrected in later models. This holds true even for todays "Hybrids" and cars of the "future". Thats one reason I don't own one. The Smart Car has been around for 5 years, it's just we haven't heard of it nor exposed to it unless we travel abroad. Even then we just think what an odd little car. Never seen one of those. The Car Magizines have ignored it as well. I just don't understand why. This car should get a lot of publicity in my opinion. And yes it is a eye opener everywhere it goes. As to the smog producing diesels they are a thing of the past. As with anything mechanical you have to maintain it to gain max performance. The general train of thought for a diesel is you never have to do anything to it except change the oil and filter which for the most part is true. Whew I'm ranting too much. Lets hear some thoughts. Reelman