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08-29-2009, 08:10 PM | #1 |
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Fun with a Smart Car
Buddy of mine got a Smart car as a loaner so we took it out for some 'testing'. Weird car. It's built for getting good gas mileage, but uses premium fuel. The transmission is the slowest shifting I've ever experienced. The car handles OK given the small tires, but goodness is it slow! 20 seconds to 55MPH! Here's the video:
http://www.lovehorsepower.com/Videos...artCar2009.wmv Youtube: -Joe http://www.lovehorsepower.com |
08-29-2009, 08:18 PM | #2 |
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Yeah...its slow to 55 lol...20 seconds, never timed it myself.
Daimler did address the issue with the slow manumatic shifting and released a software update for the smart. It doesnt get you faster to 60 but the paddles response is a bit better. I remember having to do an emergency stop at 65mph...most scared I have ever been! I do like the Smart for what it is...a rich person's toy or a street legal golf-cart.
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08-29-2009, 11:07 PM | #3 |
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Yeah, it is slow. But they do have the smart roadster And the most appealing quality to me is the fact that you can fit two cars in one parking space.
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08-29-2009, 11:19 PM | #4 |
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The thing about the Smart Car is that it is designed and built as a city car. ie not meant to go faster than 25 MPH. Its great at what it was designed to do tho. but these people that drive em on the highway...they have balls.
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08-29-2009, 11:48 PM | #5 |
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Exactly.
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