View Single Post
Old 09-17-2009, 09:19 PM   #35 (permalink)
tjts1
Banned
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: california
Posts: 1,329
Thanks: 24
Thanked 161 Times in 107 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by tasdrouille View Post
MB sold almost 25 000 36 mpg Smart cars last year. Isn't the L1 also a two seater with a boot big enough for two grocery bags?
The smart has never turned a profit in 11 years of production. The smart has a completely different configuration with a higher seating position, a rear window and a real trunk. Good luck selling a car where you can't even adjust the seat back or have a conversation with your passenger.

If you're looking for an inovative configuration, check out Gordon Murray's (same guy that brought us the McLaren F1) T25.






The 1L is an exercise in aerodynamics and headline grabbing numbers. It will never see the light of day as a real production car.

Last edited by tjts1; 09-17-2009 at 09:47 PM..
  Reply With Quote