60mpg Smart Cdi

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by AJI

Impressive it's capable of numbers like that but plan is still to sell it soon, as I'm still finding it just a bit too compromised for my use, and I really feel like treating myself with something quicker and more comfortable next...

An excessive compromise is what makes me consider the Smart either just as a technical curiosity or a viable engine donor for some project...

[AJI]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

An excessive compromise is what makes me consider the Smart either just as a technical curiosity or a viable engine donor for some project...

The engine donor part could be interesting. I remember many years ago in a magazine seeing a Lotus Europa that someone had swapped the drivetrain from a Smart Roadster into. I do wonder whether some kind of kit car with the Cdi's drivetrain might be fun. This engine in something lower and more aerodynamic would be off to a pretty good start for both driving characteristics and economy.

Edit: Incidentally, I filled up the other day, and that most recent tank with the "91mpg" run ended up being an 80mpg imperial / 66.7mpg US / 3.5 litres/100km tank in the end. Second best I've done in this car.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Even a motorcycle, named Track T800 CDI, resorted to that very same engine.