Would you Drive a Smart if ...
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It looked like this? It would be awesome if the rights could be purchased to make these photochopped mini's that would fit over a smart frame. Imagine a modular Smart car, that allowed you to change bodies with minor modifications.
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trikkonceptz -
From a safety POV, I think the design would have to incorporate the "safety cell" or at least a brand new safety cell design. I think the (failed) Smart Roadster would make a better platform for your idea because the safety cell is "already low" by design : Smart Roadster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1231548848 CarloSW2 . |
Hey what about the smart in my avatar.
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Trik: those look fun, but I still like this modded smart:
http://metrompg.com/posts/photos/jetcar.jpg Tandem seating a la VW 1 liter car means both reduced frontal area and lower Cd. Escaping from the original car's poor aerodynamics to this shape results in 2.5 L/100 km / 94 mpg US / 113 mpg Imperial. Based on the previous gen smart (with the diesel): Modded smart car: Jetcar 2.5 |
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Sorry but no way.
I test drove the Roadster when it was released here and it was about the worst car I have ever been in. Horrible dynamics and the rest of the car was about the same. The salesman kept telling me it was the "new Fiat X-19". Clearly he had never been in one of those. I felt like it had been a design study from a third year art college class. Lots of blurb about "elements" , style and little substance. My wallet stayed firmly closed.. Pete. |
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I think the Nido safety Car from Pininfarina looks more like the Smart, and better than any of those funny cars, as well as the original. I have long been tempted to make a 7/10 scale model of an already small car, though, just for the reactions. For serious production, though, I think that design is an iterative process - starting from a given external shape can really twist the guts inside to fit, or waste space if it is available.
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Like a dolphin, a tuna or marlin, a vehicle shape belies its handling and performance.
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Ha ha, Jetcar's using the word "uncompromising". :D
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MetroMPG -
That's cute. It reminds me of a smaller sharp-cornered version of that late 1970's "banana car" that had a fantastic Cd. Can't remember the name so I can't find a picture. CarloSW2 |
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