Smart Car gets US DOT approval

[vf-xx]

That roadster looks cool, but I hope the price point comes down when it comes over to the US cause it's frikken expensive!

[jamescell]

wtf I would laugh if I saw one of those things going down the road

[mcveighr]

Am I the only one who enjoys driving a big car with a V-8 in it. I like some get up and go in my car. And no, gas prices do not bother me. It's a small fee to pay to be able to haul A&&.

**** the enviroment, and while we drive our eight cylinder 400+ ci engines, lets nuke some endangered species.

[HoppysMag]

**** the enviroment, and while we drive our eight cylinder 400+ ci engines, lets nuke some endangered species.

actualy i want a 500ci engine.. = hardon.


fly down the high way in a 69 cadillac getting .9 miles to the gallon. drinking out of those non degradable styrofoam cups, eating panda burgers and using airsol cans for no other reason that i want to... NOW THATS AMERICA!

[mcveighr]

... NOW THATS AMERICA!

No, thats whats wrong with the world.

... oh wait, same thing.

[HoppysMag]

I love this rather simple minded mentality.

"Screw everyone else. I'm going to do what I like and to hell with the mess I leave behind".

You are apparently a very charitable person.

oh no, an opinion other than mine. quickly i must insult them saying they are selfish and a horrible person for finding pleasure in driving a fast car!

face it the oil isnt gunna last forever. no matter how fuel efficient cars are, you are simply delaying in inevitable. why not have fun? i go out for random drives all the time. its fun. and god forbid anyone have fun in life.


your gunna respond with a post attempting to insult me, and say im wrong. but know what. i dont care. im still gunna have my fast cars, hard alcohol and red meat.

No, thats whats wrong with the world.

... oh wait, same thing.

eh it happens. personaly i dont loose any sleep over it.

[B.A.M.]

well were getting better and have now seen the errors in our ways but who would say no to a Panda Burger YUMMY

[cphilip]

No, thats whats wrong with the world.

... oh wait, same thing.

Thanks for steriotyping an entire country. Maybe we should do the same?

[mcveighr]

As if they don't.

Americans act proud to have everything bigger than everybody else, when in fact its rarely a good thing.

For example, can explain one practical use for the Hummer H2?

[HoppysMag]

there is no practical use. the reason they make them is because people will buy them. and people buy them because they want them. just because you cant say " its fuel efficent" " its sporty" " its luxurious" just cause it cant be labled with a reason doesnt mean people should have it. its an product in a consumer based economy. companys make, what people will buy.

[cphilip]

As if they don't.

Americans act proud to have everything bigger than everybody else, when in fact its rarely a good thing.

For example, can explain one practical use for the Hummer H2?

There you go again. Fact is you don't know what "Americans" think. Because they all differ on what they think. You should probably just leave your bias and generalizing alone. Its erroneous and unhealthy.

Hummer? I could use a good Hummer right now...

[HoppysMag]

There you go again. Fact is you don't know what "Americans" think. Because they all differ on what they think. You should probably just leave your bias and generalizing alone. Its erroneous and unhealthy.

Hummer? I could use a good Hummer right now...

i think you should give yourself a one day ban...

[cphilip]

there is no practical use. the reason they make them is because people will buy them. and people buy them because they want them. just because you cant say " its fuel efficent" " its sporty" " its luxurious" just cause it cant be labled with a reason doesnt mean people should have it. its an product in a consumer based economy. companys make, what people will buy.

funny thing is they sell a good number of in Canada. I guess there are idiots everywhere! I find no use for them myself. Not in my world. I can see a few minor applications for a full Hummer (1). And in Diesel. But I got no use for one.

[cphilip]

i think you should give yourself a one day ban...

WHA!!!!!! ERM....

[CameraGuy]

And on the topic of small cars...

I actually sat in a couple of Smart cars at the Toronto auto show last year (and as noted above, Smart cars have been on sale in Canada for several months now). At 6 foot 3, I'm not exactly small, and I found the car to be far more comfortable than I expected. Being a 2 seater, the front seats can actually be adjusted quite a ways back, and I remember the overall ergonomics as being decent.

With that said, I wouldn't actually buy one, seeing as I could pick up a nicely loaded Focus (or equivalent sized small North American or Asian car) for around the same price. I also wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of, say, a North American transport truck in one.

On the other hand, I went on a test drive in an electric Th!nk car a few years ago (a similar sized European car) that the federal government had imported for evaluation and testing, and it was quite handy at darting around in downtown Toronto traffic (high torque from an electric motor in a tiny car makes for decent acceleration in stop and go traffic).