Smart Car meets My bonneville
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Originally Posted by Gumball
where does this go? 
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would it do a wheelie if i put a penny on the back of it.?
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Originally Posted by Hans
you dont want to seee junkyard pics of those cars after even mild car accidents :? :(
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I have to say that video of the Smart car crashing opened my eyes a bit, pretty good hit that little thing took...
There'* just one problem I see,
They haven't tried side-impact, and I doubt it would do nearly as well.
There'* just one problem I see,
They haven't tried side-impact, and I doubt it would do nearly as well.
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Originally Posted by Bonneville92V688
Actually,
They are pretty safe for their size.
Smart vehicles use a very small front crumple zone. The main structure of the car is a stiff structure called a Tridion, which is designed to activate the crumple zones (if any) of a colliding vehicle. This design creates a very strong safety cell around the passengers. However, it also subjects them to higher forces during an accident than in a conventional car.
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I don't look at cars with safety in mind. This is probably why I'd be screwed if I were ever in a side impact crash. There are many strange objects behind our door panels. I took out the door panels from both the front doors.
The Smart Car I would drive is the one with the Hayabusa engine hacked into it. Anyone seen these videos? They're all over Youtube and various other video sites. Just search for Hayabusa Smart Car.
Stich, ask the owner if this car truly was "Plan A."
The Smart Car I would drive is the one with the Hayabusa engine hacked into it. Anyone seen these videos? They're all over Youtube and various other video sites. Just search for Hayabusa Smart Car.
Stich, ask the owner if this car truly was "Plan A."
