Smart forfun - Unimog Plus fortwo

Here's the Smart fortwo with the worst miles per gallon but probably one of the highest fun content.

Combine a fortwo, unimog parts, airbag suspension, and a wind-up key and see if you can't forge through any terrain.

Fortwo Brabus

from Edmunds

The 1.0-liter three-cylinder gas engine in the Fortwo Brabus and Fortwo Brabus Xclusive gets a 30 percent boost in output to 98 horsepower, which enables 0-60-mph acceleration in less than 10 seconds. Top speed is electronically limited to 96 mph.

Brabus also has firmed up and lowered the suspension system to give the Fortwo a sportier ride with better handling. Monoblock VI alloy wheels and a sport exhaust system have been fitted. Other exterior modifications include foglamps and wider rear wheel arches. In addition, the Xclusive edition gets a front spoiler, rear apron, side skirts and tinted-glass headlamps.

The cabin receives a Brabus gearshift knob, handbrake handle and pedals, as well as signature tach, speedo and clock. The Xclusive boasts even more gear, including a leather-wrapped steering wheel, heated leather seats and Brabus floor mats.

Donut-Loving Cops Need Not Apply

Some Smart Cops - not an oxymoron - from libero.it.

Smart Commuters

A NY Times article on why the Smart Car makes sense.

Commuters Still Driving Alone

Published: June 14, 2007

Despite high gasoline prices, the share of commuters driving alone has increased slightly since 2000 while the proportion in car pools dropped and those using mass transit remained about the same, according to a Census Bureau analysis released yesterday.

Car poolers accounted for 15 percent or more of workers in just five cities; Phoenix and Mesa, Ariz.; Sacramento and Fresno, Calif.; and Honolulu. In Arizona and California, the higher numbers are attributable to immigrants going to work, census officials said.

Nationally, the share of people car pooling dipped, to 10.7 percent from 12.2 percent. Over all, people driving to work accounted for 88 percent of commuters. Those driving alone inched up to 77 percent, from 75.7 percent, with the highest proportions in the Midwest.

More than half of New York City commuters, nearly 55 percent, use mass transit, far more than in any other city. Washington ranked second, with 38 percent, followed by San Francisco, 33 percent; Boston, 32 percent; Philadelphia, 26 percent; and Chicago, 25 percent.

More people walk to work in Boston, 13 percent, than in any other big city. Portland, Ore., has the highest percentage of bicycle riders going to work, 3.5 percent.

After people who drive alone, car pool or use mass transit, the largest number of workers, 3.6 percent, do not commute at all. They work at home. San Francisco ranks first in that category, with 6.3 percent.

Smart Cars Not Smart Drivers

Unfortunately for $12,000 it won't part itself.

ForTwo No Back Seats

Q: Why doesn't the Smart ForTwo come with back seats?
A: Safety.

ForTwo vs Ferrari F430

Smart ForTwo Diablo, with a Suzuki GSXR motor, vs a low Ferrari F430 in a quarter mile drag race.

Smart ForTwo Crash Test

70 mph to 0 in 1 sec! The tough little smart car kept the integrity of the cabin.

Smart ForTwo Fifth Gear Review

Twelve hours in a Smart ForTwo - can you survive?! It looks to be the Passion. The bloke goes through all the features and gives a very good impression of the ForTwo Passion.

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