Friday, July 18, 2008
600hp Widebody Smart ForFour
Here's a purpose built Smart ForFour, carbon fiber widebody, roll cage, and a 2.0L 4 cylinder turbo engine producing 600hp. It looks like it loves the kitty litter.
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Engine Swap,
ForFour,
Video
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
2008 Smart Fortwo Owners Manual
Here is the 2008 Smart Fortwo Operator's Manual for the Coupe and Cabriolet models in .pdf format.
Clikc on the link above and enter the 3 letter code on the folling page to download the manual.
thanks 451s.com and megaupload!
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Passion
Fortwo IIHS Crash Test
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested the Smart Fortwo and found that it protects it's passengers pretty well. Both front and side impact ratings are Good.
Since airbags, including the side curtain, are standard on Smart cars, they are safer and less expensive than a Toyota Yaris. $2730 or so will get you side airbags for the Yaris, it's free with a Smart.
Since airbags, including the side curtain, are standard on Smart cars, they are safer and less expensive than a Toyota Yaris. $2730 or so will get you side airbags for the Yaris, it's free with a Smart.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Smart Car Drifting
Here is a Suzuki powered Smart Car drifting. It's not all about saving gas.
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Engine Swap,
Video
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Smart Dealership in Maryland
kurtfoster makes a visit to a Smart Car dealership in Maryland and claims that the ForTwo will be his next car.
He shows the sticker of a ForTwo Passion Cabriolet with a base price of $16,590.
Here is the website of the dealership, EuroMotorcars.
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Dealership,
Video
Electric Car Smart ED vs ForTwo
VBH of Fifth Gear compares the electric powered ED vs the internal combustion engined ForTwo.
It may not be performance oriented as the gasoline powered Smart ForTwo, but the Smart ED shines where it counts.
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Electric Car,
Video
Monday, January 21, 2008
ForTwo Review on MotorWeek
Here is the first US television review of the 2008 Smart ForTwo. A Passion Coupe is reviewed, powered by a 1.0 liter dual cam 3 cylinder engine built by Mitsubishi.
The US model will come with front and side-impact airbags, driver's knee pad, and seatbelt tensioners as safety features.
They achieved a real world mpg number of 34 mpg.
You can find more info at smartusa.com.
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