I got a kick out of this, figured yall may too

[Timinater]

i went into work today and saw this joke. haha

[DB4LYFE ™]

hey it gets good gas milage i bet :yes:! i think i saw that same one yesturday in the kennesaw area! wow wut a lug pattern!:thinking: lol

~DB4LYFE

[B_Hoov]

that would be a "smart car" made by mercedes...around 16 k brand new, just really good on gas, log onto youtube.com and type in smart diablo...i was impressed

[Timinater]

she said she paid 20k cuz its a convertible. its a mr engine. maybe it just needs a k20 or h22 turbo

[Revmaynard]

People are putting the GSX-R engine in them.

Link. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=aEdmmWb9DhQ&feature=related)

[B_Hoov]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4gseTGwppbg

[R3RUN]

We have a few of these on campus.

[Deke]

I was driving next to one on Buford highway a couple of weeks ago. Haha, it was like driving next to a golf cart, except at 60mph.

[IndianStig]

It's a mercedes 3cyl. Those are some cool cars. motorbike power FTW!

[LS2ner]

I saw a tractor pulling a trailer load of them. I want one bad :(

[iNsTuN nOoDoH]

wow, Niche Shocking Shocks? haha

[csmiths]

lol i would be scared to drive that, looks like you could flip it so easy

[gforce23]

I drove one last year at a Smart event .. the thing looks cool. There is a lightly modded yellow with black blade cabrio (no, not the one in the OP) that's always parked at a corner on West Peachtree in midtown right before the long sweeping curve to Buford Hwy. At first, I thought I was looking at a Tata Nano AMG.

Wait until the Smart Brabus gets here.. y'all will be running for cover! :D

[SixSquared]

.... I WANT ONE!

[_Christian_]

I've seen 3 i the past week. I saw a yellow convertible, like the one you posted, yesterday. They're so damn tiny, it doesn't look right.

[sakasaku]

THIS OS HOW YOU DO IT!!!
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/sakasaku/Smart_For_Fun.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/sakasaku/2006-Smart-Forfun2-Concept-Front-An.jpg

[Evil Goat]

i saw about 20 of em on a trailer heading north through macon the other day

[Jecht]

There are a couple wandering around Smyrna/Vinings. I wish we could get some Japanese K-Cars over here rather than the Smart. Like the Mazda Autozam AZ-1 or the Suzuki Cappuccino. I personally want a Suzuki Lapin as a DD. lol
Cappuccino:
http://www.anonib.com/keicars/images/13/2296512_29_full_anonib.jpg

AZ-1:
http://www.anonib.com/keicars/images/5/116599264934195_anonib.jpg

Lapin:
http://www.anonib.com/keicars/images/2/pg_f2_anonib.jpg

Keep in mind these cars are all the same size or smaller than the Smart and get better gas mileage.

[hellomynameiscarlos]

these things have been around for years at least since around 99. and they are fun to drive you can park two of them in one parking spot. they are actually safe it is just one big roll cage with a motor on it. look on youtube there is a video of them running them into walls i would drive one. i have been passed by these things on the autobahn in Germany.

[gforce23]

http://www.anonib.com/keicars/images/2/pg_f2_anonib.jpg

Shouldn't be too difficult to modify an xB too look that way. Those wheels look like 15" Chaparrals.. otherwise, you can always repaint the Miata's stock daisies to match the look. :)

[Elbow]

I want one as well, they are actually really SAFE. They kind of bounce off of things they hit. :lmfao:

[SampaGuy]

My cousin has one in Germany and he ****ing hates it.

[Jecht]

Shouldn't be too difficult to modify an xB too look that way. Those wheels look like 15" Chaparrals.. otherwise, you can always repaint the Miata's stock daisies to match the look. :)

You can't make a xB that small though - it seats four and is the size of a Miata:

Lapin
Length - 133.7 in
Width - 58.1 in
Height - 58.9 in
Weight - ~1800lbs

Miata
Length - 156.3 in
Width - 65.9 in
Height - 48.6 in
Weight - 2072lbs

Plus it has a turbocharged 660cc inline-3 that makes 60hp. Badass as hell if you ask me. :lmao:


I want one as well, they are actually really SAFE. They kind of bounce off of things they hit. :lmfao:

Kinda like Spec Miatas when they hit each other - they just "jump". lol

[True Pyroman]

smart cars arent very smart, only get 32 mpg, while fit gets 34

[chinitoxamor]

lug pattern??? wtf how u gonna buy new shoes for that?? and that thing is SMALLLLLLLLL

[OneDurtyZ]

smart cars arent very smart, only get 32 mpg, while fit gets 34

not to mention you get X5 less space, and your life ended the first time an SUV plows into you

[thepolecat]

dam- a 3 lug. I bet thats hard to find aftermarket wheels for.

[R32Dragon]

Forget that,

I want a 1963 Peel P50

http://blog.biklopsdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/p50sale1.jpg

100 mpg.

Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson luvs it too.
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/11/15/funniest-top-gear-video-ever-jeremy-clarkson-in-the-peel-p50/

[gforce23]

Forget that,

I want a 1963 Peel P50

Imagine cruising up and down Peachtree St. in that! :D

[MistaCee]

Definitely not a joke when gas is heading towards 4.00

[gforce23]

Definitely not a joke when gas is heading towards 4.00
Gas has already blasted past the $4 mark at the Texaco gas station in my area. :(
$4.19 today (http://www.atlantagasprices.com/map_gas_prices.aspx?z=11&lat=33.806574&long=-84.394441&sid=375459&ft=C)

[BB1_Luda]

Get in a crash with that thing and it over.

No airbag in hell could save you in a side impact.

lol, ill keep my 25mpg.

[takume]

if the gas price go over $5, I would drive a smart too.

[©hris]

youtube search "Smartcar w/ Busa engine" or modified Smartcar....


one vid of one running circles around vettes, lambos, etc... on the track

[SiRed94]

i think the drift videos of those are funny as hell...

[90_ACCORD]

looks like i could pick that up by myself

[OTG Signs]

wow, Niche Shocking Shocks? haha

Not quite.

[OTG Signs]

Get in a crash with that thing and it over.

No airbag in hell could save you in a side impact.

lol, ill keep my 25mpg.

Not any worse than your Prelude. Look at the crash tests.

[UpSideDownDesi]

i went into work today and saw this joke. haha
this joke gives you 50+MPG....

[UpSideDownDesi]

TATA NANO FTW tho
80MPG and it still sits 4 and tops out at 65mph (don't ask me how long it takes), and cost less than $3k fully loaded brand new. I am sold on it.
http://tatanano.inservices.tatamotors.com/tatamotors/images/stories/gallery/Geneva/w1.jpg
http://tatanano.inservices.tatamotors.com/tatamotors/images/stories/gallery/Geneva/w6.jpg
http://tatanano.inservices.tatamotors.com/tatamotors/images/stories/gallery/Geneva/w5.jpg

[Echonova]

this joke gives you 50+MPG....No it doesn't. 32mpg. The little 3 cylinder has to work hard.

[blacknightteg]

i was amazed to see a yellow one at the gym the other day, thats the first time in public i have seen them

[Dr.G35]

TATA NANO FTW tho
80MPG and it still sits 4 and tops out at 65mph (don't ask me how long it takes), and cost less than $3k fully loaded brand new. I am sold on it.
http://tatanano.inservices.tatamotors.com/tatamotors/images/stories/gallery/Geneva/w1.jpg
http://tatanano.inservices.tatamotors.com/tatamotors/images/stories/gallery/Geneva/w6.jpg
http://tatanano.inservices.tatamotors.com/tatamotors/images/stories/gallery/Geneva/w5.jpg

luxury interior ftw!! i want one for a dd. will these come to america?

[HachiDori]

capuccino ftw!

That lifted one is awesome! and its boosted!

[Timinater]

id much rather have one of the jap ones

[UpSideDownDesi]

luxury interior ftw!! i want one for a dd. will these come to america?
i don't think they'll be coming to U.S anytime soon, but i am gonna try to get my hands on one when i go India. I don't think it will pass U.S crash test.

[©hris]

i don't think they'll be coming to U.S anytime soon, but i am gonna try to get my hands on one when i go India. I don't think it will pass U.S crash test.

... they are already here

edit** and have an excellent crash rating

[redpanda]

seriously..the frame is incredibly strong. Tiff Needle crashed one through blocks of cement: http://youtube.com/watch?v=sR6UozdBWRY.
and the vids about the busa motored smarts are insance. Kind of makes me want one

[Footefan52]

I'd rock one for the mpg's

[UpSideDownDesi]

... they are already here

edit** and have an excellent crash rating
ummm where

[Papa_Smurf]

here's one spanking a Ferrari...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=f5S1NAMnYKM&feature=related

[LS2ner]

Can anyone say stoppie?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0lys5Gru-NE

[Nittanys1]

what is wrong with them? good gas mileage, new, different, fun, etc....

look for one coming out soon sporting Elite's logo :D

[mr.koupe]

hellz yeah !

[KPowerEP3]

You know, they look TINY...but...I'm a fat mofo and can fit in one comfortably with a passenger, more leg/head room, in all actuality, than my miata with the top up.

[©hris]

ummm where

Mercedes is dealing them.... only a few stores have them and only keep a couple in stock. So many of them were pre-ordered so you prob wont see many of them at dealerships

[UpSideDownDesi]

Mercedes is dealing them.... only a few stores have them and only keep a couple in stock. So many of them were pre-ordered so you prob wont see many of them at dealerships
tell me the places that are dealing with thim. Smart car is not Nano...that's what some people are mistaking them for or their look alikes. It benz starts selling it and goes through the trouble legalizing them....then it shouldn't be a problem importing these striaght from india.

[eYezs1ck]

when i saw this i thought it was a small persons car haha

[fresh fit]

i saw that car parked at the same place by mall of georgia a couple days ago.

[transamkid]

Seems like all of the ugliest cars get the best gas milege but i think you might start to see alot more of them around.:eek:

[EJCallaway]

i seen that same one or one just like it going down highway 34 headed toward newnan GA. to top it off it was hauling some ass

[EJCallaway]

she said she paid 20k cuz its a convertible. its a mr engine. maybe it just needs a k20 or h22 turbohell yeauh mann the k20 would make that a car to remember