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Re: 2008 Smart commuter car gets 40 mpg and will selling in USA for $1

David Williams

2007-06-30, 3:25 am

-> I have seen these things tooling along at 70 mph (100 kph) on Ontario
-> highways. Each time I see one I think what would happen if it were involved
-> in an accident, particularly with an 18 wheeler. I am afraid that such a car
-> would flatten out faster than a Coke can on a sidewalk. I would never want
-> to drive one of these on anything busier than my driveway.

I saw some crash tests of the Smart on TV recently. Basically, the
thing bounces like a ping-pong ball when it hits anything or gets hit.
There is very little deformation of the cabin. Anyone inside, who is
well belted-in, should survive as well as in most other cars.

dow

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