Electric Smart will go into volume production

ShellyT · 10-13-2009, 11:31 AM

Friend at work brings up the smart not being against heavier cars every once in awhile. He and most people are looking at this from the wrong angle. Before getting the Prius, I looked into a scooter. The ones capable of highway speed only got 40 to 45 mpg. Compared to a motorcycle or scooter, the Smart is a big step up. Many magnitudes safer, space for cargo and a passenger, less ease of parking, but still better than a full car.

hill · 10-13-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Tideland Prius

Err... I had more driver space in the smart than in the Prius. The only thing the Prius wins is width.

I duno . . . seems whenever I see a smart going by, the driver's head is nearly against the rear window. Presuming both car's seats are all the way back, I'll bet the driver's seat in the Prius can recline farther back than the smart's seat can.

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Rybold · 10-13-2009, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellyT

most people are looking at this from the wrong angle. Before getting the Prius, I looked into a scooter. ... Compared to a motorcycle or scooter, the Smart is a big step up. Many magnitudes safer, space for cargo and a passenger, ...

I'd never thought about it that way. Thank you for the new perspective.

**Tideland Prius** · 10-14-2009, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by hill

I duno . . . seems whenever I see a smart going by, the driver's head is nearly against the rear window. Presuming both car's seats are all the way back, I'll bet the driver's seat in the Prius can recline farther back than the smart's seat can.

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Well duh, cause there's no backseat

. haha.

The passenger seat moves back 14cm farther than the driver's seat. I never had the seat all the way back (I stored the heatshield and the first aid kit behind the seat) and you know how tall I am so heck you could fit in the driver's seat and definitely fit in the passenger seat.

You can reach for anything in the trunk from the front seats

The Prius' seat can recline farther than the U.S. spec smart, yes. The Euro smarts can fully recline. For whatever reason, the U.S. spec cars have a pin limiting the recline angle.

hill · 10-14-2009, 10:33 AM

Daniel's waiting for Porsche to make an electric smart car:

drees · 10-14-2009, 01:59 PM

Cute, but not very aerodynamic.

10-13-2009, 11:31 AM	#11
ShellyT Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: eastern Pennsylvania Posts: 482 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Electric Smart will go into volume production Friend at work brings up the smart not being against heavier cars every once in awhile. He and most people are looking at this from the wrong angle. Before getting the Prius, I looked into a scooter. The ones capable of highway speed only got 40 to 45 mpg. Compared to a motorcycle or scooter, the Smart is a big step up. Many magnitudes safer, space for cargo and a passenger, less ease of parking, but still better than a full car.

10-14-2009, 10:33 AM	#15
hill High Fiber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South OC So Cal & the Flathead Valley MT Posts: 3,873 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 15 Thanked 93 Times in 68 Posts Friends: 12	Re: Electric Smart will go into volume production Daniel's waiting for Porsche to make an electric smart car:

10-14-2009, 01:59 PM	#16
drees Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 778 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 120 Thanked 47 Times in 40 Posts Friends: 1	Re: Electric Smart will go into volume production Cute, but not very aerodynamic.

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