The truth about the Smart car.

[laptop-tech]

Nice campaign, imho.

http://www.truthaboutsmart.co.uk/

[gilboman]

should probably edit title. No truth in there. but still pretty cool

[yao416]

Gas on Smart last 11 weeks? wow

[professionaldude]

amazing stuff. I didn't know it has a very great fuel economy.

[randomdef]

Gas on Smart last 11 weeks? wow

so does a scooter.

i'd feel safer on a scooter.

[CatDog]

ah cool, haven't seen this for a while..

I'll update my thread with November incentives when I get them. Maintenance program I believe is scrapped but there's going to be a larger rebate available.

[freebie]

Gas on Smart last 11 weeks? wow

You can't get the diesel in a North American smart anymore, IIRC. They switched it to a gas engine which has less torque and poorer fuel economy.

[bigdavediode]

so does a scooter.

i'd feel safer on a scooter.

Yeah, I have an uninformed opinion too.

[CaptSmethwick]

Based on the title, I thought this thread would be about something more like this: http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting...ngly_stup.html or this: http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2006/06/1...-for-a-tumble/.

But, I agree, the website in the OP is cool.

[Andro]

Nice campaign, imho.

http://www.truthaboutsmart.co.uk/

cool website, thanks. Too bad diesel in not available here, because of that fuel economy does not apply to Canadian Smarts.

[tebore]

More like half-truths.

I test drove one and it always felt like it was going to tip over.

Their safety video demo on the site was so staged, sandbags in the back, tiny wrecking ball. Most of the energy was already consumed by the movement of the car.
I don't care what any one says about the safety cage. Take the X5 from the fitness club video and ram it at the Smart the same way as in the video and see if the occupants of the Smart can walk away.

[Speedv1]

I have to agree in questioning the safety. I've seen the online crash test videos and it's scary. Hell I saw a crumpled smart fort two on the way to London on the 401 back in June or July, and I guarantee you, the occupants were not feeling so well with the seats pushed up against the dashboard..

I just think you need to analyze the cost of gas to the cost of your life...

Oh and my father's friend has a smart and says that the cost of maintenance alone ruins it for him. He bought a Mazda 3 and says he's never been happier.

[laptop-tech]

so does a scooter.

i'd feel safer on a scooter.

Dont feel bad. There are tons of other ignorant people out there that also feel the same way. And watch out for vampires and the end of the world in 2012.

More like half-truths.

I test drove one and it always felt like it was going to tip over.

Their safety video demo on the site was so staged, sandbags in the back, tiny wrecking ball. Most of the energy was already consumed by the movement of the car.
I don't care what any one says about the safety cage. Take the X5 from the fitness club video and ram it at the Smart the same way as in the video and see if the occupants of the Smart can walk away.

I have to agree in questioning the safety. I've seen the online crash test videos and it's scary. Hell I saw a crumpled smart fort two on the way to London on the 401 back in June or July, and I guarantee you, the occupants were not feeling so well with the seats pushed up against the dashboard..

I just think you need to analyze the cost of gas to the cost of your life...

Oh and my father's friend has a smart and says that the cost of maintenance alone ruins it for him. He bought a Mazda 3 and says he's never been happier.

99% of the people that question the safety of the Smart car form their opinion based on rumors of funny youtube videos. The other 1% is just based on rumors alone.
People that are sure they are safe in a Hummer because it has much more "mass" to absorb the impact, need to go back to school and update your knowledge. Thou there is a bit of truth to that, it is NOT THE ONLY factor. A Smart car is as effective (or better) in terms of safety and will even outperform your "safe big SUV".

http://www.globaltoronto.com/video/i...jPFrkElxvOjYLW


Open your mind. BTW I suggest you visit ClubSmartCar forums and get some information. Just make sure you remove the tinfoil hat before you go there....

[Speedv1]

Dont feel bad. There are tons of other ignorant people out there that also feel the same way. And watch out for vampires and the end of the world in 2012.







99% of the people that question the safety of the Smart car form their opinion based on rumors of funny youtube videos. The other 1% is just based on rumors alone.
People that are sure they are safe in a Hummer because it has much more "mass" to absorb the impact, need to go back to school and update your knowledge. Thou there is a bit of truth to that, it is NOT THE ONLY factor. A Smart car is as effective (or better) in terms of safety and will even outperform your "safe big SUV".

http://www.globaltoronto.com/video/i...jPFrkElxvOjYLW


Open your mind. BTW I suggest you visit ClubSmartCar forums and get some information. Just make sure you remove the tinfoil hat before you go there....

Although I agree that many are mislead by the funny youtube videos and random hearsay, that is a lot of truth in the lower safety of a smart car. In a ratio comparison it is MORE safe than probably any other car out there, it does absorb impact AWAY from the user, and does this VERY efficiently, BUT it terms of it's size and capabilities due to that it is a less safe car then say a midsize BMW. I personally researched it fairly thoroughly due to my father wanting one - safe to say he's not driving one right now.

It's not that the smart car is a bad car, it's a great car, and honestly, yes, as long as you're fortunate enough (and many many many of us will be) to never experience a serious collision, then the smart car is safe. BUT if you experience a bad front end or especially side-on collision then you will definitely see the problems of the smart car.

I personally feel that the safest cars lie among the mid-sized sedans. They have mass to protect you in a collision, still have excellent absorption and crumpling techniques installed, and are still able to avoid collisions due to improved handling/traction.

Oh, and I completely know what you're talking about - PLEASE if you drive an SUV remember that you're NOT invincible!

[CdTriX]

i highly question the smart car's safety due to LOGICAL REASON.

http://online.wsj.com/video/smart-fo...AC8A8678D.html

funny youtube about the safety of a smart car? please take your excuses else where.

1) very little front end to absorb the impact, all of the momentum is transfered into the "cell".
2) rigid "cell" will cause the car to bounce (i saw this first hand today when a smart car plowed into a truck, it literally bounced off the the back of the truck and destroyed the front end. it was maybe, 20km/h
3) the car may not cause a death, but hardly come out "unscathed" after being whipped around like a pinball
4) is saving 100-200 bucks worth the price of safety?

i'm pretty much anti-small car due to the fact that these things are not necessary.

you sacrifice space, safety, power, luxury, and seating capacity just to save a few bucks a year? you can buy a toyota corolla/civic/mazda3 for a little more than one of these death traps and still get the same fuel economy but get a whole lot more out of a car.