Smart Car

[skywords]

A few pics my buddy sent me. Tridion Steel cage what is that?

 

[tfctpa]

After seeing sever of these around, (a local real estate company uses them for advertising), I am assuming the one in bottom picture is fitted with 15" wheels.

 

[Fastback]

Gee...I thought it was a Power Ranger accessory. Or something from Hasbro or Fischer-Price. With those wheels, if you SLAMMED on the brakes, what are the chances...

Wayne

 

[Bill Blue]

Gee...I thought it was a Power Ranger accessory. Or something from Hasbro or Fischer-Price. With those wheels, if you SLAMMED on the brakes, what are the chances...

Wayne

of an endo? I'd guess virtually 100%

Bill

 

[skywords]

You guys made me laugh harder than when I saw the pictures

 

[Pumpkin]

Dang fellas, might be nice to have one of these to pull with the Pumpkin for a spare. Although they want about 17 for them imported to the US of A.
We were in Japan a couple of years ago.. now there is a country for a small car. Even saw a pickup as short as this one.
Chuck

 

[PaulK]

A few pics my buddy sent me. Tridion Steel cage what is that?

Smart cars are available in the US now, there is a company importing them even prior to Damler bringing them over.

I saw a crash test ot the car 70 mph into a concrete barrier the Tridon steel cage had no damage although the body panels were gone. They said the Driver foot area was not even bent but they doubted that a driver could have survived.
Check out the video
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/60538/smart_car_crash/

Paul

 

[Alpine Bob]

Last year when I was in Spain, there were Smart Cars everywhere. When they were side by side with most other cars they seemed a bit bigger then the others. Maybe it was the height that made them look larger. All I could think of was now that's a two passenger SUV.