# Test drove a Smart Car today. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [January 19, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430 "2008-01-19T12:42:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/1 "2008-01-19T12:42:32Z")
Well i went to the Keeler SMART dealership on route 7 a little while ago and test drove a Smart Passion Coupe…I must say it is one of the coolest cars. Just some of the features it has, despite it being a 3 cyl, 5 speed automatic and tops out at 90 mph, RWD, rear engine, prevents you from peeling out/doing donuts :lol and gets 45 mpg …it’s worth the 12-15k IMO. Me and my dad are considering preordering one for the each of us :lol I also found it cool how, you don’t have to paint it if you want to change the color of it…you just tell SMART and they order you new panels (the panels are plastic and powdercoated) and remove the old ones and replace them with the new ones for about $600. The turning radius is rediculous… you can almost take a 90 degree turn :banana :thumb for the Smart Car ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/2 "2008-01-19T12:45:29Z")
I wonder what it’s going to cost to insure those cars. I can’t imagine it being cheap considering how small they are. ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/3 "2008-01-19T12:53:58Z")
They are actually extremely safe…air bags front, rear and side…and when you get the engine and front compartment drop below and push the cabin up moving the driver away from the impact, the cabin is a steel cage and is made to act like a roll cage… 70 mph crash [youtube=425,350]biYLn47VwJs[/youtube] S Class vs. Smart [youtube=425,350]02eghIfyHP0[/youtube] ---
**Author:** ![Code\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ea924/32.png) [@Code\_Blue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Code_Blue)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/4 "2008-01-19T13:06:49Z")
i would definitely make sure to keep my seatbelt on it you decide to buy one. I want to see a video against lets say… a full sized truck or suv ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/5 "2008-01-19T15:16:43Z")
They don’t stand a chance against an SUV or a truck ---
**Author:** ![timmay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@timmay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/timmay)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/6 "2008-01-19T16:23:34Z")
> [@JRubino](#): > > They don’t stand a chance against an SUV or a truck Neither do half the people on this sites cars, besides if a 5k lbs. SUV is going to hit me, I’d rather die then eat the rest of my meals through a tube. ---
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/7 "2008-01-21T16:59:20Z")
^word ---
**Author:** ![Hank1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hank1/32/6329_2.png) [@Hank1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hank1)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/8 "2008-01-21T17:06:23Z")
this what i would do to it!!! ;D ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/9 "2008-01-21T17:08:52Z")
hell yeah, that shit is fucking badass! :bowdown ---
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/10 "2008-01-21T17:47:33Z")
> [@Hank](#): > > this what i would do to it!!! ;D > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPQIizRp9ck](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPQIizRp9ck) :lol thats fucking sick ---
**Author:** ![Fn\_Skanks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fn_skanks/32/6308_2.png) [@Fn\_Skanks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fn_Skanks)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/11 "2008-01-22T00:30:56Z")
nice!!! i’ve been a big fan of the busa turbo mk1 golf for awhile, and seeing this just makes me want a dumped bike and a shell even more. ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/12 "2008-01-22T00:52:43Z")
> [@K-20power](#): > > hell yeah, that shit is fucking badass! :bowdown Ya, but thats not what people say about this ferrari anymore [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/f/5ff9fd9912f626d20412a6010ca197d632092c2f.jpeg "Ferrari vs Smart car") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5S1NAMnYKM) ---
**Author:** ![jtviggen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@jtviggen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jtviggen)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/13 "2008-01-22T05:17:11Z")
J, its good to know you went and drove one im plannin on doin the same soon to get my opinion out there but it has yet to see a test against a Semi since they dont really have them in europe but besides big vehicles like SUV’s and semi’s they are pretty safe but not the safest(VOLVO) or (a very close) 2nd safest car on the road(SAAB) lol and that is the truth no bull but you have to remember smart is a DB(Daimler-Benz[no longer Daimler-Chrysler]) owned company but also owned by Penske. -jt ---
**Author:** ![imported\_hybrdthry91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_hybrdthry91/32/6315_2.png) [@imported\_hybrdthry91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_hybrdthry91)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/14 "2008-01-22T06:41:51Z")
sedans in general are safer. people that think suv’s are safer because they are larger are just wrong. statistically its a proven fact people driving sedans are less likely to die than people driving suv’s. they might pass better impact test but in real world situations the sedans can out maneuver the suv’s and have a lower cog resulting in less tipping and so forth. ---
**Author:** ![jtviggen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@jtviggen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jtviggen)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/15 "2008-01-22T07:56:09Z")
Well Volvo sells themselves as being the safest car’s on the road today which they are and what them and SAAB put their car’s up against is amazing compared with other manufactures esp american companies for instance since about 1994 or when the new body style and (gm bought about half of saab stake in 1990 out then in 2000 the other half) they put saab up against the normal crash tests and also a METAL, MECHANICAL MOOSE since those types of collisions are just as normal as front-end or rear end collisions in sweden. -jt ---
**Author:** ![Code\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ea924/32.png) [@Code\_Blue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Code_Blue)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/16 "2008-01-22T11:56:14Z")
i bet that Ferrari owner committed suicide the next morning ---
**Author:** ![timmay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@timmay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/timmay)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/17 "2008-01-22T13:45:14Z")
> [@Code Blue](#): > > i bet that Ferrari owner committed suicide the next morning Only for not knowing how to drive, first his launch was terrible. Secondly a Ferrari is not a quarter mile car, its not why people buy them, that said a F430 with launch control should be able to run a high 11 second quarter mile all day long. So the mighty diablo, while cool, just got lucky this time. ---
**Author:** ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/18 "2008-01-23T07:53:41Z")
i cant wait till people start modding the hell out of those bad boys :banana ---
**Author:** ![silverandslow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@silverandslow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silverandslow)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/19 "2008-01-24T05:49:15Z")
what are you guys talknig ide like to see how it fairs against an suv…it ran into an unmoving cement pilon at 70. Anything headon with an suv at high speeds is death for any car. ---
**Author:** ![jtviggen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@jtviggen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jtviggen)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/20 "2008-01-24T05:57:42Z")
> [@silverandslow](#): > > what are you guys talknig ide like to see how it fairs against an suv…it ran into an unmoving cement pilon at 70. Anything headon with an suv at high speeds is death for any car. getting back to volvo and saab prolly yes for almost any car but those in particular companies u will walk away im 99.9% sure about that lol since the amount of testing they put those cars against [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430.md?page=2)