# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/21 "2008-01-24T06:00:16Z")
I really don’t know much about crash tests and what not, but I find it hard to believe that any car company has such a huge advantage over all others in this day and age. ---
**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, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/22 "2008-01-24T06:07:51Z")
the “moose” test: > **[Moose test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose_test)** > > The evasive maneuver test (Swedish: Undanmanöverprov; colloquial: moose test or elk test; Swedish: Älgtest, German: Elchtest) is performed to determine how well a certain vehicle evades a suddenly appearing obstacle. This test has been standardized in ISO 3888-2. Forms of the test have been performed in Sweden since the 1970s. The colloquial and internationally better-known name for the test was coined in 1997 by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung after the Swedish motor magazine Teknikens ... [http://www.lundsaab.com/safety.htm](http://www.lundsaab.com/safety.htm) ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/23 "2008-01-24T06:28:06Z")
wow, the “moose” test is just another term for testing the ESC. Super! I think every car company has been doing the same thing for 10+ years now. I’m not gonna read some article from a **SAAB** dealer telling me why SAAB cars are the best. I’m sure if I read an article from a Kia dealer then they would make a good argument why they are the best and we all know how foolish that would be. Propaganda!! ---
**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, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/24 "2008-01-24T06:38:06Z")
im just saying as far as i know about manufactures and i think some people can vouch for me that Volvo are the safest cars on the planet but its all opinion but also if i have a head on with a suv with my saab 9-3 i will def walk away with a possible bruise but thats just what i have been told/know :stfu ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/25 "2008-01-24T06:47:42Z")
99 9-3 > **[IIHS safety ratings](http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings)** > > IIHS tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — and crash avoidance and mitigation — technology that can prevent a crash or lessen its severity. 99 Volvo 850/S70 > **[IIHS safety ratings](http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings)** > > IIHS tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — and crash avoidance and mitigation — technology that can prevent a crash or lessen its severity. 99 camry > **[IIHS safety ratings](http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings)** > > IIHS tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — and crash avoidance and mitigation — technology that can prevent a crash or lessen its severity. I randomly select the camry and it owned the saab!!! :stfu I know your car along with volvos are extremely safe, but to say they are still the safest out there in todays market is a def stretch, imo ---
**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, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/26 "2008-01-24T06:50:33Z")
but can u say that they are safer then american cars? ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/27 "2008-01-24T06:54:11Z")
> [@jtviggen](#): > > but can u say that they are safer then american cars? who cares about american cars?? :lol ---
**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, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/28 "2008-01-24T07:06:01Z")
i know lol :crackup it was just a question ---
**Author:** ![silverandslow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@silverandslow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silverandslow)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/29 "2008-01-28T14:36:11Z")
Dont american cars spontaneously combust with no warning? ---
**Author:** ![timmay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@timmay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/timmay)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/30 "2008-01-28T14:44:06Z")
No, your thinking Italian cars ---
**Author:** ![redroof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@redroof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redroof)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/31 "2008-01-28T14:55:50Z")
> [@jtviggen](#): > > but can u say that they are safer then american cars? What’s an american car? Toyotas are american more than the new Malibu. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@That\_Guy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/32 "2008-01-29T18:59:48Z")
While the smart is a “cool” new product… There is an 11 month wait time right now and fyi it is rated at 41mpg …mini cooper gets 40… As far as being safe it has every possible engineering technology and electronic software to make it as safe as possible, but at the end of the day physics dont lie. The transmission is a manual gearbox with an automated clutch similar to the technology of twin clutch transmission except you know having fast shifts and all. The passion coupe is priced at 15 and change, and a cooper is 18 with 3 years of free maintenance… don’t forget great mpg vehicle such as the yaris and fit. ---
**Author:** ![AznJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@AznJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AznJim)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/33 "2008-01-29T19:22:59Z")
lol why would you ever buy a car like that for what reason if you are that cheap on gas and shit just go buy a diesel and convert over to bio seirously foolish investment and not to mention you def would die no matter what kinda steel cage it has and they take up like zero of the lane. ---
**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 30, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/34 "2008-01-30T08:16:38Z")
yeah, diesels def. will get better mileage. i would also take a mini over a smart. the price of the smart is so close to the mini’s that to me, it doesn’t make sense to buy the smart. ---
**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 30, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/35 "2008-01-30T13:44:46Z")
I didn’t know Mini’s got 40 MPG ---
**Author:** ![timmay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@timmay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/timmay)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/36 "2008-01-30T14:01:09Z")
> [@JRubino](#): > > I didn’t know Mini’s got 40 MPG Same here, not that I’m in the market for such a vehicle, but as it is said, knowledge is power. ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/37 "2008-01-30T14:22:46Z")
my dads TDI gets over 60 mpg… thats on summer fuel. now he averages around 55-57 on winter fuel… smart car HA! ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/38 "2008-01-30T14:25:10Z")
> [@tdi\_logik](#): > > my dads TDI gets over 60 mpg… thats on summer fuel. now he averages around 55-57 on winter fuel… smart car HA! Aren’t there new TDI’s supposed to be coming out? ---
**Author:** ![That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@That\_Guy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/39 "2008-01-30T18:13:56Z")
Dont want to compare apples and oranges… the 07 standards rate the cars at 40 and 08 rates them at 37… Every trip i have taken in one i have not averaged less than 40 (cruise control on, ac blasting at about 70mph) ---
**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:** [February 2, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/test-drove-a-smart-car-today/235430/40 "2008-02-02T22:51:47Z")
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