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HaRuMaN:
Well, depending on how I drive my car, I can get anywhere between ~25and 36 mpg in the city.  Getting 25 requires a lot of jackrabbit starts and high RPM's (shifting gears in the 6000 RPM range).

I imagine the driver has a large effect on the Smart's economy as well.  Some of that variation will be because of engine to engine variation, but how much, who knows...

shardian:
The driver's weight would have a large effect in that smart car. The difference between 1 skinny chic and 2 pudgy dudes can be 200-500 lbs!

And as for me, I wouldn't step foot in that tiny thing unless it got 60-70+ mpg. And does it really require premium gas?

HaRuMaN:
Now this is interesting:


--- Quote ---Other companies modify the Smart to use motorcycle engines, such as the Suzuki Hayabusa 1340 cc inline four-cylinder. These cars are known as Smartuki. The most powerful models can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 100 km/h) in less than 3.5 seconds.
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ChadTower:

I bet it still bumps its ass when it hops, though.

patrickl:

--- Quote from: mpm32 on December 04, 2008, 04:06:06 pm ---The US versions had to add a bunch of safety features that are no required in the EU.  These added weight to the US version hence the mileage disparity.

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Safety features? Like having the lights visible from the sides and a bigger airbag since seat belts are not always required in the US? I don't think the added "safety features" add much weight, but they did have to make it 2 inches longer in the back to fit the regulations.

With that, the US version is 75kg/165lbs heavier than the European version (1852lbs vs 1687lbs). That's only a 10% weight increase so I don't think it explains a 33% drop in mileage.

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