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Nomen Nescio
http://www.thesmart.co.uk/
So, I wonder why this delightful derivitive of the Smart Car isn't offered
in the U.S.A.? I am refering to the new roadster model.
Its sold all over Europe and G.B., so why not in the largest of car
markets, the U.S.?
This little gem would appeal to the high school and college set. Maybe
even to grandpas trying for a second childhood. I like the idea of a light
but powerful car that looks just right. It has a supercharged three
cylinder engine, can be fitted with full instrumentation, removable
hardtop, etc., etc.
The only downside I see might be in the handling. Its engine sits in the
rear.
I figure our safety regs might have something to do with it, but there must
be a workaround if Daimler was interested. Not everybody wants 10 tons of
steel around him for protection; the bigger they are, the harder they fall
- its the inertia. Weight is always self defeating. Drop a feather from a
10 story building onto a cement walkway and it lands intact without so much
as a barb out of place. Drop a lead bullet and it will flatten to about
half its original size. Besides, don't you expect to get mangled in a
wopping good crash anyways? F86 pilots do but they still fly anyways after
they found that no matter how strong the safety cage is around a pilot when
he hits a mountain doing 500 all they find is a grease spot where the pilot
used to be. Build 'em light for me.
So, I wonder why this delightful derivitive of the Smart Car isn't offered
in the U.S.A.? I am refering to the new roadster model.
Its sold all over Europe and G.B., so why not in the largest of car
markets, the U.S.?
This little gem would appeal to the high school and college set. Maybe
even to grandpas trying for a second childhood. I like the idea of a light
but powerful car that looks just right. It has a supercharged three
cylinder engine, can be fitted with full instrumentation, removable
hardtop, etc., etc.
The only downside I see might be in the handling. Its engine sits in the
rear.
I figure our safety regs might have something to do with it, but there must
be a workaround if Daimler was interested. Not everybody wants 10 tons of
steel around him for protection; the bigger they are, the harder they fall
- its the inertia. Weight is always self defeating. Drop a feather from a
10 story building onto a cement walkway and it lands intact without so much
as a barb out of place. Drop a lead bullet and it will flatten to about
half its original size. Besides, don't you expect to get mangled in a
wopping good crash anyways? F86 pilots do but they still fly anyways after
they found that no matter how strong the safety cage is around a pilot when
he hits a mountain doing 500 all they find is a grease spot where the pilot
used to be. Build 'em light for me.
to them.