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Saw this while on a business trip to Vienna..What is it (I don't know). Some sort of Lotus (Esprit 
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Yup, Smart Roadster.
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A death trap, lol. I don't want to see what happens to a Smart car when it meets a truck or SUV. OK, I do, but still...
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Awesome! I'm right there with you.Originally posted by roushstage2 View Post
ColinA common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
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As long as it is parked and no one is in it.Originally posted by cnfowler View Postquality creates its own demandComment
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Kick ***! Smart Roadsters are probably in my top 25 cool cars.
I could care less about how it looks when it's hit by an SUV - I try to avoid getting hit by SUVs at all costs. An SUV or truck would DECIMATE my 944, but I drive it anyway.If a tree falls in the forest and there's nobody there to record the event, how can you be certain that there was a tree or even a forest to begin with?Comment
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I finally found a picture, that was non-graphic to point out. Just a picture of the car. Driver in a Smart car ran the stop sign and got hit by a minivan. The front 2/3 of the car - completely crushed. 'Bout sums it up for me.Originally posted by cnfowler View Post
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Yeah, maybe, but it probably wouldn't fly up into the air like a Smart car does when hit.Originally posted by Justin A View Post
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That car looks slightly longer than that BMWs hood it's parked in front of.Jesse
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I would rather be in my 944S any day of the week in any kind of crash over a SMART.Originally posted by Justin A View Post
You royally underestimate how safe your Porsche is, even for something 20 years old.Comment
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I know the sell the Smart car in the US. I've never seen the Roadster here..?
Also, 'Roadster' vs what the Smart 'Sedan'?
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I don't underestimate how safe the Porsche is - it's a well built car and I'm sure that in a crash it would perform as such. The laws of physics still apply and it only weights 2700 pounds.Originally posted by hacker-pschorr View Post
People ride motorcycles every day, why the popular disdain for the Smart cars?If a tree falls in the forest and there's nobody there to record the event, how can you be certain that there was a tree or even a forest to begin with?Comment
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No disdain for SMART cars other than I feel they are quite unsafe, especially when compared to a car like the 944 which as at least quadruple the crumple zone space.
I've seen the aftermath of a 944 in an offset, head on collision with a slightly larger car. Everyone walked away. Watch some of the You Tube videos of the SMART in a similar crash....it's not pretty.
The laws of physics also say if you can disperse the energy away from the occupants they have a better chance of surviving / going away uninjured. The SMART does not do a good job of this, the 944 (and most larger cars) do.
As for weight, your average 100% stock 944 weighs closer to (if not over) 3,000lbs:
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Do you mean you couldn't care less about how it looks when...?Originally posted by Justin A View Post
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