Smartcar Takes 70MPH Crash On The Chin
01-08-2008, 05:28 PM
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Smartcar Takes 70MPH Crash On The Chin
Unbelievable!
The German-engineered Smartcar, soon to hit U.S. lots, looks like a toy but takes hits like an old Volvo.
Filmed here with its rollcage surviving a 70 MPH crash into a concrete wall, it presents two grand mysteries. First, the almost-magical durability present in such a tiny vehicle, and second, the fact that it can reach 70 MPH at all. The thing looks dangerous just moving at that speed.
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/1...car-takes.html
The German-engineered Smartcar, soon to hit U.S. lots, looks like a toy but takes hits like an old Volvo.
Filmed here with its rollcage surviving a 70 MPH crash into a concrete wall, it presents two grand mysteries. First, the almost-magical durability present in such a tiny vehicle, and second, the fact that it can reach 70 MPH at all. The thing looks dangerous just moving at that speed.
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/1...car-takes.html
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01-08-2008, 06:24 PM
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RE: Smartcar Takes 70MPH Crash On The Chin
ORIGINAL: Jeremiah 29:11
Unbelievable!
The German-engineered Smartcar, soon to hit U.S. lots, looks like a toy but takes hits like an old Volvo.
Filmed here with its rollcage surviving a 70 MPH crash into a concrete wall, it presents two grand mysteries. First, the almost-magical durability present in such a tiny vehicle, and second, the fact that it can reach 70 MPH at all. The thing looks dangerous just moving at that speed.
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/1...car-takes.html
Unbelievable!
The German-engineered Smartcar, soon to hit U.S. lots, looks like a toy but takes hits like an old Volvo.
Filmed here with its rollcage surviving a 70 MPH crash into a concrete wall, it presents two grand mysteries. First, the almost-magical durability present in such a tiny vehicle, and second, the fact that it can reach 70 MPH at all. The thing looks dangerous just moving at that speed.
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/1...car-takes.html
01-09-2008, 02:40 AM
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RE: Smartcar Takes 70MPH Crash On The Chin
Dayum..... still don't think I'd want to be in it for a 70 mph collision with anything! I am impressed it held up as well as it did, though.
01-16-2008, 08:48 PM
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RE: Smartcar Takes 70MPH Crash On The Chin
I want to see how that will stand up to getting plowed by other much larger vehicles. Remember that most accidents include other cars.
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