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I'd go with the Smorche Targa.
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That's friggin cool! Stuff a 'busa engine in the Smamborghini - that could be fun! 
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Reminds me more of those little friction cars that you played with as a kid.
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I was in PA this week. At four lane intersection, directly across from me sat a Smart in one lane and an 18 wheeler in the other. That just made me laugh.
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Looks a lot like the "HO scale" slot racers that used to be very popular.
Reminds me, I saw a Yaris the other day. Only thing sillier than the name is the way it looks.
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Reminds me more of those little friction cars that you played with as a kid.
I was thinking the exact same thing.
I'd drive any one of those things!!!
Let my dying thought be that every mile was fun and let my tombstone read,"They never made one fast enough for me."
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I feel safer on my Triumph than I would in one of those.
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Clever little things. I like 'em! Quote:
I feel safer on my Triumph than I would in one of those.
Well, in that case Richard, if you ever make it out to L.A., I won't bother asking you if you'd like to take a spin in my 550 Spyder, 'cause that baby is almost as small as these little suckers, and I'm sure my baby is a heck of a lot less safe to boot, as it doesn't have all the airbags and other modern safety features that the SmartCars have.
(...but I gotta warn ya, you'd be missin' out on a whole lot o' fun, dude!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Clever little things. I like 'em!
Me 2 
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I looked into them to possibly be a commuter to work everyday to save on gas but they freaking cost $20,000....that aint saving money
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i have seen these cars around but really dont know much about them. what do they use for engine?? are they fuel or battery operated?? if fuel, what engine?? and what is the estimated mpg?? what is top speed and how long to get to 60mph?? anybody know any of this?? inquireing minds want to know??
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i have seen these cars around but really dont know much about them. what do they use for engine?? are they fuel or battery operated?? if fuel, what engine?? and what is the estimated mpg?? what is top speed and how long to get to 60mph?? anybody know any of this?? inquireing minds want to know??
http://www.greencar.com/features/smart-car/
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thanks!!! 70hp 3cyl. google??? whats that??
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I like the modified (Photoshop?) cars in the link above, but otherwise, the Smart car isn't much to talk about. Datsun did it better 22 years ago with a vehicle that weighed only slightly more and had a good 4 cylinder gas motor. It was also infinitely more practical as a commuter and general runabout. 
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Those were a little bit more than 22 years ago...my parents had one of those, an orange 4-door, a '71 or '72 I think. Had it up til about '84 when it blew a head gasket.
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Long time observer of the human condition.
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The latest in smart cars:
http://www.carandsuv.co.nz/news/8125/smorvette-smerrari-or-smamborghini
Those are the same images linked in the first post of this thread.
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Sorry, that's what i get for not reading the whole thing.
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but this article says Quote:
Purporting to be smart cars with a body kit, these sports car ripoffs surely aren't real! We can't find any evidence of them being legit and anything other than an elaborate Photoshop exercise, so we present them here with tongue firmly in cheek.
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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