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Automotive News & Views What is "wrong" with these new subcompacts?
8676 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 1:07 PM
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Replying to: dromedarius (Dec 06, 2007 6:47 am) "Save the planet, buy small cars" is nothing more than Chicken little saying the sky is falling. This whole forum has proved that people buy sub compacts because they like sub compacts not because they get the best fuel mileage or are the least expensive to buy.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Dec 06, 2007 4:04 pm) RE: Why does mention of an EV suggest disappointing fuel mileage? Well, if you were producing a gas car that got 75 mph, why would you market an electric, with shorter range and slower speeds? Or a diesel for that matter? (no advantage).
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 06, 2007 4:38 pm) Well Well nothing there is a push for EV no matter what, does Toyota making a EV RAV 4 suggest disappointing fuel mileage? No it didn't. It would seem you are making something out of nothing. There is a small demand for EV's that will grow as they grow in range. Any manufacturer would be smart to test EV versions of at least some of their cars to pave the way to go into full production once technology reaches the point where it will be reasonable to mass produce Ev's.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Dec 06, 2007 6:22 pm)  Sample comments: (no cherry-picking, I swear, just as I read them). "near 40 mpg on the highway" "been averaging about 38 miles per gallon" "We have managed to get 40 mpg" "The best is its fuel efficiency (40MPG)" "mileage averaging 39-41 MPG" "t consistently gets between 37-42 mpg." ANYWAY, we'll see..... I think the Edmunds review summed the SMART up fairly enough What do you all think? "But for those who routinely drive on the highway, the Fortwo just doesn't make sense -- even if it gets phenomenal gas mileage. A similarly priced subcompact will handle high speeds better; ditto the much more expensive but greener Prius. The 2008 Smart Fortwo isn't a good choice for most consumers, but for certain urban-based drivers, it's most definitely worth consideration." |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 06, 2007 6:38 pm) EPA site also gives drivers reporting their mileage. Eliminating the extreme highs and lows they are not doing to much better than the EPA estiments and even the high ones are doing worse on the highway than the smart is supposed to get in the city. We will see when the EPA comes out with their estiments. FWIW the Canadian Smart website gives about 43 city and just shy of 50 highway. I think the Edmunds review summed the SMART up fairly enough What do you all think? You mean the review that stated "It's no sports car, but it is fun."?
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Replying to: michaell (Dec 06, 2007 12:30 pm) Do realize that they make the Sprinter as a passenger van which could be had for significantly less than $68k.
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Replying to: jlawrence01 (Dec 06, 2007 7:33 pm) |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 06, 2007 6:38 pm) For a City car I believe a EV would be great. In fact if we sell this house and move to the place in the desert I would get one of the Chrysler EV street legal things to run around town and keep the Truck and the Pontiac. But living in Southern California it is hard to get from one city to the next without going on the Freeway. Just thinking about a Smart on the freeway gives me chills. |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Dec 06, 2007 6:59 pm) What kind of government creative accounting is this? Why don't you just accept the average like the chart has? The Yaris manual gets 37 mpg average. EPA shows 32 MPG. I'd say that's pretty significant. I actually like the Smart for it's cool, small fun size. It's kinda like a go kart with a roof. I had a motorcycle so taking this thing on the freeway is no problem for me. No Fear. I am disappointed with the price. $10,000 is a fair price for it. |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Dec 06, 2007 6:22 pm) Honda Jazz (Fit): 41.5 mpg Smart TwoFour: 46.0 mpg So, Smart has a little edge. But, does it make up for the compromises? Fit can replace a Civic, while the Smart basically replaces a motorcycle/scooter.
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