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#10 of 13 Re: Aveo vs. Smart car? [richard1haines] by poncho167 May 15, 2008 (5:51 pm)
Replying to: richard1haines (May 14, 2008 2:22 pm) The 5-door Aveo in its current form was designed in Italy by Italdesign or something like that. If you have seen Italian cars than you may have seen several cars that have the Aveo look over in Europe.   Here in the U.S. so far that Smart car is not considered very smart when you consider the high price, styling, small size, poor fuel economy for such a small car (Mitsu engine), and still greater chance for serious injuries because of its weight regardless of acceptable rated crash tests buy one of the two crash test organizations. One can buy a number of larger cars here that get as good of mileage or better with more room for the same or less money. Replies to this message: richard1haines (May 16, 2008 3:12 pm) poncho167 (May 17, 2008 4:20 am)
#11 of 13 Re: Aveo vs. Smart car? [poncho167] by richard1haines May 16, 2008 (3:12 pm)
Replying to: poncho167 (May 15, 2008 5:51 pm) You say that there are a number of larger cars in the USA that get as good fuel consumption as the smart?   The new generation of diesel vehicles equipped with advanced technology such as the common rail diesel cdi engines provides an improvement of approximatively 40% in fuel consumption when compared to gasoline engines. The smart fortwo's fuel consumption is rated at 4.2 litres/ 100km for combined highway and city driving (highway: 3.8 litres/100 km, city: 4.6 litres/100 km).   The new CDI smart car goes on sale as a 2009 model in Canada later this year. The combined fuel mileage for city/hwy is about 70 MPG (imperial gallon). I think there are no fuel powered cars in the USA that can even get close to that!   The current smart car in USA and Canada gets an average combined fuel consumption rating of 5.6 litres/100km of travel. I don't believe there are any cars for sale in both USA/Canada that match that.   My aveo sedan uses an average of about 7.6litres per 100km for combined driving which is almost double the fuel a new smart CDI would use! Replies to this message: poncho167 (May 17, 2008 4:20 am)
#12 of 13 Re: Aveo vs. Smart car? [richard1haines] by poncho167 May 17, 2008 (4:20 am)
Replying to: richard1haines (May 16, 2008 3:12 pm) The Smart diesel is not available here in the states. The gas aspirated diesel Smart estimated economy is 30 city 40 highway. There are a number of cars that can do that or pretty close to it. The hybrids definately can.   The Smart would be a great car in the inner cities like Chicago, New York, Montreal, Toronto, etc., for parking.
#13 of 13 Smart vs. Aveo by dexius Nov 30, 2009 (7:42 pm)
I just bought an Aveo and have owned a Smart for a year. They are oranges and grapefruits. The Aveo being the grapefruit. I love my Smart for making quick trips and as a commuter car(as its intended design). The creature comforts are much nicer in the Smart. The Aveo has much more horsepower and much more room. I haven't owned my Aveo long enough to compute gas mileage, but I am betting it will come close. Love both my cute, little and practical cars.

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