The lightest and smallest car ever sold in the USA...made by...Mercedes?
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Originally posted by Shawn S
What do you think it would look like after getting run over by a Lincoln Navigator ???
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What do you think it would look like after getting run over by a Lincoln Navigator ???
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The car has no current plans to come to america, the car they are thinking of bringing over is the A Class
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smart would be not bringing this to the US
. Running over one of these things in a Cadillac Escalade would feel like a speed bump im guessing...same with the mini cooper... fun to drive ala go kart style...but too damn small.
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Originally posted by zeroday
smart would be not bringing this to the US
. Running over one of these things in a Cadillac Escalade would feel like a speed bump im guessing...same with the mini cooper... fun to drive ala go kart style...but too damn small.
smart would be not bringing this to the US
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acura service just said it's a VERY strong car that won't crumple, it is pretty much a roll cage on wheels...
but the A class which is coming to America (maybe) has small crumple zones....
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Originally posted by acura_service
The car has no current plans to come to america, the car they are thinking of bringing over is the A Class
The car has no current plans to come to america, the car they are thinking of bringing over is the A Class
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Originally posted by Astroboy
can't you read??
acura service just said it's a VERY strong car that won't crumple, it is pretty much a roll cage on wheels...
but the A class which is coming to America (maybe) has small crumple zones....
can't you read??
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acura service just said it's a VERY strong car that won't crumple, it is pretty much a roll cage on wheels...
but the A class which is coming to America (maybe) has small crumple zones....
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hmm...since safety was mentioned..Crumple zones prevent you from stopping instantly if your car hits something. This is the little feature that prevents your heart from exploding etc after going from 60 to 0 in a split second. If this thing is 'bouncing' off other cars then it is most definitely not safe. Dale Earnharts car had no crumple zones; it wasn't designed to take a head on collision with an immobile object. So the roll cage safety concept is not always safer in certaqin situations. Check this out:
http://espn.go.com/rpm/wc/2001/0810/1237877.html
Hopefully the one coming to the US will have crumple zones as mentioned. Crumple zones + roll cage=
http://espn.go.com/rpm/wc/2001/0810/1237877.html
Hopefully the one coming to the US will have crumple zones as mentioned. Crumple zones + roll cage=
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