smart fortwo handling

[bumblebee]

Originally Posted by jonnysan

The detriment, (and you do have an idea) is that the smart in stock form was not designed and built to be autocrossed. It's a nicely designed commuter car...not a race car!

couldn't argue with you here. that's why I bought the smart to commute to and from work but with the occasional leisure drive through back country roads.

[4two4me]

I wonder if the electronic nannies will prevent some people from avoiding accidents. According to Road & Track, the smart recorded the slowest slalom speed of any car they've tested. When the nannies kick in, it apparently understeers severely (plowing straight ahead instead of turning). Will this cause some people to plow into something they could swerve around in another car? Last year, I came upon a large twisted up aluminum ladder in the middle of my lane on the freeway. I swerved onto the shoulder and around it at 65 MPH in my ZX2 with no electronic nannies, but would the smart allow this or would it plow straight ahead into the ladder and cause serious damage to the car?