how fast you can drive your smart in the US?

[fuzzdecay]

i hit 93 on the interstate this weekend! the speed limiter isn't harsh at all, it's more of the "slowly application of brake" feeling type.

[rasrx7]

i took it up above 90 trying to pass a chevy camaro..and i did...lol..he wasnt too happy with that..neither was my passenger...
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for some reason it doesnt seem as if its going as fast as the speedo reads after 80...in my other cars, you can feel the speed...and we are flying past cars..in the smart..still seems like its trying to catch up..unless everyone was running above 80 last night..lol..the only other problem i noticed at high speeds is cracks in the road. the smaller wheels tend to "track" following the cracks...and high winds...at high speeds you can almost feel the car lift....making me reconsider driving it to vegas in the same high winds that can take out motorhomes and semi trucks....lol

[dcrooks]

Originally Posted by Smartdavis

The car doesn't seem much different between 55 and 75. Very stable and keeps up just fine with traffic. Haven't felt the need to go much faster because I am already attracting enough attention.

I agree. I have gone 70 MPH many times and sometimes don't even know it. Someday, I might push to the limit... With an eye out for the police...

[spdickey]

I drove a 450 smart up to 92 mph (the governor stopped any further acceleration) while driving the deserts of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. It felt pretty good on the smooth freeways. A West Texas cop pulled a couple of our party over, gave them a warning he had clocked them at 90.

[sato7]

IS ANYONE NOT CACHING THIS STUPIDITY FOR WHAT IT IS.... YOU ARE TAKING A PIC OF YOUR SPEEDO AT 90+ MPH....... KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

never ever have I seen dumber people!!!! I like to go fast and have done so in my smarty but at peed you dont flinch for a second or you will become a smart/burger under a semis rear wheels!

Get the co-pilot to do your pictorial-ego boosting.. save us from seeing a mangled smart on the highways... please!

[vanslam]

Originally Posted by sato7

IS ANYONE NOT CACHING THIS STUPIDITY FOR WHAT IT IS.... YOU ARE TAKING A PIC OF YOUR SPEEDO AT 90+ MPH....... KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

never ever have I seen dumber people!!!! I like to go fast and have done so in my smarty but at peed you dont flinch for a second or you will become a smart/burger under a semis rear wheels!

Get the co-pilot to do your pictorial-ego boosting.. save us from seeing a mangled smart on the highways... please!

Based on the angle it looks like the passenger took the picture. But the best part is that if a cop gets the camera guess who is in trouble. Do we really need the proof, we will trust your word.

[xcrew229x]

The nice flat nose of a smart makes the perfect laser target..........

[mdfortwoguy]

Originally Posted by sato7

IS ANYONE NOT CACHING THIS STUPIDITY FOR WHAT IT IS.... YOU ARE TAKING A PIC OF YOUR SPEEDO AT 90+ MPH....... KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

never ever have I seen dumber people!!!! I like to go fast and have done so in my smarty but at peed you dont flinch for a second or you will become a smart/burger under a semis rear wheels!

Get the co-pilot to do your pictorial-ego boosting.. save us from seeing a mangled smart on the highways... please!

Whoa... calm down there. It looks to be taken from the passenger seat.

Let's not flame away when we are a few posts into the board...

[Big Panda]

"how fast can you drive your smart in the US?"

well my guess would be that 'as fast as it will go'......that is until you get CAUGHT!

[GiantKiller]

Originally Posted by fuzzdecay

i hit 93 on the interstate this weekend! the speed limiter isn't harsh at all, it's more of the "slowly application of brake" feeling type.

I hit 93 chasing an escalade back from St Louis. He couldn't get away this went on for about 30 or 40 miles, Until he hit along stetch of road with no slower traffic to slow him down. He was doing well over a hundred I bet.