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Originally Posted by SMART
That is awesome... I know there is no word of us getting anything like this soon but can you describe your driving experiences with this model.
How does it handle?
Is it sporty?
How does the transmission feel?
And does the car have enough power?
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As I've not see any answers to the questions and because I've one roadster let me explain you how it works.
First of all: When you want to go onboard. You don't seat in, you go down to find the seat witch is very low. Then you deploy your legs to find the pedals. the driving position is something like in catheram super seven somewhere between being seated and being lying
Your eyes are just in the strait line of the other cars projectors ( very very sweet in nightime lol)
You don't see the front end of the car but the two "bulbs" of the body for the wheels.
Ignition: The engine is realy roaring on your back. There is only the fuel tank between him and you LOVELY
inside the car there is not a feeling to be enclosed although the super tiny small windows. the interior is clear and look comfy. (even if the plastics are really poor and really fragile. be carefull of the scratch)
Now the engine is warm we could play gently. Few pressure on the accelerator and the turbo start to sing. at 3000rpm the small 700cc 82hp suprex engine starts to be more efficient. release the pedal and the valve sing like a little bird to decrease the pressure "psheeeeeett".
between 5000 and 6000rpm this is where the roaring machine on your back is the most vocal. it soun like a much much bigger engine.
Just front of you the straight line disapear to gives your some good turns. The sterring wheel ( without any assistance on mine) is really really light ( i don't want to imagine what it is with the assist) and direct. The smallest movement on the sterring wheel is reproduce by the landscape. INCREDIBLE
the car turn perfectly straight no body movement. This is a real pleasure
It's time to pull off the roof. Just have to push a button and few seconds later it"s done. Without the roof it start to be really noisy around 60MpH
but it's what happen on the most of convertible.
this bendy road needs you to make several gear shift and whatever the others say's it's not so slow than they says. Sure it's not quick as a ferrari f1 gearbox but it's enought when you know how to use it. When you drive for the first time it's hard not to be shake when you shift up or down but with time.... you are still shake sometimes (only when you turn mad and try to chase the car in front of you lol)
Is the engine strong enought I would say not enought for the chassis but hightly enought to have great pleasure. I'm sure the chassis could accept 100HP more without problem but it's not the smart spirit. 82hp are the point of balance between good sensations and reason.
If you try one of these little monster you will want to have one and never quit it. Never
1976 Rover Mini
2003 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2007 Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec (SOLD)
2009 smart Passion (Gone)
2011 smart Passion
) in Europe, along with the forfour. Unless you import one used it's a 451 or nothing for us. Too bad (or quelle pitié.)
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