Would you drive this

[forestacademy]

Forgive me if this has been posted before but...
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would you drive this?



This crazy smart reincarnation is based on the smart Fortwo and has two 1 litre smart engines with a custom 5 speed automatic gear box. 1 engine drives the front wheels and 1 engine drives the back wheels. It was dreamt up by the president of RENNtech Hartmut Feyhl the former head of AMG.
This unique set up gives the smart 182hp AWD , it will hit 62mph in a terrifying 5.1 seconds and keep on going all the way to 138 mph. The question i'm sure you are all dying to ask is how is all that power going to be glued to the tarmac.... Well RENNtech have custom built 17 inch alloys wih michelin pilot sports tyres.

[jediknight36]

Id give it a spin! Sounds fun!

[intocoasters]

Sure!

I think it looks rather cool as well.

[Dunerunner]

Where do I deposit my $99? Definitely worthy of the AMG Badge!

[John_H]

Look at that front end though - the car is so long!

[wrumbarger]

DRIVE? Heck yeah, I would drive just about anything.

BUY with MY OWN MONEY? Maybe not, but then again . . .?

[andrewd]

you cant drive a photochop april fools joke LOL

even if it were real with awd and 180+hp it'd be quicker than 5.1 0-60 and 138mph

[Winnetou]

Racing car builder John Cooper (of the Mini-Cooper) constructed a twin-engine Mini-Cooper in the 1960s, though in this case the regular body could be used. It was very fast, and handled very well, but the rear engine/transmission was mounted in a modified front sub-frame, with the steering knuckles welded straight. One of the welds broke when he was driving the car at 100MPH, and the resultant accident almost killed him. But the concept was excellent, and to-day a number of high performance cars are of four-wheel-drive, albeit not with two engines.

It is hard to say if the figures quoted above make sense. The smart is heavy for a micro-car, and this version would be heavier still. I can say that my 1966 Mini-Cooper 1275S, with some simple race modifications, reached 60MPH in about six seconds, but then it weighs only about 1,300 pounds.

[Evilution]

Agree with Andrew, this was a 2008 April fools joke.

[GiantKiller]

Originally Posted by Winnetou

Racing car builder John Cooper (of the Mini-Cooper) constructed a twin-engine Mini-Cooper in the 1960s, though in this case the regular body could be used. It was very fast, and handled very well, but the rear engine/transmission was mounted in a modified front sub-frame, with the steering knuckles welded straight. One of the welds broke when he was driving the car at 100MPH, and the resultant accident almost killed him. But the concept was excellent, and to-day a number of high performance cars are of four-wheel-drive, albeit not with two engines.

It is hard to say if the figures quoted above make sense. The smart is heavy for a micro-car, and this version would be heavier still. I can say that my 1966 Mini-Cooper 1275S, with some simple race modifications, reached 60MPH in about six seconds, but then it weighs only about 1,300 pounds.

Zcars builds bike motor conversions for the original mini I think the fastest one does 0-60 in 2.6 seconds(tube frame replica) 3.9 seconds for old original with bike engine kit.