which is the smarter vehicle?!

[ross]

we had a bike show in town last weekend and i saw this car parked all alone in the parking lot & just had to take the photo...i didn't realize what i had captured until i got back home....you be the judge.....smart car or xs?!....

[CatatonicBug]

There's a dealer in town that has several of those Smart cars parked in an old emty parking lot in the middle of town. I've seen one up-close and talked to the owner a bit. Kinda funny how the XS is about the same length, and has larger wheels than the car!

[egleaves]

Kinda funny how the XS is about the same length, and has larger wheels than the car!

....and most of them even get better fuel mileage than a Smart!

[fredintoon]

We'd all like to know

....and most of them (XS11s) even get better fuel mileage than a Smart!

Hi Eric,
my enthusiasm for the marque would be greatly enhanced if you could please share the secret of how to get more than 60mpg out of an XS11.

[Ivan]

Hi Eric,
my enthusiasm for the marque would be greatly enhanced if you could please share the secret of how to get more than 60mpg out of an XS11.

Use the same 4.5 hp engine as the smart?

[Guest]

My choice

I'll take the xs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hey ross you have the bike looking great!

[hamjam]

....and most of them even get better fuel mileage than a Smart!

you get better than 56 mpg us on an XS ..wow
I get about 44mpg on my nomad and thought I was doing well.
interesting , i have driven a diesel one and they are incredibly noisy , I would get a Mini way before one of these , way more fun

"Transport Canada rates the fuel consumption of the smart fortwo cdi at 3.7 (manual mode) to 3.8 (softouch automatic mode) litres per 100 kilometres on the highway, and 4.6 L/100 km in the city, for an average of 4.2. For the “Imperalists“, that is 76.3/74.4 MPG highway, 61.4 MPG in the city, for an overall average of 67.3 MPG."
those are Canadian gallons US is 4.7 L/100 km (60 mpg-imp; 50 mpg-US) gas diesel is
3.4 L/100 km (83 mpg-imp; 69 mpg-US)

[egleaves]

Hi Eric,
my enthusiasm for the marque would be greatly enhanced if you could please share the secret of how to get more than 60mpg out of an XS11.

From the horse's mouth:

http://www.smartusa.com/smart-car-faq.aspx



The smart fortwo is designed to achieve 33 city/41 highway mpg according to 2009 EPA standards, which involves measuring mpg while taking into account real-life driving conditions such as start/stop city traffic, air-conditioning, heating etc. According to information obtained on fueleconomy.gov, the smart fortwo is the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid gasoline-powered vehicle in the USA today. The gas tank of the smart fortwo is 8.7 gallons.

*Fuel economy estimates were derived in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) vehicle testing procedures for model year 2009 as specified in 40 C.F.R. pts. 86 and 600 (2007). These estimates are intended for comparison between other vehicles within the same class. Individual drivers’ actual mileage will vary depending on how they drive and maintain their vehicles.

If you know where to get a 60 mpg Smart I'd like their phone number.

[egleaves]

you get better than 56 mpg us on an XS ..wow
I get about 44mpg on my nomad and thought I was doing well.
interesting , i have driven a diesel one and they are incredibly noisy , I would get a Mini way before one of these , way more fun

"Transport Canada rates the fuel consumption of the smart fortwo cdi at 3.7 (manual mode) to 3.8 (softouch automatic mode) litres per 100 kilometres on the highway, and 4.6 L/100 km in the city, for an average of 4.2. For the “Imperalists“, that is 76.3/74.4 MPG highway, 61.4 MPG in the city, for an overall average of 67.3 MPG."
those are Canadian gallons US is 4.7 L/100 km (60 mpg-imp; 50 mpg-US) gas diesel is
3.4 L/100 km (83 mpg-imp; 69 mpg-US)

I missed this before I posted my last reply. Perhaps there are different designs for Canada vs. US?

[CatatonicBug]

I missed this before I posted my last reply. Perhaps there are different designs for Canada vs. US?

Heck, there are probably different models for California than for the rest of the states too!

[xs11jack]

I have seen

videos of the smart car hitting a mid-sized car in controlled lab tests. The cars were positioned to hit each other head on but off set to the right about onehalf of the cars width. The smart car's drivers compartment was totally crushed. The mid-sized sedan had very little driver compartment damage. I don't know the speed of each car, but it looked like about 40 mph. The bottom line looked like a death trap to me. Can you imagine one of those things getting hit by a 18 wheeler at 70 mph?

[tarzan]

Hitting a vehicle head on is relative.I doubt an XS does very good in that situation either.But I dont want to personally find out.

[mstic2000]

This is all making me really dizzy...nice bike though...

[hamjam]

This is all making me really dizzy...nice bike though...

wait till the 16 clowns get out and run around it

[Ken Talbot]

I missed this before I posted my last reply. Perhaps there are different designs for Canada vs. US?

Naw, we just put bigger gallons of gas in its tank!