next generation smart cars who wants one!!!
09-09-08, 06:01 PM
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... Those cars all look like toys. Ridiculous. Hot wheels look better than most of those. And that Audi. Wheel gap from hell. Who the hell is going to go offroading in an electric car and then end up stranded in the middle of nowhere. Thanks, but no thanks.
09-09-08, 06:51 PM
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100% photoshop.... some look Ok... but I agree, they look like hotwheels toys
it does address a glaring problem with the smartcar... big frontal area & high CG. (thus why mercedes is lobbying to get stability systems mandated on all cars... i.e. take control from the driver in the name of safety)
build it with:
1) smaller wheels/tires to reduce rotating mass (increases braking efficiency, requires less energy to accelerate)
2) lower CG/lower frontal area.... shoot for the lowest wind resistance possible
3) lowest rolling resistance possible
4) least amount of drag on the engine possible
5) top gear is 1:1, go through least number of gears possible in final drive.... least frictional loss possible at highway cruising speeds.
6) small displacement turbo diesel ~1.0L.
but who am I to talk.....
it does address a glaring problem with the smartcar... big frontal area & high CG. (thus why mercedes is lobbying to get stability systems mandated on all cars... i.e. take control from the driver in the name of safety)
build it with:
1) smaller wheels/tires to reduce rotating mass (increases braking efficiency, requires less energy to accelerate)
2) lower CG/lower frontal area.... shoot for the lowest wind resistance possible
3) lowest rolling resistance possible
4) least amount of drag on the engine possible
5) top gear is 1:1, go through least number of gears possible in final drive.... least frictional loss possible at highway cruising speeds.
6) small displacement turbo diesel ~1.0L.
but who am I to talk.....
Last edited by 1Seven4Me; 09-09-08 at 07:03 PM.
