Smart 451.com - Jay Leno Review's New 2008 Smart Car Fortwo

http://smart451.com Jay Leno does a great review and test drive of the American 451/2008 smart fortwo passion coupe cabriolet model.

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[shechshire]

he's always wearing the same clothes lol

[Intothemoooon]

actually, there have been many many cases of crashes in smart cars in excess of 70 mph where not only were the passengers easily able to exit the car, but they were relatively unharmed. One crash, on the highway at 75 mph, into multiple trees and a road barrier, and involving significant airtime, left the arriving officer calling the morgue as soon as he saw what was left of the car. little did he know, the passenger already left the car without difficulty and was talking to witnesses, unharmed!

[mrbadx19]

i've had mine over 5 years now, get 40mpgs in the winter, 50mpgs when it's 70F and above. i put oversize wheels and tires on it, was featured in a New York Times YT video. still looks like new. even had an accident 3 months ago, fixed in a week, people take pics of my car as i drive all the time, i see them with their cell phones behind me, i still get "thumbs up" as i drive around in my smart (might be the anti-obama bumper stickers that cover the ass of the car).

[Tesla Fan]

acceleration is faster in manual, which is the way you should drive the car

[Tesla Fan]

nothing happens, because your creating something that hasnt and isnt going to happen dumbass

[Tesla Fan]

shut the fuck up about accidents im so fucking sick of seeing the same shit from random ass people that dont even have a smart or have even been in one, i have a smart and i never fucking worry about getting in an accident, so fucking annoying, there are MANY regular cars that are unsafe but no one says anything about them, smart is more safe than most cars, but seriously shut the fuck up

[bramblecino]

Loves Jay's open minded taste in cars.

[smart451cab]

You would be surprised to know that the Top 10 list for most dangerous vehicles in a collision is heavily populated by pickup trucks and SUVs. The smart fortwo is not on the list.

[Thirdgen83]

Piece of shit...

[boarderofsnow13]

I am going off of the us model which was rated by the EPA to be about 37 mpg. The chevy cruze Eco was rated roughly the same but higher mpg on the highway. Ford fiesta is just 1-2 mpg lower than the smart car. Those are the numbers I was going off of. I don't doubt though that yours gets that high of milage though.

[Peter Lewis]

I live in the Uk and own the Cdi diesel model.

Remember a British gallon is slightly larger than a Us gallon at 4.5Litres and my car has returned a genuine 91MPG.

What other sedan here or in the States can do that sort of gas mileage?

[boarderofsnow13]

What happens when the semi behind you can't stop? Some sedans can get better gas milage and I would think those are safer. I personally drive a truck. Heck of a lot safer.