New Volkswagon smartcar gets 94+ MPG

[Juddog]

Gets close to twice the MPG of a hybrid, yet for 1/3 the cost. Price is very reasonable too ($7,900 to $14,800).

VW Up!

I actually wouldn't mind driving something like this for all the inter city travel I do (daily commute, etc.)

 

[ViviTheMage]

id actually buy that, looks neat.

plus i like VW

 

[Riverhound777]

Well that is nice and all but once they bring it to the US it will probably only get 40mpg.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: Riverhound777
Well that is nice and all but once they bring it to the US it will probably only get 40mpg.

Because they can't use the super efficient engine that's in the Euro version

 

[Juddog]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
id actually buy that, looks neat.

plus i like VW

With gas prices going up, something like this would be perfect for city commuting IMHO.

For a long road trip, a bigger car might seem better, but to be honest in the city you really don't need a lot of horsepower.

 

[drbrock]

I seen in the Anandtech article that the base version is $8000. I would pick that up tomorrow. save me a ton on the nissan titan i drive.

 

[Juddog]

Originally posted by: drbrock
I seen in the Anandtech article that the base version is $8000. I would pick that up tomorrow. save me a ton on the nissan titan i drive.

Yeah I really am hoping they bring these to the states. One of the other cool things about these smart cars is because the surface area is so small, they can use better paint techniques and add better clearcoat etc..

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: Juddog

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
id actually buy that, looks neat.

plus i like VW

With gas prices going up, something like this would be perfect for city commuting IMHO.

For a long road trip, a bigger car might seem better, but to be honest in the city you really don't need a lot of horsepower.

yup, this is what i was thinking.

 

[mooseracing]

That thing is ugly as hell.. and only 64" in width i could reach both the outsides of my car when sitting in it. And the article states that you can seat 4?!?!?! No way I could fit comfortably in that. I'll stick to my motorcycle when I want to save gas.

Originally posted by: potato28

Originally posted by: Riverhound777
Well that is nice and all but once they bring it to the US it will probably only get 40mpg.

Because they can't use the super efficient engine that's in the Euro version

from our more stringent emmissions control?

 

[Riverhound777]

Originally posted by: mooseracing

Originally posted by: potato28

Originally posted by: Riverhound777
Well that is nice and all but once they bring it to the US it will probably only get 40mpg.

Because they can't use the super efficient engine that's in the Euro version

from our more stringent emmissions control?

That and those figures are probably not in US gallons. I'm using the smart four two as my reasoning. I have no idea what they really would be, but I'm sure they wouldn't be 94mpg, 60-70 max.

 

[PingSpike]

It actually looks ok, unlike that smart fourtwo they have a pic of as well. I don't consider myself obsessed with cometics...but that thing looks retarded.

 

[Juddog]

Originally posted by: Riverhound777

Originally posted by: mooseracing

Originally posted by: potato28

Originally posted by: Riverhound777
Well that is nice and all but once they bring it to the US it will probably only get 40mpg.

Because they can't use the super efficient engine that's in the Euro version

from our more stringent emmissions control?

That and those figures are probably not in US gallons. I'm using the smart four two as my reasoning. I have no idea what they really would be, but I'm sure they wouldn't be 94mpg, 60-70 max.

It is 94 mpg, but that's for diesel fuel. Diesel engines can be more fuel efficient than regular gas ones, and are a lot more common over in Europe.

 

[Q]

Run into a bike and you'll die

 

[Juddog]

Originally posted by: Quintox
Run into a bike and you'll die

Smart vs Nissan pickup (no other details available other than the pictures)

http://i25.tinypic.com/140b0nk.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/91ewyo.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/10zr8mv.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/2d0mjis.jpg

 

[mooseracing]

that little turd got a broken control/A arm or whatever they have up front (maybe ball joint)? Thats a nice expensive fix. At least the crappy nissan looks like it can drive away.

 

[KMurphy]

They must be including miles traveled while being towed to the garage as well.

 

[zoiks]

Nice. I wouldn't mind getting this.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: drbrock
I seen in the Anandtech article that the base version is $8000. I would pick that up tomorrow. save me a ton on the nissan titan i drive.

it's that much for a stripped version in 'emerging' markets. which means not the US. i'm guessing our price for similar kit as the base euro model will be about midway between the $8000 quoted for emerging and $14800 quoted for the base euro model, what with how euro taxes and pricing seems to work.

94 mpg in imperial is about 78 mpg US.

 

[senseamp]

It would make a good second car for getting around town and commuting locally. I was just thinking about that since I bike to work usually, it would be nice to have something in between a bike and an average car that is light and gets good mileage, kind of like a golf cart on steroids for getting around locally.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Juddog

Originally posted by: Riverhound777

Originally posted by: mooseracing

Originally posted by: potato28

Originally posted by: Riverhound777
Well that is nice and all but once they bring it to the US it will probably only get 40mpg.

Because they can't use the super efficient engine that's in the Euro version

from our more stringent emmissions control?

That and those figures are probably not in US gallons. I'm using the smart four two as my reasoning. I have no idea what they really would be, but I'm sure they wouldn't be 94mpg, 60-70 max.

It is 94 mpg, but that's for diesel fuel. Diesel engines can be more fuel efficient than regular gas ones, and are a lot more common over in Europe.

The "gallon" in the UK is the Imperial Gallon, it's 20% larger than the US gallon. Correcting for that gives a US mileage rating of 78 mpg.

EDIT: Damn you ElFenix! This is what I get for not reading the entire thread.

ZV