The smart car still demanding our attention in terms of design and innovation. Despite being small Smart Cars are still a leading city car contender.
The Smart's compact and unique appearance is still turning heads and influencing a smile amongst drivers, or even a laugh amongst some critics! It is now set to raise an eyebrow or two and reignite the stir that the manufacturer created when it first appeared on our roads 12 years ago back in 1998, by introducing a new generation of the quirky roadster- soon to be available in electric! Introduced as the Smart Electric Drive.
Smarts ethos from the beginning of its life has been to get the best out of motoring while making minimal impact on the environment. (And of course, having fun while doing it.) So I expect that it comes as no surprise to most of you that the Smart journey would end up going down the electric route!
Smarts brand mission from the beginning has been to get the best out of motoring while making minimal impact on the environment. (And of course, having fun while doing it.) It was only a matter of time until their dream became a reality.
Like your favourite everyday appliances, phones, laptops, the Smart Electric Drive will need a hearty charge of 8 hours, so probably over night ideally, it will then drive for up to 84 miles before it needs hooking up to the mains again. So where's the plug ? Tucked away under the old petrol cap!
So Smart have kept to there word by minimizing impact on the environment, how do they achieve on the cars fun aspect? Well with fun, health and safety (unfortunately) has to be addressed, with a full complement of Mercedes-Benz safety we can rest assure that any fun will be safe! The smart Electric is as quick as tame lightening, achieving 0-30 in an impressive 5.8 seconds however the motor is limited to a top speed of 62 mph at least health and safety will be happy, so I suspect no outside lane driving. Its appearance how ever is standard Smart- charming, amusing, and entertaining. It drives stably but has also been described as exhilarating!
Since 2007 100 Smart electric drives have been trialed, if all goes well you can look to buy from 2012.
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