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Electric cars get noise boost

ryan_papihood@yahoo.com (Ryan Pramuditya) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:28:28 PDT

Lotus Engineering in Norfolk has been finding ways to make electric cars noisier, to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Source: BBC

New Smart Electrical Car

ryan_papihood@yahoo.com (Ryan Pramuditya) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:48:34 PDT

Smart Cars Facts, By Kevin D. (Age 7)

ryan_papihood@yahoo.com (Ryan Pramuditya) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:08:49 PDT

Fact
noun 1. something that you know has happened or is true 2. true things; reality.
~Oxford Wordpower Dictionary

Smart Cars (Automobile) can go fast, up to around 80 miles per hour or more I think.

Smart Cars are bigger than humans but smaller than dinosaurs and trains. Smart Cars are the same size as the biggest bear ever found (Lake Tahoe, Autumn, 1935).

Smart Cars can be most any color-expect invisible and orange.

My uncle skipped town in a fast automobile after discovering my aunt's baby was never going to wake up.

I have a book with pictures of Smart Cars in it. I received it from a gentleman at the automat who bought me milkshakes and a feather boa and told me to keep saying, "We don't serve allied soldiers in this 1940's German beer haus."

There's a murderer who lives by my school. He's Puerto Rican even though up close he looks darker. He's excellent at lawn darts. He does not own an Smart Car (automobile).

Some Smart Cars have a manual gearshift, which means women can't use them unless they're really anxious to get somewhere. Or WWII's happening, which means women can do almost anything.

I hate Smart Cars that have stopped working. "Throw it away and buy a new one," is what I tell people who have an automobile that's stopped working.

Black people have started to make their Smart Cars extra loud. They also invented jazz music and Kareem Olajuwon.

Once, I saw an automobile with only two doors! It must've been owned by a poor person, like Mr. Tayton, my balding Social Studies teacher.

Mr. Tayton gave me a C++ on my democracy report. When I asked him what the second plus was for, he said it was for not telling the principal about the long walks we take by the creek.

If I had a hundred dollars, I'd buy three automobiles, one for each of Daddy's maids that are always making breakfast for me. I like the short white one the best because some disease makes it so she can't talk. Daddy and the maids fight over who bought the last carton of cigarettes.

I had a pet kitten once but it died because the Puerto Rican murderer murdered it. It was his first and only victim. I should have named the kitten Automobile, but I didn't.

Kareem Olajuwon owned ten Smart Cars. Three of them were sports Smart Cars and one was a Cadillac. My book about Smart Cars doesn't say anything about the other six of Kareem Olajuwon's Smart Cars.

I've never been inside an automobile because the scientists who design them have yet to make an automobile that'll fit an iron lung.

If I were an automobile, I'd never get picked last for wiffle ball or have to sing old Irish folk songs to Mr. Tayton while he polishes his Ford Mustang with wallet-sized photos of his wife and kids. (Ford Mustang is what he calls his penis.)

Smart ForTwo Passion

ryan_papihood@yahoo.com (Ryan Pramuditya) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:13:58 PDT

Passion
noun 1. (a) very strong feeling, especially of love, hate or anger
~Oxford Wordpower Dictionary

Smart Cars reviews, Ok today i'm gonna talk bout one of the most popular smart cars, Smart Fortwo. It has a good-looking appearance of smart cars, and also good features in it.

The Passionate Smart ForTwo is a gorgeous feat of engineering that dynamically and elegantly expresses the spirit of a car that’s ready to roll. Responsive, luxurious, and keen to thrill, the Passion offers you a choice of three different and special interior fabrics.

Roll with the Passion.

Smart Cars of America's catchphrase embodies the reasons for the Smart car's global success: "The Smart… where a persuasive passion lives in sync with a potent pulse and a powerful, pure fascination for fun!"

The top-of-the-line Smart Passion coupé starts at $13,590. It includes a vista view top, alloy wheels, climate control air-conditioning, a three-spoke leather sports steering wheel, power windows, electric and heated side mirrors, and an AM/FM radio with a CD player, all of which are standard. All prices exclude taxes and destination charges.

There's an extensive array of features for the Passion-ate driver: a panoramic polycarbonate roof, 12-spoke alloy wheels, air-conditioning, a compact disc player, power windows, remote keyless entry, temperature control, a fully programmed, automatic soft-touch gear system, and the comfort of a steering wheel embraced in supple leather.

All models are equipped with a one-liter, three-cylinder, 71 hp engine that will get about 40 miles per gallon on premium gas.

Not surprisingly, the 2008 Smart Car Fortwo is one of the most sought- after vehicles to come to our shores in many years. Not only is it one of the more futuristic looking vehicles available, but it is also an acclaimed work of design and art of smart cars.

They (Smart GmbH) have replaced about 90 percent of the older Smart cars vehicle's parts. However, the 2008 Fortwo's engineers and automotive designers have preserved the car’s classically unique identity.

This is one of smart cars that always makes you smile!

Although the 2008 Smart Fortwo is slightly longer and a pinch wider, it is still the smallest car available. The changeable body panels are available in six colors. The body structure of the Smart Fortwo convertible shares 70 percent of its panels with the coupé.

The 2008 ForTwo is 7.7 inches longer than last year’s models but still three feet shorter than the Mini Cooper.

The passenger area and luggage compartment are 20 percent larger. Below are the facts about the 2008 Smart Fortwo.

The 2008 Smart comes with a new Mitsubishi three-cylinder engine in three versions, delivering 61 hp, 71 hp, and 84 hp respectively, or, in the case of the Brabus, 101 horsepower.

It has a DOHC 12-valve, inline-3 aluminum block and head, port fuel injection. The car has a new, smoother five-speed transmission built by Getrag.

Getrag Corporate produces transmission for all the leading automobile manufacturers. Its customers include Volvo Car Corporation, Ford, and Chrysler. The all-new 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4 comes with one of their drive trains.

All Smart Cars Fortwo prices and specs are as follows:

Engineering:

Engine Type: In-Line 3-Cylinder
Engine Block/Cylinder Head: Aluminum-Alloy
Displacement (l): 1.0
Horsepower @ rpm (SAE net, Rev 8/04): 70 HP @ 5,800 rpm
Torque (lb.-ft. @ rpm): 68 lb.-ft. @ 4,500 rpm
Bore and Stroke (in): 2.83 x 3.22
Compression Ratio: 10.0:1
Valve train: 4-valve per cyl. - SOHC
Electronic Multi-Point Fuel Injection
Rear-wheel Drive
CARB Emissions Rating: ULEV-2
Federal Emissions: Tier II/Bin5
Direct Ignition System with Immobilizer

Transmissions: 5-Speed Automated Manual

Gear Ratios: 1st: 3.308 2nd: 1.913 3rd: 1.258 4th: 0.943 5th: 0.707 Final Drive: 4.529 Reverse: 3.231

Body/Suspension/Chassis: Unit-Body Construction MacPherson Strut Front Suspension DeDion axle Rear Suspension Stabilizer Bar (mm, front): TBD mm/none

Rack-and-Pinion Steering: Turning Diameter, Curb-to-Curb (ft.): 28.7
Power-Assisted Ventilated Front Disc/Solid Rear Disc Brakes (in.): 11/8 Wheels: All-Season Tires: 155/60 R15 Front/175/55 R15 Rear

Interior Measurements:

Headroom (in.): 39.7
Legroom (in.): 41.2
Shoulder Room (in.): 48
Hip-room (in.): 45.4
Cargo Volume (cu. ft.): 12.0
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.): 45.4
Seating Capacity: 2

Exterior Measurements:

Wheelbase (in.): 73.5
Length (in.): 106.1
Height (in.): 60.71
Width (in.): 61.38
Track (in., front/rear): 50.51/54.53
Coefficient of Drag: 0.34
Curb Weight (lbs.): 1,808

08 EPA Mileages:

5-Speed Automatic Manual (City/Highway): 34/40
Crankcase (qt.): 3.5 incl. oil filter
Required Fuel: Premium Unleaded recommended
Coolant System (qt.): 4.5.
Fuel Tank: 10 gallon – 8.7 with 1.3 gal. Reserve

That's SmartForTwo, small but great!
That's make me wanna own one smart cars.
Aargh! Smart CarsSmart CarsSmart CarsSmart CarsSmart CarsSmart Cars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

World’s only stretch Smart car unveiled

ryan_papihood@yahoo.com (Ryan Pramuditya) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:04:35 PDT

Stretch
verb 1. to pull something so that it becomes longer or wider
~Oxford Wordpower Dictionary

Stretch Smart Cars. A very unique smart car in appearance, not a small one I guess. Carbonyte UK, creator of the world’s first Ferrari ‘limousine’ has unveiled its latest canny conversion – the world’s only stretched Smart Car, the Carbonyte Smaaart.

The Carbonyte team, led by MD and ex-McLaren man Chris Wright, took a Mercedes Benz Smart Fortwo and stretched its chassis by 2700mm, to create a 17 feet vehicle (5100 mm). Despite growing to over twice its normal length (2695mm), the Smaaart’s new lightweight alloy chassis allows the vehicle to be powered by its original 600cc engine and still comfortably reach motorway speeds of 80mph. In all, the build process took just 300 man hours over four weeks from the initial chassis cut to the final paintwork.

The prototype Smaaart has been designed as a promotional vehicle, featuring a 20:1 scale fibre-glass replica soft drinks can, complete with ring-pull, which serves as van-like storage space for promotional items. The Smaaart can be liveried to any client’s design choice and hired on a daily basis – or bespoke vehicles can be manufactured for individual clients to lease or purchase outright at a projected cost of around £25,000, with almost any theme in the centre.

Carbonyte is also looking to take the Smaaart into the funeral industry by using the latest electric technology to produce an individual yet environmentally-friendly hearse.

“We think the Smaaart will make a great promotional vehicle – combining head-turning looks with the practicality of a van. We’ve already had incredible reactions on the road – the vehicle’s almost stopped traffic, in fact the same reaction we had with the stretched Ferrari,” said Chris Wright.

Source: Carbonyte

It's an unusual model for Smart cars. After Carbonyte create "Stretched Ferrari" Now they stretched smart cars too! I think this stretched smart cars is the opposite with its original smart cars "Wise for City Driving" concept. Because it has the length of 5100mm, quite long for smart cars. While the original smart cars have the length around 2695mm. Well, maybe the developer didn't create this streched smart cars for that purpose =D. Well, it's just design ya know!

The question is: What will be the next "stretched" cars? =P

Smart Cars Coming to The US

ryan_papihood@yahoo.com (Ryan Pramuditya) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:30:49 PDT

Smart Cars

Smart
adj 1. Clever 2. Intelligent
~Oxford Wordpower Dictionary

Ha! Good news! Smart cars coming to US in 2008!

Here's the news from our friend, Nathan Edwards:

Good news for the "smaller is better" crowd: The fuel-efficient Smart Car is (finally) on its way to our shores. Smart-Automobile LLC announced today that its Smart For Two Coupe / Convertible, available in Europe since 1998, is ready to be imported to the

United States

Much of the delay involved learning how to modify the cars and tooling the proprietary Smart diagnostic system to ensure the cars meet U.S. safety and emissions standards.

"There has been a great deal of excitement about the Smart Car coming to the United States, and I want to congratulate our partners and future customers for their hard work and patience in reaching this point," said Smart-Automobile President Thomas Heidemann.

All Smart Cars imported through this arrangement will be registered with ZAP and the Department of Transportation to ensure that they meet government standards. The Smart Car gets 60 mpg and can reach speeds of 85 miles per hour, according to the ZAP Website and will range in price from $15,000 to $25,000 fully loaded.

The Smart Cars will be Americanized by G&K Automotive Conversions of Santa Ana, California, and distributed by Santa Rosa based ZAP, a leader in fuel-efficient and eco-conscious cars.

First Post! - Smart Cars

ryan_papihood@yahoo.com (Ryan Pramuditya) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:32:21 PDT

Smart Cars

Smart
adj 1. Clever 2. Intelligent
~Oxford Wordpower Dictionary

Hi! This is my 1st post, and I'd like to review 'bout Smart Cars

Then what is this Smart Car? A talking car? or a car that can moving w/out any driver?
Let's check out the Answer:

What're Smart Cars?

Smart Cars (automobiles) are by means of artificial intelligence (or "AI") functionality. As automation technology has progressed, particularly in the decades following the invention of the integrated circuit, more and more functions have been added to automobiles, relieving the driver of a great deal of the mundane moment-to-moment choice making that may be regarded as having made driving tedious.

Smart Car A mini-compact, two-seater automobile popular on crowded city streets of Europe since the late 1990s and debuting in the United States in January of 2008. Released by carmaker Smart USA and designed to get 40 miles per gallon, the Smart Car is marketed as a wise choice for city driving.

Smart Cars, Three feet shorter than a Mini Cooper and weighing 1,800 pounds, some call it a toy. However, its steel cage technology is similar in concept to a race car, and the vehicle comes with anti-lock brakes and front and side air bags.

Now you know what's it

Here's some pics:

They're cool aren't they? Huh, Size DOES matter =D

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ryan_papihood@yahoo.com (Ryan Pramuditya) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:48:16 PDT

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