Full-electric version of 2008 smart fortwo pure coming

With the current crisis on fuel it seems that more of us are now choosing to purchase smaller cars, and none are more popular than the 2008 smart fortwo pure. Do not think for one moment that just because it is a small car you are compromising your safety. Read more

Video: 2008 Smart Fortwo IIHS crash tests proves high rating

If you are looking for a tough little car we would recommend the 2008 Smart Fortwo, the little Smart car gets highest rating in crash tests. The 2008 Smart Fortwo is the smallest car for sale in the U.S market and has gained a brilliant and of course highest rating for front end and side impact testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Ok so the car is safe at the front and side but what about the back? Opps did they forget about the back end. The Smart Fortwo’s head and seat restraints earned the second highest rating of acceptable for the protection against whiplash in rear impacts (Ah there it is, see I jumped to conclusions sorry.

IIHS spokesman Russ Rader said “The Smart engineers have done their homework, and. “They’ve designed safety into a very small package.” The Smart Fortwo has been classified as a micro car by the IIHS which means it is much smaller than say a Mini Cooper. Frontal ratings can’t be compared across weight classes, says the IIHS. Rader said if drivers decide to go with a small car they should research the standard equipment that comes with the vehicle. The Smart Fortwo features safety in mind thanks to the seat-mounted combination side airbags which are wisely designed to protect both chests and heads of the passenger and driver.

Anyway instead of boring you it is a simple as this – The 2008 Smart Fortwo IIHS crash tests proves high rating and is safe to drive. Please do watch the video below of the 2008 Smart Fortwo car going through some amazing crash tests.

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First ever double-decker smart fortwo: check out the video

I decided to watch this video of the first ever double-decker smart fortwo, and I think that it is the only one to be built. I knew that it was going to be a prank so I had to watch the video.

When you do start watching the video you had better brace yourself, my ribs are still hurting and I am still wiping the tears away it is so funny. The TV show Fifth Gear decided to run a series of tests on the double-decker smart fortwo and put the vehicle against a Mitsubishi i.

First was a parking test, then there was the standing start test and finally the handling test. That for me was the best bit, check out the video below.

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