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Old 30-Jun-2005, 03:46 PM
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Gas is overrated, Smart car eat your heart out

Performance:

Zero to 60 in four seconds
1/4-mile in 12 seconds

Interior/Exterior:

Carbon fiber body
Connolly leather interior
Sparco seats
A/C & heater
Momo steering wheel
MoTeC dash
400-Watt sound system

Mechanical:

Two Advanced DC electric motors producing over 1,000 ft-lbs of torque
2,000 amp Zilla controller with 600 kilowatt peak output
Front suspension: unequal-length control arms with coil-over shocks
Rear suspension: trailing arm with coil-over shocks
4-wheel disc brakes
Cruise control
Front and rear trailer hitch receivers

Dimensions:

39 inches wide, 5 inches narrower than a Honda Gold Wing
8 feet 5 inches long, shorter than many motorcycles, for perpendicular parking
60 inches high, 5 inches taller than a Honda Civic, for visibility
Expected gross weight approximately 2,500 pounds
Ground clearance of 4 inches, adjustable with coil-over shocks








1000 Feet/lb of torque!!





Gas is overrated, check out this monster car *pics

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Performance:

Zero to 60 in four seconds
1/4-mile in 12 seconds

Interior/Exterior:

Carbon fiber body
Connolly leather interior
Sparco seats
A/C & heater
Momo steering wheel
MoTeC dash
400-Watt sound system

Mechanical:

Two Advanced DC electric motors producing over 1,000 ft-lbs of torque
2,000 amp Zilla controller with 600 kilowatt peak output
Front suspension: unequal-length control arms with coil-over shocks
Rear suspension: trailing arm with coil-over shocks
4-wheel disc brakes
Cruise control
Front and rear trailer hitch receivers

Dimensions:

39 inches wide, 5 inches narrower than a Honda Gold Wing
8 feet 5 inches long, shorter than many motorcycles, for perpendicular parking
60 inches high, 5 inches taller than a Honda Civic, for visibility
Expected gross weight approximately 2,500 pounds
Ground clearance of 4 inches, adjustable with coil-over shocks








AND 1000 TORQUE!!


cool 2 seater, powered by batteries only

0-60 in 4 seconds, 1/4 mile in 12 seconds

and if you think it cant handle... there are 1200 pounds of batteries 4 inches off the ground, holding that thing down like glue

the only bad part is, the top of the line model costs... 80K... but they went all out on it, the basic model is around 16K, wait a few years and the prices will drop, dont forget, its batteries you can put more and make the base model faster

imagine seeing this thing on the road, and then seeing it smoke pretty much any car on the road, without burning a drop of gas

it can go 80 miles on basic charge, and then there are other stuff you can do

imagine putting solar pannels on top



honestly i want one of those

here is their site

http://www.commutercars.com/
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Old 30-Jun-2005, 03:53 PM
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just curious to know, what is the fuel economy
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Old 30-Jun-2005, 03:55 PM
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Nice and comfy back seat...claustrophobic much?
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Old 30-Jun-2005, 03:55 PM
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theyre just so WEIRD looking, but electric cars are probably going to be the future as soon as the internal combustion engine goes out.

and for all those torque hungry people out there, ALL electric motors have a$$ loads of torque.

they should figure a way to make batteries lighter, so a car with performance numbers like that could be made, but at the regular size of a car.
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Old 30-Jun-2005, 03:58 PM
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how is the sound system?

if everyone had one of those... once a month you could have drinking and driving night...
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Old 30-Jun-2005, 04:22 PM
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I saw that awhile ago.... uses racing tires int he rear due to the high torque it's the only way to get the power down....
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Old 30-Jun-2005, 04:42 PM
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Thats pretty cool.

Too small though.
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Old 30-Jun-2005, 05:01 PM
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Old 30-Jun-2005, 05:01 PM
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Probably corners like a piece of ****
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i'd rock that
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Old 30-Jun-2005, 05:39 PM
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that looks like a toyota echo on roids... lol
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Old 30-Jun-2005, 05:45 PM
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hahaah 80 miles per charge.....lol

thats probably driving it by feathering the gas...and on the highway too.

I bet that charge is only good for one 1/4 mile run

pwned.
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Old 30-Jun-2005, 06:19 PM
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Re: Gas is overrated, Smart car eat your heart out

Originally posted by Zyepher

and if you think it cant handle... there are 1200 pounds of batteries 4 inches off the ground, holding that thing down like glue
I wonder what the environment damage of 1200 lb of batteries are at creation and disposal...

I'm glad they are exploring alternative fuels, but I can also see one of those getting pushed over by drunkards.
Hopefully you're not in it at the time.

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Probably corners like a piece of ****
Actually you'd be surprised, with all that weight being so low to the ground it can take the twisties pretty good. I remember seeing a video about this car on the news a while ago. I wonder if it uses kinetic energy from braking and turns it back into electrical?
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that thing is crazy nuts
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people could tip over the smart car easily. i wouldn't drive this car when it's windy.
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Old 30-Jun-2005, 11:21 PM
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Btw..it can be AWD, FWD or RWD dependin how you want
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that's worse then riding on a bike, one accident and your FUKED!!!!!!!!
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that things a piece of crap.. I could probably tip it over by myself
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stong enough wind and your on a long turn it will tip for sure
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