View Poll Results: Do you think K-cars are the next automotive revolution?
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K-Cars are coming?
03-08-2004, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by highend
03-09-2004, 12:03 AM
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Bah, I was at the website for the car, http://www.smart.com and it says it wont hit the US till 2006, and it will be some new SUV model! Thats weak. There's no specs on it yet, but COMEON! Stop with the suvs already, PLEASE.
They sell it in mexico tho, and look at this cool little flash of it:
http://www.smart.com/-snm-0135155096...smartcitycoupe
I want that ish!
They sell it in mexico tho, and look at this cool little flash of it:
http://www.smart.com/-snm-0135155096...smartcitycoupe
I want that ish!
03-09-2004, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by highend
Do "SmartCars" qualify as K-Cars (european versions, at least?) This site sez theyre coming to the us in 2004 -
It says they get an average of 60mpg (but they only have around a 4 gallon tank!) Crazy little cars...
http://www.smartstore.uk.com/index.html
It says they get an average of 60mpg (but they only have around a 4 gallon tank!) Crazy little cars...
http://www.smartstore.uk.com/index.html
03-09-2004, 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by highend
Bah, I was at the website for the car, http://www.smart.com and it says it wont hit the US till 2006,
03-09-2004, 07:50 AM
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K cars... No way. Not yet.
The one thing America has never run out of is ROOM.
If we run out of room we build a parking garage, and most of our cities are designed with automobiles in mind.
In Japan they have to BUY a parking spot, and the price is based upon the car's actual exterior dimensions (thus fold up mirrors, super compact people movers,Etc)
Their streets are very crowded and Narrow, as it is an OLD city.
England and other Euorpean countries also have narrow streets, and really expensive gas. They generally don't have long distant commuting either.
K cars are URban only vehicles. They would only be good in NY LA or some other major metropolis, and most folks would rather take a subway or bus instead of owning a car that wouldn't be good for a long drive at 75-80 miles per hour.
Our markets and needs are very different.
If we run out of room we build a parking garage, and most of our cities are designed with automobiles in mind.
In Japan they have to BUY a parking spot, and the price is based upon the car's actual exterior dimensions (thus fold up mirrors, super compact people movers,Etc)
Their streets are very crowded and Narrow, as it is an OLD city.
England and other Euorpean countries also have narrow streets, and really expensive gas. They generally don't have long distant commuting either.
K cars are URban only vehicles. They would only be good in NY LA or some other major metropolis, and most folks would rather take a subway or bus instead of owning a car that wouldn't be good for a long drive at 75-80 miles per hour.
Our markets and needs are very different.
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