It's been a week since I brought Grippy home to Kenmore, which is where I've done most of my driving this week. We are in the "breaking in" mode which means that I've got about another 900 miles to go.I did drive down to Green township this morning and then over to Barberton, to shop at the Price is Right Fabric store on Tuscarawas Blvd. The folks in the fabric shop were full of questions about the smart car.
How many gallons per mile?
From smart USA: The smart fortwo is designed to achieve 33 city/41 highway mpg according to 2008 EPA standards, which involves measuring mpg while taking into account real-life driving conditions such as start/stop city traffic, air-conditioning, heating etc. According to information obtained on fueleconomy.gov, the smart fortwo is the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid gasoline-powered vehicle in the USA today. The gas tank of the smart fortwo is 8.7 gallons.*Fuel economy estimates were derived in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) vehicle testing procedures for model year 2008 as specified in 40 C.F.R. pts. 86 and 600 (2007). These estimates are intended for comparison between other vehicles within the same class. Individual drivers’ actual mileage will vary depending on how they drive and maintain their vehicles.
How can you fit all your groceries in that car?
The smart holds a lot more than people think it can. There are plenty of pictures online of how much stuff people can fit in a smart car. The back hatch holds up to 12 cubic feet should you fill it to the roof line, and when the passenger seat is folded down, one can have room for anything from a tuba to a bag of golf clubs or two Labrador retrievers. It can certainly hold more than a week's worth of groceries for one person and one cat.
How fast can that thing go?
After lumbering around town in a Ford Ranger truck for years, this smart car feels very zippy to me. I had it up to 70 before I knew it, first time on the freeway. Then I remembered to always observe the speed limit, especially during the car's break in period.
What's it like to drive?
In a word: FUN!
4 comments:
Red dash! Is that the interior color or the interior accent color? Otherwise, I think I've only seen one blue Smart car around town. Yours is the second.
The interior is red and black, which will match the new exterior once I get the new red panels installed. The tridion safety cell will remain black.
I've seen a blue and silver one heading south on Manchester Rd. There's a guy in Copley who is waiting for his to arrive from France.
Nice color choices.
Three's not bad considering how long you had to wait for yours.
My first visit and I quite enjoyed it. Love the posts on the SMART car,
You do an excellent job of covering day-to-day life and mixing in what's going on in the big picture.
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