What’s worse than not getting the thing you want? Expecting to get it, and it gets snatched from your hands at the last second. Talk of sports cars might often feel this dramatic, but we know it’s not really that big of a deal. That being said, Toyota has been playing with us for too …
For the ultimate small footprint, the tiny Smart car is a good choice. The electric Smart Fortwo even boasts a small carbon footprint. Although new Smart cars are no longer sold in the United States, used electric Smart Fortwo vehicles from the 2019 model year and earlier are still available. But the price isn’t right …
When driving down the street, we don’t often stop to wonder how safe the car would be in case of a car accident. Well, that might be true for most cars, it happens to be a pretty common question for a car as small as a Smart Car. In fact, Smart Cars might sound smart, …
The term, dragstrip, conjures up images of cars racing down a paved roadway. There is nothing wrong with that picture. But, that picture doesn’t tell the whole story. Honestly, nobody would be able to tell the whole story of what happens at a dragstrip. It is true that a community of people gather together to …
You might compare a Smart Car to a fast golf cart. There isn’t much to love about the car from the get-go, in fact, there is only a very specific niche of people who like them. Surprisingly made by Mercedes-Benz, Smart Cars are neither fast nor luxurious. They are pretty basic inside and out and …
We will pivot slightly for today’s Freak Show Friday to pickup truck conversions that we like. Most Freak Show Fridays are showing bad choices and worse craftsmanship. These, for the most part, are fine and finished. And we like them! You may not, but if you haven’t figured it out by following Freak Show Friday …
While it can’t claim the title of world’s smallest car, a Smart car is definitely tiny. However, while it can make a good daily driver, it’s usually not thought of as a performance car. But as Abarth showed with the Fiat 500, and several tuners have demonstrated with classic Mini Coopers, small cars can make …
Usually, when you think ‘small car’, you think Smart. Of course, there are cars which can make the ForTwo seem rather large. For example, Japanese kei cars like the Autozam AZ-1 and Honda Beat are extremely small. And classic cars, without airbags or modern crash structures, could be smaller yet roomier than a Smart. ‘Roomy,’ …
If you’ve ever seen a Smart car drive past, you’ve probably been left with a lot of questions, or maybe even some not-so-polite comments, and those usually relate to the car’s overall size. Smart cars aren’t the only miniature cars ever created, and in fact, the history of tiny cars goes back through history, but …
In a world dominated by trucks and SUVs, it seems like cars are either getting sportier or more luxurious – but not smaller. Small cars aren’t all that common, and microcars are rarer yet. There is one small car that’s perfect for big city living, and you don’t have to sacrifice a modern experience to …
When you think about a police chase it’s all choppers, speeding patrol cars, and an exciting fast-pace pursuit that come to mind. An old muscle car roaring down the highway with several cops cars in a close chase, sirens raging and lights flashing. Turns out, you don’t need more that 100 hp to run from …
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a reputation for his active presence on twitter. Tesla has implemented suggestions for improvement via twitter a few times, the suggestion for Dog Mode being one of them. The story goes that a Tesla owner suggested a setting for dog owners. Elon Musk replied to the tweet and the rest …
