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goodall - 15/12/06 at 08:38 PM

Main issue i'm thinking of is it RWD or FWD
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t.j. - 15/12/06 at 09:40 PM

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Originally posted by goodall
Main issue i'm thinking of is it RWD or FWD
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Will be RWD, i hope!

JoelP - 15/12/06 at 10:05 PM

what happened to the original smarts? I didnt know they had been discontinued...

wikipedia says they halted production in nov 05 following poor sales. shame nice cars the roadsters

[Edited on 15/12/06 by JoelP]

Marcus - 15/12/06 at 10:10 PM

Roadster and For Four discontinued, For Two (original) just revamped, still making them.

mangogrooveworkshop - 15/12/06 at 10:13 PM

just bought a Fortwo Like driving a BEC and it has all the toys Rescued attachment DSCF0679.JPG
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goodall - 15/12/06 at 10:45 PM

the smart was mid engined infact, should have looked into this abit more before posting this topic, but hopefully the AC version will have a biger engine cause haveing a roadster with a small engine is pointless

smart51 - 15/12/06 at 11:05 PM

The new roadster will have the same mid-mounted 1.0 3cyl mitsubishi engine as the 2007 ForTwo. There will be 3 power outputs for the smart. 60ish, 70ish and 80ish. The small one will be N/A and the bigger one turboed. The AC Ace will have a manual box though.

MikeRJ - 15/12/06 at 11:46 PM

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Originally posted by smart51
The AC Ace will have a manual box though.


The SMARTest move they could have made IMO.

Hammerhead - 16/12/06 at 01:17 PM

someone needs to stick a bike engine in the back of one of those.

A manual box will be loads better for the smart roadster as the electronic sequential they use at the moment in far too slow. They handle pretty well though.