well, in the A2 the fact that the car was made of aluminum didn't make any difference, it was basically an even uglier A-Klasse, without any major improvement, while the Smart was (not so) lightweight and kinda compact, even hypothetically enlarging it in order to accommodate four passengers.
off-topic ftw.
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the A2 3L version was a little silly. it was very expensive and was able of the declared 3l/100km only if driven "properly" and in specific situations, something like the Prius, don't take it to the Autobahn It was a sort of road legal prototype. Since they sold very few cars of it, I'm wondering if they were also reliable, never hear about it. IIRC the was also a Lupo/Arosa version capable of such a mileage.
agree on the Mitsu, but I always forget about it, damn Jap and silly marketing choices, bring here that car!
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425 km per hour? That's incredibly fast for an automobile of any description.
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i could see how it could get impractical in that set up
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A stock Veyron produces about 1060 bhp. they did it so that even in the case that an engine is not perfect (in their tight parameters) it would still produce 1001 bhp or more.
beside, the Veyron is afflicted by overheating problems (and aero), and that prevents them from going so far with the engine tune. it has thirteen radiators, while a 599 GTB should have 3 or 4 IIRC. apart from that, all that power (so torque) would require a much stronger gearbox (where they had other problems), and new tires to manage the forces the car could generate, and even those where a source of problems.
Finally, 1500 bhp are a huge amount of power, probably a little poitless on the street, so it would be restricted by ESP/TC all the time to make the car drivable and comfortable enough.
I would prefer a lower weight.
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I like this monster.
i wonder whats next ?
2500 BHP 10 turbos with 24 cylinders
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