How the Smart Car Works | Smart Car Safety

How the Smart Car Works | Smart Car Safety

The Smart Car has a unique look - almost like a cube on wheels, with the front down. However, this high percentage of length width allows Fortwo corner with greater stability. Smart Car designers also gave a three-cylinder engine provides enough power, because the car weighs only 1,500 pounds (the updated version of the Fortwo, which will be released in 2008, with different statistics). It's easily one of the lightest four wheels on the road.

A major problem with very small, light cars that can be dangerous in a collision. The intelligent solution is the Tridion safety shell of steel. This hemispherical steel "cage" encloses the interior of the car and most of the chassis of the Smart. A low-energy absorbing deformation zone in front of the car reduces the impacts, and the life of the engine in the trunk of the car instead of forward. As of 1500 pounds. car will never be safe for occupants and a larger vehicle, the Tridion shell is very well in crash tests. A 70 mph crash test conducted by "Top Gear" British TV show revealed that the body of the Smart Fortwo has remained almost unchanged compared with that of a conventional compact car. There was a sudden slowdown of 70 mph can cause injury to occupants of any vehicle.

Tridion frame also provides a distinct element of style to the Smart Car. Most of the tables shows through the exterior of the car. The rest of the body of the Smart includes interchangeable panels, recyclable body. They are so easy to change that Smart owners can quickly change the color of your car when you are tired of a color.



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