[Tigers] Nano Cars

[Rense, Mark (GE Indust, ConsInd)]

For an interesting reference on a modern nano car in the real world, Car
and Drivel a couple issues back took delivery of a Smartcar Twofour in
Phoenix and actual drove it on the interstates and in the mountains.
They got low-30's in mileage, mostly because the car was nearly WFO on
the interstates. Little cars, at least under-powered little cars, are
not the total answer.

I owned a BMW Isetta 300 for a few years, it was powered by a 300 cc
version of the R26 single-cylinder motorcycle engine. It was a joke to
drive anywhere, 13 hp pushing 1100 lbs. is not entertaining in the least
bit (0 to 30 in about 25 seconds). I'll take a Hillman Imp or Morris any
day!

Bugz

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drmayf
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:25 PM
To: CoolVT at aol.com
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Downsizing may be forth coming for sure. But I dare you, no double dare
you to jump into the Messerschmitt, BMW Isetta,  Tata Nano and driv eit
from here to Abile Texas in under 18 hours.

mayf, hot outside today around 106 or more...
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CoolVT at aol.com wrote:

>I still believe that the immediate solution is the downsizing of
>cars....Tata Nano....Worked in Europe after the war. And of course
>there is the Heinkel, Messerschmitt, Reliant...