A 2002 Golf TDI should stomp on a Smart Car's fuel economy
numbers.Golf is rated for 35/44 with the user average on
fueleconomy.gov at 48, 2012 Smart Coupe is rated for 34/38 with the
user number at 38.My '98 Jetta has regularly been turning in numbers
over 50 this summer. I suspect the 2005 Golf I just got with its
more powerful engine to be slightly below that.
This is why the Smart makes no sense. Its too expensive and the fuel
economy sucks for what you get. For the same price you could buy any
other sub-compact, get twice as big a car and the same or BETTER
fuel economy numbers.
-Curt
From: David Bruckmann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: "mercedes@okiebenz.com" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: David Bruckmann <bruckma...@transcontinental.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel smart
All the first-series Canadian-market Smart cars were diesels. Then
they ruined it with the second series by offering only the gas
model, coinciding with the start of sales into the US market.
Unfortunately the B-Class, which has been offered in Canada for
about a decade now, was only sold in a gasser config. Presumably to
protect Smart sales. The Smart fuel economy numbers are unimpressive
given what a small crappy car it is. Even my 2002 Golf TDI got
pretty close numbers, and there are now numerous other vehicles on
the European market, normal in size, that get better fuel results.
The real problem with those first Smarts cars is the transmission,
which is undeniably horrendous.
Same reason for buying a pious. It makes you "feeeel good" (cuz you
are savin' tha envir'ment)
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