Hallo Hakan, No offense intended, but I've been all over Europe and there are plenty of big people there. I was (don't ask) at a Mercedes Benz dealers convention and most of the men were easily over 6 feet and at least 250 lbs. Look at Hemut Kohl. He's big and heavy.
I do agree that Americans are wider than Europeans; we eat ALL the time, but I've seen big Germans, Swedes and lots of big fellows in the UK. "Why, he's twenty stone if he's an oz!" I'm 6'1" and 200 lbs and there's plenty of room for me in my VW so they've clearly figured that they'll be selling to big folks. It's not a big car but it is cleverly designed. I do think they'll have to make the seats wider, though ;-) -Weaver Hakan Falk wrote: >Tallex, > >The market for 250 pound people is very much smaller in Europe than in US and >I think that it is not a primary target for SMART cars. Do not only >look at one, try >it and you will be surprised on how spacious it is for 2 people and >how well it >transport/park for urban dwellers. I do however agree on the problems in US, >it is little space for the oversized chip and snack packs, that seems >to be the >essentials for US commuters. > >I am not a small person 186 centimeter and 96 kilo (which is too much), but I >fit well in a Smart. I did however not consider the image problem. > >Hakan > >At 09:15 02/07/2006, you wrote: > > > >>That's great Haken, so if they already have a four seater, >> it is not to much of a stretch to do a minivan version as well and still >> be considered a smart car? >>Also, I've seen the two seater and while really cool, there is no way >>you are going to fit 2 - 250 pound people side by side, they would look like >>circus clowns stuffed into the seats. >>People want utility in their vehicles and still be as efficient as possible. >> >>tallex >> >> >> >>Smart Car Coming to US in 2008 Launch by DaimlerChrysler >> >> >>> > >>> >< http://www.alternate-energy.net/N/news.php?detail=n1151818384.news > >>> > >>> >>> >> >> >> >>> -------Original Message------- >>> From: Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Re: [Biofuel] smart car coming to US in 2008 >>> Sent: 02 Jul '06 06:56 >>> >>> >>> They do have a 4 seater model already, it is selling in Europe for >>> quite a while. >>> >>> Hakan >>> >>> >>> At 08:06 02/07/2006, you wrote: >>> >>> >Great idea but I think that they better make a four seater for the >>> >US market. Smart cars have been out for about a year in Canada and >>> >while really cool, I have a hard time >>> >imagining 2 average Americans in one ;) LOL, >>> > >>> >regards >>> >tallex >>> > >>> >Smart Car Coming to US in 2008 Launch by DaimlerChrysler >>> > >>> >< http://www.alternate-energy.net/N/news.php?detail=n1151818384.news > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >Get your daily alternative energy news >>> > >>> >Alternate Energy Resource Network >>> > 1000+ news sources-resources >>> > updated daily >>> > >>> >http://www.alternate-energy.net >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >Next Generation Grid >>> >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid/ >>> > >>> > >>> >Tomorrow-energy >>> >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tomorrow-energy/ >>> > >>> > >>> >Alternative Energy Politics >>> >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Alternative_Energy_Politics/ >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >_______________________________________________ >>> >Biofuel mailing list >>> >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>> >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >>> > >>> >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>> >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >>> > >>> >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives >>> >>> >>(50,000 messages): >> >> >>> >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Biofuel mailing list >>> Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>> http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >>> >>> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >>> >>> Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives >>> >>> >>(50,000 messages): >> >> >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Biofuel mailing list >>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >>Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >>http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
