... made by Renault.
Tim
The traction control is probably essential to keep it safe. ;-)
I think these retro cars have a problem: Where do you go from here? How do you make a next generation model? This new 500 misses the point of the first 500 retro, now it just looks like a mainstream small car, no hint of the original.
You do realise that the car in the picture is a Renault Twingo, on a platform shared with the Smart ForTwo? - and nothing to do with Fiat at all?
OK thx spotted it now. I mixed it up with a picture I once saw of the next gen 500.
Well, it is a Renault. ;-)
The problem with these retro small cars is they are no longer small. There's an original Fiat 500 round here which is tiny compared to the retro one. Same as the Mini.
I personally can't see any advantage in a rear engined car in this day and age. But plenty of disadvantages.
In a city car, one advantage . Steering lock.
Tim
It's possible to get a very decent lock on a FWD by angling the driveshafts. Triumph did that with the 1300/1500 range.
But are you really saying it's a priority for the average driver?
There's another big advantage in a short car - no engine to get in the way in a frontal impact.
There's one thing you forgot from that list.
London Taxi - requirement 8m.
Anyway, are they kerb-to-kerb or wall-to-wall measurements?
7.6m w2w for a black cab 7.3m w2w Smart 4 2
Yes, but I was focusing on the thread subjet line
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