Rear-wheel drive, two seats, short wheelbase, sequential manual gearbox, available in either closed-roof or convertible body styles… sounds suspiciously like a sportscar, no? Yet nobody in their right mind would conclude after driving the Smart Fortwo that it is in the least bit sporty. Fuel efficient? Sure. Exciting? Not in the least.
No matter, a well-trained driver can make just about anything on four wheels respond the way in which he pleases. And that includes drifting extraordinaire Sam Hubinette, who tells his fans in a recent blog posting that he’s traveling to Spain to film a “pretty intense” car/motorcycle chase scene for an upcoming flick called Night and Day, starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. Must be nice.
As you’ve likely surmised by now, Hubinette’s chariot for the stunt will be a Smart Fortwo. Hubinette says he’s never tried drifting a Smart… maybe the producers will be willing to shell out some of their $130 million budget to put something with a bit more power under the Fortwo’s rear bonnet. Nah, probably not. And so we have what may be the World’s Most Fuel Efficient Drift Car. Quick - someone better call Guinness.
[Source: Toxic Drift]
Smart Fortwo: World’s Most Fuel Efficient Drift Car? originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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