How to make a Supercar | Build a Smart Super Car with a Hayabusa motor
72How to make a Super car out of a little one
While surfing thru youtube I found out how easily Portuguese make super cars out of little ones.
Now you are thinking that I am kidding and I understand you because if I had not see it I probably did not believe either.
Just imagine two little Smart Fourtwo...
Smart car history
The idea behind the "Smart car" was to create a vehicle easy to park and short enough to allow "nose-in" parking. Its length of 250 centimeters (98.4 in) would equal the width of a regular parking slot, allowing two or three Smarts to park in the space as one normal car.
The project, started by Swiss watch manufacturer Swatch, was nicknamed the "Swatchmobile". The name Smart is an acronym for Swatch Mercedes ART. Intended to use innovative features (such as a hybrid engine) and be affordable for young people.
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Swatch company searched for an established car maker to produce his Swatch car. After General Motors reviewed and rejected the project as potentially unprofitable and then Smart turned to Volkswagen. Due to VW's own financial weakness at the time their plans would never reached a final stage so Swatch teamed up with Daimler-Benz. The purpose-built factory complex Smartville in France was established in 1994 as a joint-venture of both companies.
The final car design proved to be far from Smart's expectations: its eco-technology engine was far from Mercedes' ideas. The joint venture experienced heavy losses and after some disputes Swatch pulled out in 2004.
In 2006, after tapering sales, Smart GmbH was liquidated and its operations were absorbed within the Mercedes-Benz automobile group. It was later revealed that Smart GmbH lost nearly 4 billion euro from 2003 to 2006. In the same year, DaimlerChrysler announced that it would also cancel the Forfour and redesign the Fortwo to debut in Europe in 2007.
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Change their engines
Now suppose you change both motors from those two Smart cars for two powerful Suzuki GSX R 1000 motorbike engines. Can you imagine what will be the final result!?
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And the result...
Well, the result can only be intense burned rubber smell in the air and a great adrenalin rush!
Modified Smart car
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Even more power
Now and before Mark Knowles comment that GSXR 1000 it is not the most powerful motor from Suzuki LOL, I will let you watch another transformation made by another crazy Portuguese guy:
a SMART Fourtwo this time with a 1300cc Hayabusa motor!!
This one it´s the Devil in disguise
Ferrari vs Smart car
There´s more...
If you are thinking those are the only Super Smart cars made by Portuguese you are wrong.
This hub would not be complete without an off-road version of the Smart, this one was built for the 2008 Dakar rally. Unfortunately it never reach to the Sahara desert due to the fact that Dakar was canceled.
Portuguese are not the only ones
It is true, Portugal and Greece have many similitudes: they are both Mediterranean countries and more important, both have people transforming little Smart cars into monsters! LOL
This one caused quite a stir at the Athens Motor Show in November 2005
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Monster Smart
Unique 'Monster' version of the popular Smart car (called ForFun2) as seen at the Destination Brooklands Smart Car Festival on 28th July 2007, at Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands.
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Thanks, I also like Smart but I don´t know if it´s really safe to drive this ones on public roads lol
These guys are stunt bikers who make all those crazy movements with powerful motorbikes.
Ha thats great, i didnt know the portuguse were that tiny! Japan must be fast working on rival models!
Hi funnebone, unfortunatly Smartcar it´s not made by portuguese in fact we haven´t any brand of cars here but instead we built cars for several international brands.
My boyfriend modifies big american cars into supercars (camaros, corvettes etc), but what a cute idea with these little cars, lol. I haven't seen any of this before, thanks for the informative article!
Thanks for your comment battyboop! Maybe you could write a hub about big american cars modification, I´ll bet you´ll have lots of traffic with it ;)
I can just imagine these little cars zipping around. It would be a blast to drive a modified Smartcar, but a tad bit frightening!
You´re right Steph, those cars are only for exhibitions and freestyle events. I can´t imagine someone driving them on the public roads but I surely would love to try :)
Thanks for the info! Came to know about new things. Really very great Super car.
I´m glad you liked it, Sherlynavia. Thanks for passing by ;)
What a crazy car.....I have seen those smart cars running around but one with a GXR engine is sweet. The recepe for going fast was written long ago! Light weight and lots of power!
Once again thanks for your comments. You´re right, these must be the best way to get the most from weight/power relation on a car.
please continue posting these information so that we could get more super car from you...
Incredible! I never thought a smart could be faster than a ferrari!
These cars are adorable. I'd love to have one. Great hub!
fantastic hub, some amazing Smart cars there. I reckon some of them are probably lethal, though!
Thank you all for commenting. These little smart cars are indeed impressive.
this looks like a cute car..but..is it really safe for anyone??
its like puttin kids in a shoe box..
Hi Debbi, great to have you here. I wouldn´t say that the Smart is a safe car (specially with those powerful engines) but the idea is not to be safe... I guess those guys just want to have fun and feel the adrenaline rush :D
NIce car an great picture, I never saw this in my country. thanks for share.
Now that is crazy cars not smart cars lol.
SUPER CAR ARE VERY UGLY SO STOP MAKING THEM BECAUSE U R MAKING HOLES IN OUR ZOONE LAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i got a aspa i can build a better car than that. that car is booty make a better one please whoever came up with this idea was seriuosly disturbed!!!!!! come at my college and see all the nice cars that are displayed in windows.
This is a great page for smart cars. I want to build an off road version for hunting. It could go most places a quad could with heat and ac :)
A tiny coffin on wheels. A crash with something bigger, at a speed higher than 60+kmh, makes you into a cyborg, forever.... because they'll never be able to separate your squashed remains from the car's interior. And if you're not squashed, then the G-forces of the crash that will catapult this small cage away from the other car because a Smart is so very light, will tear your organs apart and make your brain bounce inside your head like the ball in the pinball machine.
Personally, I'd rather have the Gixxer 1K...
Lambo anyday lol!
nice of you to drive you piggy bank here its smart on wheels
the smart car serves its purpose, "CITY COMUTING" best car ever made its all it is
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