On Mon, 08 Aug 2005 03:40:21 GMT, "FanJet" >
wrote:

>Gordon McGrew wrote:
>> On Sat, 06 Aug 2005 17:49:20 GMT, "FanJet" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Steve Bigelow > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> How does it compare to the Smart fortwo?
>>>>
>>>> Some Canadians are citing 65mpg on the highway in the smartfortwo,
>>>> which would seem to be 54MPG US.
>>>>
>>>> Canadians are reporting 88MPG highway with the Insight (73 US MPG).
>>>>
>>>> What would a smart car get with a hybrid option?
>>>> An Insight without the hybrid?
>>>
>>> There's no need for a hybrid option but there is a need for the
>>> Smart in the US.
>>
>> Why is there a need for the Smart when you can get better milage out
>> of the gasoline-as-the-onlly-energy-source Insight?
>
>The Smart doesn't consume gasoline and it's very unlikely the Insight gets
>73 US MPG irrespective of conditions.
>

Do you think the Smart gets 54 mpg irrespective of conditions?