Smallest current production vehicle

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> What is the smallest production vehicle of today? Mini-compact or so?
> Is it the mini-cooper, Aveo, or the Accent?

I would imagine the Lotus Elise.

>
> The mini-cooper might be small in size but it probably weighs more than
> the Accent.
>
> I wonder what is the cheapest car to own and drive. It's probably the
> Hyundai Accent.

Whatever you have now...

nate

wrote:
> What is the smallest production vehicle of today? Mini-compact or so?
> Is it the mini-cooper, Aveo, or the Accent?
>
> The mini-cooper might be small in size but it probably weighs more than
> the Accent.
>
> I wonder what is the cheapest car to own and drive. It's probably the
> Hyundai Accent.
>
>
>
> East-

For examples of truly tiny 4 wheelers look at some ones made only for
sale in Asia.

> wrote in message
ups.com...
> But I'm talking about the "smallest car" that can be bought brand new
> right now in the United States.
>
>
> East-
>

Scion (Toyota) xA???????????????????? -Dave

In article >,
Pooh Bear > wrote:
>
>
wrote:
>
>> But I'm talking about the "smallest car" that can be bought brand new
>> right now in the United States.
>
>I'd forgotten that it's not currently available in the US. Apparently ( I
>read that ) Mercedes are scared of diluting their upmarket brand image
>by selling it in the US. Go north of the border and you'll find one !

I saw a Smart in Lincoln, Mass. a month or two ago. I was stopped
at the traffic light on Route 2 and it crossed in front of me on
Bedford Street. I don't know how it got there.

--
John Carr )

wrote:
> What is the smallest production vehicle of today? Mini-compact or so?
> Is it the mini-cooper, Aveo, or the Accent?
>
> The mini-cooper might be small in size but it probably weighs more than
> the Accent.
>
> I wonder what is the cheapest car to own and drive. It's probably the
> Hyundai Accent.
>
>
>
> East-

The Mitsubishi I looks pretty small.

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/images/mitsubishi_icar.jpg

wrote:
> What is the smallest production vehicle of today? Mini-compact or so?
> Is it the mini-cooper, Aveo, or the Accent?
>
> The mini-cooper might be small in size but it probably weighs more than
> the Accent.
>
> I wonder what is the cheapest car to own and drive. It's probably the
> Hyundai Accent.
>
>
>
> East-

Or a Subaru Pleo:

http://www.subaru.co.jp/pleo/concept/imgs/top.jpg

"Mike T." > wrote in
reenews.net:

>
> wrote in message
> ups.com...
>> But I'm talking about the "smallest car" that can be bought brand new
>> right now in the United States.
>>
>>
>> East-
>>
>
> Scion (Toyota) xA???????????????????? -Dave
>
>
>

I saw a tiny Mercedes Smart in my apartment parking lot a coupla weeks ago.
(it had Florida plates.)
I would be afraid of driving it on any interstate highway,the wheelbase was
so short.
It reminded me of a Honda 600 automobile.

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articl...tcabriolet.htm

According to the article,the new Mini Cooper was the smallest before the
"Smart".

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Pooh Bear wrote:
> wrote:
>
> > But I'm talking about the "smallest car" that can be bought brand new
> > right now in the United States.
>
> I'd forgotten that it's not currently available in the US. Apparently ( I
> read that ) Mercedes are scared of diluting their upmarket brand image
> by selling it in the US. Go north of the border and you'll find one !
>
> It's *really* short too, about 2.5m. On many streets you can park it
> 'sideways' !
>
> As a 2 seater it's actually very spacious internally and very
> comfortable. Its low weight means it's not even that slow on its 800cc
> turbo engine.
>
> Graham

I believe Smart Cars are being imported and marketed in the U.S. by the
same people who brought us the Segway scooter. Less the Mercedes
warranty of course.

Jim Yanik wrote:
> "Mike T." > wrote in
> reenews.net:
>
> >
> > wrote in message
> > ups.com...
> >> But I'm talking about the "smallest car" that can be bought brand new
> >> right now in the United States.
> >>
> >>
> >> East-
> >>
> >
> > Scion (Toyota) xA???????????????????? -Dave
> >
> >
> >
>
> I saw a tiny Mercedes Smart in my apartment parking lot a coupla weeks ago.
> (it had Florida plates.)
> I would be afraid of driving it on any interstate highway,the wheelbase was
> so short.

Quite dangerous given the size of many cars on the road in the U.S. I
thought of many earlier motorized roller skates like the Subaru 360,
Fiat 500, Isetta when I first saw the Smart Car in Italy.

I believe the Smart is being sold to Californians as we write for
upwards of $25k....

> It reminded me of a Honda 600 automobile.
>
> http://www.canadiandriver.com/articl...tcabriolet.htm
>
> According to the article,the new Mini Cooper was the smallest before the
> "Smart".
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> kua.net

> Quite dangerous given the size of many cars on the road in the U.S. I
> thought of many earlier motorized roller skates like the Subaru 360,
> Fiat 500, Isetta when I first saw the Smart Car in Italy.
>
> I believe the Smart is being sold to Californians as we write for
> upwards of $25k....
>
>> It reminded me of a Honda 600 automobile.
>>
>> http://www.canadiandriver.com/articl...tcabriolet.htm
>>


I guess you didn't read about the crash test results. It does pretty well
in crash tests, compared to other, larger, vehicles. -Dave