VIDEO: Smart car drifting not only possible, but fun to watch
Drifting Smart fortwo - Click above to watch the video after the jump
There are some images that don't fit into Newton's laws of physics. In nature, flying pigs and twinkle-toed Grizzly Bears come to mind. On the track, we can't think of many things more odd-looking than a drifting Smart ForTwo. After all, it's about as tall as it is long, and it's awfully narrow, too. It's like drifting a postal truck... only smaller... and less agile... and more prone to flipping on its side.
That didn't stop one pioneering tuner from turning the ForTwo into the ultimate lunchbox drifter. The white Smart looks to be modded to the hilt with an overhauled powertrain ('Busa, anyone?), exhaust and larger wheels and tires. Those wheels are also pushed out by several inches as evidenced by the bulging wheel arches. Hit the jump to watch the video shot in Japan. The drifting of this one-of-a-kind Smart car won't make anyone think about Ken Block or Rhys Millen, but this little two seater can sure get around the track, spitting flames in the process.
[Source: Wrecked Magazine]
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naturalyshocked 12:43PM (10/16/2009)
i find the idea pretty atrackting to me.
driving a car with a rpm sound from a motor cycle engine.
: )
love it.
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7thseal8050 8:29PM (10/30/2009)
haha
RowFive 12:44PM (10/16/2009)
Total death trap. I love it.
It'd likely be faster with less power, but not nearly as fun.
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Benfolio 12:51PM (10/16/2009)
This is why I wish Forza3 has a Smart in it. MOTOR SWAPS.
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katshot 12:59PM (10/16/2009)
LOVE IT!!!
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Redline 1:08PM (10/16/2009)
That 'Busa motor will sit very nicely in a Smart Roadster, smack a turbo on it and let the chaos commence!
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Richie 1:17PM (10/16/2009)
Wonder how it would do with a pro drifter in the seat... SWB, light, high horse power, RWD... could you imagine that on formula drift?
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larry a 5:30AM (10/17/2009)
Yeah a pro would do it better but it wouldn't be much different, the wheels at the corner and a short wheelbase is not ideal for drifting.
jrhmobile 1:24PM (10/16/2009)
Wild. I'm not a big drifting fan but that looks like lots of fun. It's gotta feel like powersliding a bar stool.
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pierrerabbit 2:19PM (10/16/2009)
Kind of funny- I saw someone driving like that in a Smart on the NJ Turnpike in the rain yesterday, almost got clobbered by an 18 wheeler.
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skzzilla 1:36PM (10/16/2009)
For a second I thought I was watching the 3rd installment of the go-kart feature article.
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Sofa King Fast! 2:07PM (10/16/2009)
How many hyabusa powered Smart Cars do we have to see before Suzuki finally does this to one of its Kei cars.
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Clavius 2:54PM (10/16/2009)
Man if I had the money I'd buy a Smart and do this just to rebadge it a "Not-2-Smart-4". That just looks like its pure fun.
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larry raines 3:00PM (10/16/2009)
it would be nice if you could get a widebody kit for the 4/2 here in the states.
Also, it would be great if there was someone out there with a blog that showed how to stick a Busa lump in the back of a 4/2.
THAT would have me out shopping for a wrecked 4/2.
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CAPSGOD 3:15PM (10/16/2009)
LOVIN THE FITMENT
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NSCANDriver 4:07PM (10/16/2009)
This is the kind of smart car I would drive
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Javanese 9:52PM (10/16/2009)
Either that guy got mad skills or the smart was heavily modified. Drifiting a short wheelbase car is incredibly hard, it literally like balancing a knife while running on a tight rope. Remember this top gear video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2ku5r0f0tU
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atlasfugged 3:32AM (10/17/2009)
A well-known modification is to swap the stock engine with one from a Hayabusa:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=smart+hayabusa&search_type=&aq=f
McPOW 10:30PM (10/16/2009)
looks like someone pushing a shopping cart around the lot...
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fmwso 4:11AM (10/17/2009)
if only this car were made into production...
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