I received an email from a friend a few days ago. He knew about the EcoMerge blog and our class project, Farewell2Fuel.com and thought that I would appreciate this:
The Smorvette!
The Smorsche!
The Smerrari!
The Smambourghini!
And last but not least... The Smustang!
Obviously, this mass email has been going around for a while... and is a spoof on the Smart Car.
But I walked away kind of hoping for car companies to come out with some totally rad versions of the Smart Car. Personally, I would have so much fun with a Smorsche!
If we could make fuel economy cars cool... it would be a whole lot more appealing to the young hip crowd. I'm sure the people who created these images were doing it for a good laugh, but they might just be onto something!
Would you be interested in a Smorts car?
Who Says You Have to Sacrifice Style for Fuel Efficiency?
Posted by Labels: environmental responsibility, fuel-efficient, lifestyle, motorcycles, sports carsMid-life Crisis hits.
And Dad drives home in a brand new red convertible sports car with a Porsche emblem on it. (Yeah, yeah, I know. Not likely in this economy… but help me out here, it’s a hypothetical situation…)
Mom is having a royal cow, but cool, calm, collected and fuel-savvy you...
You say, “It gets almost thirty miles per gallon on the highway.”
There are a lot of sports cars these days that will instantly give you a wicked smile as you drive along the coast with the top down. But what will make that smile widen as you go is the lack of gasoline-involved guilt as you press down on the accelerator.
Here are a few beauts that get pretty darn good gas mileage for being sports cars.
The 2008 Porsche Cayman (City: 20, Hwy: 29, Combined: 23)
The 2009 Audi TT Coupe (City: 23, Hwy: 31, Combined: 26)
The 2008 BMW Z4 (City: 19, Hwy: 28, Combined: 22)
The 2009 Mini Cooper S (City: 26, Hwy: 34, Combined: 29)
The 2009 Honda Civic SI (City: 26, Hwy: 29, Combined: 24)
And for you motorcycle fans…
A bonus.
The 2009 Ducati 1198 averages about 28 mpg.
