Craftsmanship in Every Curve

"Whoa, hold a car carrier. actively trying to get me out of the way ".

Yesterday I was talking to my older brother via Bluetooth while driving home to Louisville where, for the third time approximately four miles of highway driving , a truck driver was moving on me in a way that made it clear he did not see me. no passive aggressively truckers normally do, when they put on a blink er and begin to move slowly in the expectation that youll just have to go out of their way, no, it was a straight-up swing out in what he perceived as an empty track. I got my mirrors and rapidly accelerated in the adjacent lane.

"You in Poing?" my brother asked.

"Of course!" I replied.

Such is the danger of driving a car B segment on the roads of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

In the weeks since I last updated you on my leasership my 2015 Fiesta ST, I had the opportunity to put some miles the serious road on it. After the first month of living with me, when I dug up a huge 500 miles or as snow and ice pummeled the Midwest, I have since 1800 set additional miles on the clock for a total of 2,300. for those of you keeping track at home, which is 2,300 miles that do not go to my boss 302 (come on, the strengthening of capital), but equally important is that I did in 2300 miles at a combined 30 MPG as opposed to a handset 18 MPG.

Although the Fiesta ST does not necessarily require premium fuel, it is much happier drinking 93 octane 87-I noticed about 33 MPG highway MPG of 87 against 35 on 93 there is also a perceptible difference torque. In theory, the ECU can make the difference when you use regularly in relation to the premium and adjusts ignition timing accordingly. In practice, the car feels better about 93. For the cruise route, however, it does not matter.

As good as the Fiesta is on back roads, for long highway miles, it can leave something to be desired. The stiffly sprung suspension does not care potholes at all, and the long cold winter of Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana seems to have created more than I can remember in years past. There is no such thing as blind driving behind the wheel of the ST-a divot in the middle of a track can ruin your day, or in my case, your alignment. A particularly nasty bump on I-64 in Kentucky seems to have hit my line out so slightly , to the point where the steering wheel is a little to the right list. Ill have to get that looked this week.

As I mentioned at the beginning, the Fiesta ST is invisible to drivers. Not only that, it also seems to be invisible Tahoes and F-250s. I usually forced into evasive actions once a day if there is even a little traffic around.

Visibility on the rear windshield is a bit limited (especially with track decals) and mirrors style truck side take a little getting used to.

There are advantages, however. It is surprisingly quiet on the highway. Tire and wind noise are minimal, even at speeds approaching three digits. The Bluetooth works perfectly, and it is still able to take a call, no one will know you are in the car. I do not have the option of Recaro seat in my car, and Im actually quite happy about it when it comes to highway driving. Although I correspond with them very well, we do not always want to be grasped like a glove when driving 250 miles at a time. The standard seats have lumbar support, but I like it better without it.

I had exactly zero problems with MyFordTouch far. The navigation system is excellent for everyday use, easily the best Ive used in a car. Ms. Bark used to browse the output of a closed road situation last weekend, saving more than an hour. Although I did not intend to extend my trial Sirius, I must admit that it is useful for traveling longer distances, or for driving through areas where my phone can not flow easily Spotify .

Ok, so this bit doesn t have anything to do with highway driving, but I wanted to include it anyway. Theres this little button on the center console. I squeezed a few times during the day, but nothing seemed to happen.

But at night its a different story. Observer:

I know its a little dorky, but I dig

In the coming months, Ill take the ST in the first autocross (where I expect. be stoned by jorts-bEARER of angry) and the first day of the track. I look forward to sharing these experiences with you, as well.

Questions? Comments? The preoccupations? rude remarks? GO!

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I like Smarts.

There is not a guilty pleasure, because Im not ashamed. It is a strange pleasure, however, lack of coherence and credibility.

I am truly passionate about blue car with a love of V8 rumble, turbo couple sizzling turbocharged, manual shifters and performance cars. Yet I can not help myself: I like the way the Smart Fortwo directs. I adapted to the way he wants to be moved. I like the inner feeling of lightness. And I appreciate periodically indeed push a car to its limits just for good procedure. Approaching the limits of these performance cars I love? Thats a recipe for prison.

As much as I love smart fortwo, my wife loves the most. So in 09, after our old Topaz, a new Civic, and a drive from Santa Fe, she rented a second-generation model during a week of ridiculous Mercedes-Benz update that made much more affordable than the Fortwo any other new vehicle. The W451 was not as efficient as the diesel model with which she fell in love in 04, but it was thousands of dollars cheaper, more spacious inside, better built, and - together with the severe price cuts - free to maintain. (Diesel 450 was certainly not.)

She rarely drove the car outside the city center where we lived. Chief among the inconvenience of the car was not the transmission - the car really force you to an unconventional acclimatization - but rather the difficulty of maintaining steady at the posted speed limit of 110 km / h. Fortwo prefer to install in a single 130, a speed at which the highway fuel consumption rose sharply. The loading capacity and flexibility has never ceased to amaze. The city observed far exceeded official estimates of the chip.

RESTRUCTURING
Surely the only nostalgia would be enough to melt his heart when an electric version of the Smart Fortwo has appeared in our driveway in early May, on loan to us for week by Mercedes-Benz Canada. Its been years since we ran a Fortwo; lifestyle changes long been an impossible chip in our family. Smart but without gas, with all the charm of the classic car and the ability to plug into our house, is undoubtedly a winning ticket, right?

Not in our province, not in our lives, not even as a second car. A two-seater $ 30,000 without reference to the performance itself, not tax cuts available, long time charging, and a lack of creature comforts usually is not a recipe for success. This whole "compliance" electric car production work for a buyer with good lease deal in the appropriate jurisdiction of the United States, if they plan to operate another primary car, and, of course, s they love Smarts.

CONDUCT
Trying to make comparisons between an electric Smart cars and we usually drive is virtually impossible. This feels nothing like a conventional car, the greater the difference of the Nissan Micra I drove the week before a Prius is unlike a Camry.

More unusual is the big difference between how the Fortwo Electric Drive makes its way down the road compared to a normal second-generation Fortwo. The electric version is 16% heavier, and with the extra weight set down the structure, the electric drive riding more calmly. But the direction is very heavy and rather reluctant to move away from the center.

calibration gases is weighted, and initial thrust torque is really nice, as in so electric cars. In the absence of changes to complete the Fortwo ED simply continues to build speed in a strange way, very unlike the normal Fortwo who, while in possession of power passing at highway speeds, did exactly the race not down a ramp on. The electric drive, on the other hand, is of breath at higher speeds.

braking feel is terrible in this electric car, but the modes of regen (through which you can scroll through using the paddle shifters) can be so effective as a pedal driving becomes common. A pedal driving is the best.

From the viewpoint of handling, weight improves ride quality greatly reduces the feeling of agility that makes regular Fortwo such an explosion in th e city. Consequently, much of my reasoning for labeling the Fortwo as "fun" is lost, because this car is not nearly as enjoyable to hustle around the city as gas car.

RULING
About 16 hours charging (a standard outlet) resulted in a series of reading of 140 km, well beyond the agent 109 km (68 mile) range of the car. The estimator was accurate for the duration of stay of the car. Driving for 40 km has resulted in about 40 km from the reduction in the range. (I opted against testing the full limit of the cars range, for obvious reasons.) For the record, in 30 months, my wife Fortwo 09 averaged 40 (US) mpg in the city, about 46 of the highway.

has Fortwo Electric Drive and part of normal Fortwo another trait. They are certainly acquired taste even for previously indoctrinated. The first day, the Fortwo Electric Drive appears as strange and slightly humorous. A day later, its just weird. On the third day, you have probably encountered an experience that led him to be weird and unfortunately you are not particularly mood. The fourth day brings your mind around weird but decently helpful. Days five and six you learned to drive the Fortwo as he wants to be led, making it both strange and mildly amusing.

At the en d of the week, its weird and friendly. But not so friendly, not with such a limited range or high prices. Gas fortwo are even equipped with at least $ 10,000 less, up worse but better manage, accelerate slower but more efficient cruise, and are not limited by a charge cycle.

HOLD
Any interest in a new chip, either electric or gas, must be tempered by the realization that the third-generation Fortwo should arrive shortly. It will not just be newer - it will also be much better. Not only exit Fortwo Electric Drive no electric car the most trendy, it is based on a design that originated seven years ago.

The Fortwo 2016 will be slightly larger but still small blissfully. Although the size causes such consternation in the legions buyers worried about their well-being, I have always believed tidy dimensions of the product fortwo odds that were still in my favor. After all, there is much less of me to hit.

Timothy Cain is the founder of GoodCarBadCar.net , who is obsessed with the free and frequent publication of US and Canadian sales figures auto. Follow us on Twitter @goodcarbadcar and Facebook.

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