Would you drive a Twizy?

• salto

  

  The Renault Twizy, rebadged as a Nissan. Battery-powered electric 2-seater "city" car. Reviews say they are quite fun to drive, zipping around town.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• salto

  

  Twizy F1! Bad ass.
  
  
  
• MontyBrunswick

  

  if i wanted a gokart i'd buy a gokart
• salto

  

  MontyBrunswick;1880197 wrote:if i wanted a gokart i'd buy a gokart

  Not sure if gokarts are street legal? The Twizy is quite popular in Europe. Wondering if it has a chance here in the states.
  
  “THE Stone Age did not end for lack of stone, and the Oil Age will end long before the world runs out of oil.”
• Spock

  

  I would rather drive an 84 gremlin
• FatHobbit

  

  I would probably drive one in the city, but I'm not sure about on the highway.
  
  Edited because i see now in your op you said it's a "city car". This doesn't seem much different than a Mercedes smart car to me.
• salto

  

  Spock;1880203 wrote:I would rather drive an 84 gremlin

  A lot of things you do are stupid. Want a list?
• HitsRus

  

  does it have an optional "sport package" that would allow you to put your golf clubs on the back?
• salto

  

  HitsRus;1880211 wrote:does it have an optional "sport package" that would allow you to put your golf clubs on the back?

  Good question.
  
  Don't know if the strapped rack this guy uses is home-made or if they are sold separate.
  
  
  
  
  
  I searched "Renault Twizy external rack" and found lots of interesting pictures.
  
  (see below)
• salto

  

  External racks on a Twizy are cool.
  
• salto

  

  FatHobbit;1880205 wrote: This doesn't seem much different than a Mercedes smart car to me.

  Researched a bit and discover the Twizy charges in about a third of the time and cost about 30% less, than the comparable Smart branded electric cars.
  Granted, the Smart electric cars do have a few more features.
  
  https://gearheads.org/electric-cars-renault-twizy-vs-smart-fortwo-electric-drive/
• Belly35

  

  I'd give it a try in the city but I wouldn't take it out on the highway. And it doesn't look like something I would drive in the winter time
• GOONx19

  

  I don’t trust other drivers enough to get in one of those. Get hit by a pickup in that thing and you’re done.
• salto

  

  GOONx19;1880216 wrote:I don’t trust other drivers enough to get in one of those. Get hit by a pickup in that thing and you’re done.

  About a minute in. Twizy does OK for head-on impact because of its airbag. If you're T-boned by something much larger, see ya.....
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yAnlpim8bw
• ernest_t_bass

  

  GOONx19;1880216 wrote:I don’t trust other drivers enough to get in one of those. Get hit by a pickup in that thing and you’re done.

  Get hit by a kid on a bike and you're done. I'll stick with my F150.
• OSH

  

  Family is too big, can't do it.
• wkfan

  Looks like a rolling deathtrap.....
• Dr Winston O'Boogie

  

  Only if I lived in a a densely populated urban setting. For getting around Manhattan, this thing would be nice. I would never take it on the freeway or any other higher speed secondary roads.
• Heretic

  

  Since I don't live in a large metropolitan area, I don't think that thing would have much use for me, as it seems like more a city vehicle than a rural/highway deal.
• Verbal Kint

  

  ernest_t_bass;1880341 wrote:Get hit by a kid on a bike and you're done. I'll stick with my F150.

  Exactly.