HOW Many People Can Fit In A Smart Fortwo?

Wow.

This is rather interesting.

From what I gather, the itty-bitty Smart Fortwo, which seats a grand total of…hmmm…two people, can actually fit 13. That’s, uh, a lot more than I expected.

This event was held to celebrate Smart’s 10th anniversary, and anyone could participate. The winners of the contest were a bunch of contortionists, and they managed to fit 13 of them inside the little car. If you haven’t seen a Smart Fortwo before, here are some measurements:

The car is 2.7 by 1.6 meters, which in English translates to 8.8 feet long, or about 8 feet 10 inches by 5.2 feet wide, which is about 5 feet 2 inches. That means, for me at least, I can stretch my arms and be wider than the car, and I’m just about two and a half feet shy of being as tall as the car is long. I can also take three steps and have walked farther than the car’s length.

It’s actually rather hard to explain how small it is until you see it in person, and I have, so how these people managed to fit 13 of themselves inside is beyond me.

Another pic after the jump:

Jesus son. Not only that it looks like its 13 attractive women.

I can’t wait to start seeing more smart cars on American roads… seriously, why hasn’t this market gotten to us?

John, I’ve seen a few around town, but not many. They certainly do catch your eye.

The sad part about smart cars is that they don’t get the fuel economy you’d expect out of them being so small, and they’re about the same price as larger sub-compact cars with similar fuel economy.

I’ve seen one before and it looked like it’s hard to fit even two people in there, let alone 13. **edited by Moderator**