I was amused to come across an advertisement where a Smart car was ‘demonstrated’ driving offroad. Here it is, to set the scene before I continue.
Intrigued, I wondered whether anyone had actually tried to use the Smart car offroad. Turns out lots of people have – YouTube has many videos about it. Here’s one from a Russian user.
That wasn’t very successful, was it? This gentleman had a better idea – he fitted tracks to his Smart car. Just look at the difference they made!
So, I guess you can make the Smart car into at least a moderately usable offroad vehicle, given enough time, effort and money! Whether that’s a good idea or not is up to you, I guess . . .
Peter
I've taken various small cars onto jeep trails on dry days, including a Chevette, a Nissan Micra, and an MGB.
The narrow track makes the ruts not so much of a problem. The best part is the look you get from quad bikers when they round the bend and see you oncoming some 7 or 8 miles into the bush.
I can only ask WHY???