Crazy Rinspeed. An electric Smart ForTwo with a trailer.
Why worry about longer-range batteries or faster recharge times when you can just hitch up a trailer? A trailer with its own battery pack, or maybe a fuel cell, that can drive your rear axle, which is actually now the middle axle of the Smart EV... ah, yes, the world is our oyster.
Or, if we're content with the stock Fortwo ED's 98-mile range, we could hook up one of Rinspeed's proposed "Dock+Go" lifestyle trailers, which would apparently just be along for the ride. There's a trailer with a hot plate in case we want to fast-track a pizza delivery career, and another with a toolbox for a contractor needing to carry... uhm, a rachet set. Other trailer themes include camping, golfing, skiing (water, snow, we're not sure), the beach, and "party" (which suggests cake to us but might just indicate a 12-pack-capable ice chest).
"Plenty of good and creative solutions for a brighter future mobility," intones the Rinspeed press release translated from the German. "Take 3 instead of 2 -- and who came up with it? A Swiss, who else?"
Right. Darling animation of the Smart with the trailer after the jump.
lostboyz says:
03:37 AM, 12/ 8/11
When I saw this on another site yesterday, I honestly laughed for a good 5 minutes straight.
revn says:
06:45 AM, 12/ 8/11
Oh my god thank you for the .gif. This is hilarious.
altimadude05 says:
07:52 AM, 12/ 8/11
Honestly, there are better cars than a Smart to have unforscene buttzeks with.
convotutor says:
10:23 PM, 12/ 8/11
Look, I can fit two more bags of groceries!!
zeniff says:
11:07 PM, 12/10/11
Their marketing tagline:
The Smart ForTwo Trailer.
For the people who were too stupid to buy a car.
camaro84 says:
12:43 PM, 12/12/11
EPIC FAIL x10 = Smart car with trailer.
spiceace says:
11:33 AM, 12/13/11
Can the car actually move now with the added trailer? Or, do you required to give it a good push? :)