I still can't believe it.
Last weekend, I was heading eastbound on Interstate 4 through Downtown Orlando at around 60 miles per hour. The sun was shining, and the top was down on my '97 Miata, when I was passed by a golf cart.
At least, I thought it was a golf cart.
It turns out, the vehicle that zipped past me on the right like I was standing still was one of these.
They're called "Smart Cars", and they can really move.
On the other hand, I drive a car that acts like a bathtub toy in a heavy rain...so this thing seemed scary to me.
Yet, it was clean and bright and shiny and didn't sound like a motorcycle...or even an old VW beetle, when it slipped past me and exited at Lee road.
The fuel efficiency is good, but not really incredible; ranked fourth behind the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic Hybrid and Honda Insight...and I might hesitate about driving a car first developed by the Swiss company that brought you the Swatch.
But you never know.