Defender - Smart Crossover

[CBAS]

just for fun



http://users.pandora.be/threedee/smart/X-rangercamel1.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/threedee/smart/X-rangercamel2.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/threedee/smart/X-rangercamel3.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/threedee/smart/X-ranger2.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/threedee/smart/X-rangersilver.jpg

[Glenn_Guinto]

...reminds me of those Micro Machines:grin

[chrisvonc]

Cool.. what is that exactly? Looks like autocad type working to what I thought was a Benz I saw in the UK a few years ago?

Some more details please if you have them. :)

[CBAS]

it's made in 3D studio MAX and it's a smart...
indeed a production of Daimler/Benz.
it's a city car that fits in any parkingspot...
I beefed it up a little by adding a bullbar, halogen spots, a roofrack and some terrain suspension/tires...

it was quite fun to do an all-terrain mod of a little citycar :)

[chrisvonc]

Very nice. I like the Camel version.

I thought the body looked familar. 2 years ago we were in London and I stopped in a Benz dealership in town and they had on on the floor. Very interesting. Last month my wife was back in London and said she saw them all over.

[CBAS]

yeah... I live in Antwerp (Belgium), there are swarms of them over here as well...

defenders too though :)

[Glenn_Guinto]

Aren't those a joint effort between MB and Swatch? I thought I read that somewhere.

[JimC]

Yes, a joint venture between MB and swatch - the Smart shares a platform with the MB A-Klasse. Though they have acheived substantial popularity, they were initially troubled by cost overruns associated with developing a computer controlled suspension system that would keep them from tipping over. The larger dealers sell Smarts from multi-story glass display cases:

[Nobrega]

Hey would u be interested in doing one of those crossovers images with one of the new minis. I always thought that it would cool to have the mini raised up and beefed up.