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There are loads of crazy renderings out there, adding aggressive body kits and engines so big they stick out through the hood. We like those, but we can also enjoy some adorable little city cars from brands we associate with serious performance.
Small cars have this stigma that's not completely undeserved. The electric smart fortwo is expensive beyond reason and its range is absurdly short. However, when you're behind the wheel, this inexplicable joy comes over you.
It's like the sort of car that you can throw bananas out of to make the other guy slip and crash. We're not suggesting you should kill people in a smart, just that it looks like it's out of Mario Kart.
This set of renderings from Israeli artist Superrenderscars has the same theme - small city cars with face swaps from brands that take themselves seriously. It's like supercars for toddlers or some strange Chinese knockoffs.
All of them are based on the smart fortwo city car, which we drove a few years ago, back when you could still buy it with an internal combustion engine. Objectively, some of us felt that it wasn't something worth spending money on, but came packed with unique character and quirks. You just couldn't be sad when behind the wheel.
The most colorful face swap features the front end from a green Lamborghini Urus, angular and quite angry. Next, we have a BMW M2 in bright yellow and an R35 Nissan GT-R. Tiny Godzilla might have to do battle with a shrunken Tesla, the only rendering here that's not 100% farfetched. And finally, we have Maserati's contribution via the sporty Levante Trofeo SUV.
As strange as this might seem, one company did try to put its own brand identity over a small city car. We're talking about the Aston Martin Cygnet, which was based on the Toyota iQ. It was in production from 2011 to 2013 and cost about $40,000.
It's like the sort of car that you can throw bananas out of to make the other guy slip and crash. We're not suggesting you should kill people in a smart, just that it looks like it's out of Mario Kart.
This set of renderings from Israeli artist Superrenderscars has the same theme - small city cars with face swaps from brands that take themselves seriously. It's like supercars for toddlers or some strange Chinese knockoffs.
All of them are based on the smart fortwo city car, which we drove a few years ago, back when you could still buy it with an internal combustion engine. Objectively, some of us felt that it wasn't something worth spending money on, but came packed with unique character and quirks. You just couldn't be sad when behind the wheel.
The most colorful face swap features the front end from a green Lamborghini Urus, angular and quite angry. Next, we have a BMW M2 in bright yellow and an R35 Nissan GT-R. Tiny Godzilla might have to do battle with a shrunken Tesla, the only rendering here that's not 100% farfetched. And finally, we have Maserati's contribution via the sporty Levante Trofeo SUV.
As strange as this might seem, one company did try to put its own brand identity over a small city car. We're talking about the Aston Martin Cygnet, which was based on the Toyota iQ. It was in production from 2011 to 2013 and cost about $40,000.
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