No, this is no Photoshop joke, these super narrow cars actually do exist! Haven't heard of them? Neither had we until we found them today! Tango is located in Spokane, WA.
Named after its company, the Tango T600, it is a unique 2 passenger car with inline seating. It has the lowest center of gravity of any car, weighs only 3,326 lbs. and can go 0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds!
(Article Source: Plug in America)
Not only that, but the Tango is all about safety, with a saying of "Accident avoidance is the key to this safety."
Designed around a roll cage that meets/exceeds FIA race car regulations, the Tango has double the requirement and two additional horizontal bars. There are literally four times more side door protection bars in this little car! Still worried about rolling over in this extremely narrow car! Have no fear!
2,200 lbs. of the Tango's weight is all under the floor (by the way, that's the entire weight of a Smart car, plus about 400 lbs.!), which makes it well-achieved with a NHTSA 5-Star rollover threshold of 56°. So what exactly does that mean? Here's an example: The Tango will balance on two wheels when heeled over at nearly 60°!!!
Not only that, but the Tango has four-point harnesses as standard equipment, of the same brand and design as used by passenger jet pilots!
(Article Source: Commuter Cars)
So, while it make look silly, being so narrow, it's pretty useful, we suppose, for commuters in overly crowded populations!
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