Video: Smart Brabus Electric Drive sound generator tested

Blind people believe hybrid and electric cars pose a safety risk. They reckon that because these things make virtually no noise, it's only a matter of time before they're involved in some sort of collision with an errant G-Wiz or Citroen C1 EV'IE.

Smart doesn't particularly believe this to be true, but its latest vehicle, the Smart Brabus Electric Drive, incorporates a gadget that may save the lives of the visually challenged. Or not. It has a sound generator that mimics the noise made by a traditional internal combustion engine. More to the point, it also makes a noise that mimics a bloomin' space ship! 

Watch the video to see and hear it in action, then when you're done, go check out our photo story of the Smart Brabus Electric Drive to get a closer look.

Damn, we're good to you.

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