Comments on: Back to the Drawing Board: Worst Crash Test Ever. http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra/ CarDomain Blog - Automotive news & crazy member rides from the CarDomain Community Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:51:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: i_luv_dusty http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra/#comment-39908 i_luv_dusty Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:12:32 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra#comment-39908 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Holy crap.</p> </div>

Holy crap.

]]> By: Ted http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra/#comment-39910 Ted Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:28:27 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra#comment-39910 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I'd call that a catastrophic failure of the cabin, after total failure of frontal impact protection (not that apparently was any).<br /> -<br /> This dosen't look like a new model, or at least I hope this isn't a new product... anywhere.<br /> -<br /> The odd thing is that many old cars (at least in the States) didn't crunch up much in collisions. That's part of what made them dangerous. They had lap belts, no crumple zones and people dies from internal injuries, broken backs or necks. This car looks like it might have been fairly wintage (?) but wow... the whole thing was a crumple zone, all the way back to the TRUNK.</p> <p>Unless it hit at 80 MPH, I'd say parameters weren't the issue... poor design was. Even the SMART car did way, way better than this.</p></div>

I’d call that a catastrophic failure of the cabin, after total failure of frontal impact protection (not that apparently was any).
-
This dosen’t look like a new model, or at least I hope this isn’t a new product… anywhere.
-
The odd thing is that many old cars (at least in the States) didn’t crunch up much in collisions. That’s part of what made them dangerous. They had lap belts, no crumple zones and people dies from internal injuries, broken backs or necks. This car looks like it might have been fairly wintage (?) but wow… the whole thing was a crumple zone, all the way back to the TRUNK.

Unless it hit at 80 MPH, I’d say parameters weren’t the issue… poor design was. Even the SMART car did way, way better than this.

]]> By: Dan http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra/#comment-39911 Dan Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:59:49 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra#comment-39911 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>That's pretty scary but I wonder what the parameters were. The car is a Holden VB Commodore (also sold in Europe as an Opel) <a href="http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=18301" rel="nofollow">http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=18301</a></p> </div>

That’s pretty scary but I wonder what the parameters were. The car is a Holden VB Commodore (also sold in Europe as an Opel) http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=18301

]]> By: Ted http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra/#comment-39913 Ted Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:36:30 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra#comment-39913 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>I think it's a Chinese replica of a Lada.</p> </div>

I think it’s a Chinese replica of a Lada.

]]> By: Highspeedhijinks http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra/#comment-39916 Highspeedhijinks Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:28:37 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra#comment-39916 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>OMG !!!!!</p> </div>

OMG !!!!!

]]> By: raptorattack http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra/#comment-39918 raptorattack Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:02:20 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/back-to-the-dra#comment-39918 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>oh my go d that is insane</p> </div>

oh my go d that is insane

]]>