Where VW got their inspiration...

[maca]

http://www.caradvice.com.au/34546/th...sh-test-video/

Clearly this is where we started... And i'm so glad at where we are today

[Cam]

Damn!
Wouldn't want to be inside one of those if you had a smash. Never seen a car literally crumble before.

[kaoticice]

It looked very much like some of the earlier chinese cars.

[Rocket36]

Jesus guys! Show me a car that looks much better after slamming into a solid concrete block at 100kph... I actually think older cars would fare BETTER than modern cars - not necessarily the occupants - but the cars.

[SoVeReIgN]

Ah while yes, i'm sure VB commodores were terrible, that particular car was an example of cars being repaired poorly/welded back together.

[funkamedic]

Jesus guys! Show me a car that looks much better after slamming into a solid concrete block at 100kph.

as posted by someone in the comments for that vid...

[Rocket36]

The facts are here...

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/06/v...-leave-a-mark/

62mph which = 99.8kph

[Swallowtail]

Some of the comments say that the car was a poorly repaired cut and shut weld job, had the tail shaft removed, and had 300kg ballast in the boot.

You can clearly see the effect of the ballast - the inertia in the boot area as the vehicle crashes is spectacular.

And yes, I'm glad that we've come a long way since then, although a crash at that speed in any car into a solid immovable object is likely to not end well...

[funkamedic]

???

Show me a car that looks much better after slamming into a solid concrete block at 100kph

i showed you one.

[Rocket36]

???



i showed you one.

There is no weight in the car to simulate occupants. With 100kg - 200kg+ the results would be a lot worse.