for those about to complain about the video quality. The video was made around 2000. at the time there was no damn HD like there is today. This clip was most likely recorded off of an old vhs tape from that time which is the reason why it's not the best quality. some vhs just gets worn out...
@@TheoPhilpotYeah, the Germans seemed to struggle with that one. Still, take any 80's design and subject it to these tests and your stomach will turn.
Dateline is ruined at this point, Dateline used to be so much better, all news channels were better but the second they switched to digital from analog everything went to hell
"We do not believe that the IIHS ratings provide an accurate estimation of a vehicle's overall safety in real-world driving." I survived a car crash as the passenger, because we hit the side of a Buick. The cobalt was totaled, however. The Buick, I don't know. But all I know is that my dad may have punctured his liver, and did break 6 ribs from the airbag.
@@00crashtest 2001 is not really relevant to the video, because you can easily label 2002, 2003, 2004 and beyond for many of the models shown here. A segment taped in 1999 with consumer products, shouldn't have anything from 2001 even mentioned. It's confusing and misleading, as when people randomly see 2001 as last, they think " old 2001 segment". I think all of these segments give an idea of when they were taped, based on response letters from manufacturers in every video, having dates listed. You couldn't even buy a 2001 model year anything in 1999. Minor changes also taking place from year to year or midlife, easily can negate relevance to some beyond 2000 vehicles.
The 2000 and up seville had one of the strongest bodies of any vehicle on the road when it was designed. In testing GM actually failed to crush it with their standard car frame crusher and had to move to the truck test facility in order to complete the test.
Maybe on US market. All cars in this video had very poor rigidity. All of them had A-pillars bent, intrusion into the cocpit, etc., which is unacceptable in luxury cars, especially in 2000. This looks like European cars from mid 90's. Renault Laguna in 2001 came out had far stronger body, it was the safest car in the world for a few years after that, and the first car in history to get 5 stars on EuroNCAP, which was considered impossible by the car makers, not even cars like Mercedes S class managed it. Look at it's crash test with an offset at 40 mph...the cabin stays totally intact, the windshield barely cracked, that didn't happen on any other car in 2001. In fact, that car can take a 55 mph crash into a pole or a tree that only covers about 20% of the frontal area and the A-pillar won't move a bit, doors will open normally and there is minimal intrusion into the footwell. A test in which most cars from around year 2000 would end up with the central console sitting in the rear seats.
+derbigpr500 There's no way it can take a 55mph crash like that. Thats around double the forces of a 40mph crash. Many companies already struggle with the small overlap test at 40mph. No way can it handle a 55mph small overlap crash. Unless you have a source/video? But even if it could handle a crash at that speed, there's a high chance the head will hit the steering wheel through the airbag, potentially (almost surely) killing the driver.
Had a 2002 Buick LeSabre. It was a very good dependable car that gave no problems. I never had a crash in it but glad to know it was a safe car as well. The Buick was 12 years old and we had a new BMW and the Buick was more reliable than the BMW. It's a shame that GM didn't put the same amount of care into all their cars and trucks.
GM an Chrysler have safety flaws? Didn't Toyota hold the largest recall ever related to a safety issues? Yeah, some of these older ones are not the best, but I assure, they've all gotten better. My Dodge Avenger saved my wife and child in an accident. Also, the new Camry and Prius recieved Poor ratings in their new test, while the rest got higher scores. Not trying to argue, just sayin'.
I rolled my bonnevile 2001 ssei 6 times landing on my roof on the expressway. I was able to walk away with a small bruise where my baseball hit me when I was rolling. That AMERICAN made car saved my life.
I had a 2000 Bonneville SE and I got into a crash a few weeks ago I T Boned a 2012 Chevy equinox and the front 3 feet of the car where the radiator was was pushed in up to the engine but did not damage the engine as it’s the 3800 v6 bulletproof engine and it gets that name because the engine still runs there was no coolant after the crash but still ran and moved on it own power and I walked a way with no injuries because of the length of the cars front and back end and also the front wheels have less then an inch of clearance before getting pinned completely
HEY! CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION!? Good. This was recorded in the early 2000's. Don't expect 1080p 60fps. You are probably a 10 year old. I am 13 and I grew up with 470 ( please correct me if I'm Wrong. ) - 720 p
I've just purchased a 2003 park avenue ultra a month ago after owning an e38 BMW. Athough the Buick has its pitfalls and shortcomings, its a fairly good car none the less. The Buick is defiantly nowhere near as fast or as powerful but at least I can still overtake on the highway thanks to its somewhat potent supercharger. It is a lot more comfortable and easy to steer while driving in town but I did have to sacrifice handling for comfort. As far and the interior build quality its a joke. Acres of fake plastic and the faux leather trimmed center console constantly remind me why I choose a BMW, however it still has most of the same features as my BMW so I guess I can forgive it overtime and I must say that the size of the trunk has proven to be very useful, i've managed to fit an entire restaurant kitchen stovetop in the trunk and still managed to hold all of the other bulk foods I needed. Going back to drivability, the traction control system is pathetic compared to the one on E38 BMWs. I'm an aggressive driver so the wheels are constantly screeching when I stomp on the gas, but then again the car is front wheel drive so it does fair better with the bi-polar weather were I live. (people in Nevada know what I'm talking about) As far as styling goes it has a nice aggressive look to it, being an Ultra model it has the chrome side exhaust holes, metallic black paint, and it also came with the optional chrome alloy rims. Its a pretty stylized car but you can't help but think like someone from GM took a bicycle pump to a cadillac seville and stopped pumping right before it popped. What I loved about my E38 BMW was despite being 17 years old, it still looks just as sexy as when it came out of the showroom, it has a timeless design that GM cars at the time were incapable of offering. However beauty is in the eye of the beholder so its a personal choose, and I will say that the Buick does turn a lot more heads in the the office parking than a Toyota Corolla. I've had people walk up to me at work complementing me on my Buick. Even though I would take a european car over an american car any day of the week, Buick is the only american carmaker i'd make an exception for. Buick has always managed to make a luxury car well suited for the american lifestyle.
I have the 2000 Pontiac Bonnville and my friend has a sister car to yours and mine he drives the olds aurora same as the other two my car and yours and the engine can go forever on these cars
I owned and totaled a 1999 LHS and i can confirm this test doesnt represent real world crashes. I had an offest crash with another vehicle that slowly turned left in front of me suddenly. I was traveling at 55mph. After braking and swerving right, at point of impact i struck the right front of the other car at about 45mph. My car looked similar to the test car as far as exterior damage and i was able to open and close all my doors and trunk. As a matter of fact i was able to start the car and drive it across the street into a parking lot waiting for a tow truck. The other car was disabled it was a Dodge Charger. Its HEMI engine was laying in the road. The only injury i had was one i didn't know about until the next day. I had a very light burn/rash on my left arm from the airbag. My arm was in front of the airbag as it deployed since i was swerving. They used to make fun of us youngins back then for driving with our seats slid back and recliner leaned back. Well it saved my life because there was plenty of space inbetween me and that airbag since my head didn't come close to it. I was pleased with the way my LHS handled the crash, but the Charger didn't do well. The driver was taken to the ER by ambulance and she had side airbags and head curtain airbags! All i had was dual front airbags. I would buy another LHS to this day in a heartbeat if i ever found one as nice as mine. And i can confirm they got it wrong here, the Concorde was the large family sedan from Chrysler. The LHS was the large flagship luxury sedan from Chrysler. They cost $35,000 fully loaded and they competed with the Park Avenue, Seville, Aurora & Lincoln Continental. The LHS was a very good car back then and it saved my life that day. I had that car four years before that bitch turned in front of me talking on her cell phone. I was pissed. My LHS got replaced with a 2008 Lincoln Town Car. After that accident realizing how bad it could have been i bought the car with the longest hood on any modern automobile and i still have it. 300,000mi still looks and runs like new! You want a car with a set forward front axle closer to the front bumper not a set back front axle closer to the front doors. My Town Car has a set forward front axle with the engine sitting behind the axle. I can stand in between my engine and radiator. My LHS' entire engine sat forward of the front axle. The LHS has a very space efficient design for its size. It has more interior room than a Caprice or Grand Marquis being 5-8" shorter. The space is about the same inside as my Town Car. The handling is the same. That big Lincoln handles sporty like a late 90s Thunderbird, it hugs the road in Florida's notorious slippery oily rainstorms. But that LHS was much faster that 3.5 H.0. outran an Impala SS with the LT1.
I just found this comment 2 years later dang XD- if I were to reply now I'd say it was in order for the dummy to be seen by cameras and when they're inspecting the car after the test, and because having it open or closed doesn't affect the structural integrity of the car (Connecticut Ball, if the windows are closed there's also a chance the dummy's head would hit the window and potentially shatter it which would be a whole other can of worms- the bottom line is that the head shouldn't move to the side in the first place, it needs to stay straight and hit the headrest after the airbag).
Totaled a 2000 Seville STS in November 2020 pretty badly in a crash similar. Walked away with just a concussion and a sprained wrist and ankle. Loved that car and grateful it saved my life
They are. But not only that the Oldsmobile Aurora is similar to the Buick Park Avenue and Cadillac Seville; it's also similar to the Buick LeSabre, Buick Riviera, Pontiac Bonneville, Cadillac Deville, Cadillac DTS, and Buick Lucerne.
Remember the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo crash test by EuroNCAP? Remember the smiley face on the airbag? There is a very similar smiley face on the airbag of the Lexus. You can see it for a second at 11:41
Those are actually vent holes, or "airholes" as I like to call them. They help to get the "air/gas" out of the bag to help deflate quickly, making the airbag not only cushion the head, neck, and chest, but also to help absorb the impact and not act like another solid cushion the upper body hits, that would be almost as bad as hitting the dashboard and/or steering wheel themselves.
Ngl, I wish they should've done these with some big and midsized vans (some of them quote on quote vans), like the Chevy Express, Ford E-150/E-250/E-350/E-450, Nissan NV2500/3500, Chevy City Express, Ford Transit Connect, and Nissan NV200.
Well since there was only minor injuries in the Lexus compared to the new Cadillac, I’d go with the Lexus for the quality, reliability and resale value.
The dodge intrepid is not sold as the Chrysler Concorde it’s sold as the Chrysler intrepid in Canada , the Concorde is a different car . More like the lhs
GM and Chrysler all have serious flaws in safety. I can tell you these results matter as I have had a friend of mine lose his legs from a crash. He drove a Chevy. If Toyota can do it why can't GM?
It would be nice if you could buy the engines from the tested vehicles that were rear ended. Or the rear ends from the vehicles that sustained frontal damages. After all, the vehicles were bought brand new so there’s no mileage on them. Furthermore it would be a good way for the IIHS to recoup some of their money while providing engines, transmissions and 3rd members at a lower cost to those who need them. Heck, I’d love to pull a 5.0L (302) V8 out of an F150 and put it into my Ranger
Wheres the Crown Vic/Taurus??? They test 4 different GM cars and two Stellantis (Daimler Chrylser at the time) cars but not even the great selling Taurus and Crown Vic?
back in 1987 my mother had just bought a brand new 1988 Cadillac Sedan DeVille. One day she was leaving Philadelphia to come pick me up from my grandmothers in NJ. Drunk guy in a van was driving the wrong direction from the freeway and my almost hit my mother and baby brother she hit a tree , which came all the way up to the windshield. She only had one leg that was scratched up. When I got to see pictures of the Cadillac the front of the car was torn up but the rest of the car was still in tacked. And they had just started putting some Air bags in some cars. She pointed out to me which tree she hit and for years that tree continued to grow but bent. Cadillac was safe cars, but that was about almost 30 yrs ago. Today cars are so light in material it is hard to tell.
Exactly, just BS substitution from NBC. Quite stupid of them too, as at the time of testing the '97 model, the 1998 Seville was already in showrooms. The '97 was a car dating back to 1991. Clearly IIHS bought a clearance sale '97 over a brand new 1998 Seville.
Being young and dumb...my 2003 Park Avenue Ultra met a tree at 86 mph. I walked away uninjured. Only damage was to my emotions I loved that car and felt I killed my best friend. 😢
Ratings of vehicles in this class tested in other rounds and not shown here: 2000 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable: Good 2000 Lincoln Continental: Acceptable 2000 Infiniti Q45: Marginal 2000 Lexus LS: Good 2000 BMW 5 Series: Good 2000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class (MY2001 car tested): Good 2000 Buick Regal/Century: Acceptable 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix: Acceptable 2000 Chevrolet Lumina: Good 2000 Audi A6: Acceptable 2000 Volvo S80: Good
@@axelyn6856you do realize that this vehicle was rated marginal at first but they used a second Intrepid and thus that’s how the Intrepid got the acceptable rating.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gives the 2004 Rainier an overall Marginal score for front impacts while the 2005 and newer models are given an Acceptable score. In side impacts the Rainier was given an overall Marginal score with side airbags present. Congrats on your purchase...
Your right. I'm 13 and I am a safety concerned person. My mother had a 2000 Pontiac Montana. It ran like dog feces and it was the worst performer. Everytime I was in that death trap I held on to the handles on the door.
i dont get how ppl are trashing american cars when they did god, and the buick did better then the lexus by a little bit, b4 yeah it was not the best, but its good now. my father got crashed into with his grand marquis, town car, and town and country. all of american cars help up fine, dont say dumb stuff just because it is american, that makes you an ignorant person
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for those about to complain about the video quality. The video was made around 2000. at the time there was no damn HD like there is today. This clip was most likely recorded off of an old vhs tape from that time which is the reason why it's not the best quality. some vhs just gets worn out...
Even people in 2000 would complain about the noiae
itzsativaman Good point there. Sometimes as a child I would complain because of the noise or the VHS glitching/stopping. lol
I’m a 90s person and I ain’t complaining lol
I'm complaining but only because the audio is glitched throughout so it's delayed and it makes this one almost impossible to watch 😑😂
Back When the moderate overlap test was considered “a demanding test”
Right? I’d love to see a “best pick” from this era up against modern tests
@@TheoPhilpot I guess the oblique test is harder?
@@user-sf7kl9uh7k small overlap test is what I’d like to see
@@TheoPhilpotYeah, the Germans seemed to struggle with that one. Still, take any 80's design and subject it to these tests and your stomach will turn.
Nowadays they all pass this one w/ flying colors. Just an example of how far we’ve come…
Im surprised the Chryslers did so poorly. Said no one ever.
Nutz4Gunz45 my mom had a1994 concord
it sucks how everyone hates chrysler now because of diamler
I'm surprised the Chryslers did so poorly
My question is where was Lincoln/Mercury when this test happened?
Jacob Fleming And now Fiat.
Mannn I miss dateline, especially the crash test episodes.
Dateline is ruined at this point, Dateline used to be so much better, all news channels were better but the second they switched to digital from analog everything went to hell
What’s with the farting
Poor VHS quality
✨tape✨
Old film
A dirty boy
It's static from the channel
What was good then is considered terribly unsafe now
That means progress has been made. And progress is most definitely good.
I'd much rather drive a 2000s car over most of the crap out there today.
That's called progress
Hakeem Sd70M it’s the trade off, styling for safety. A lot of the cars today look the same...but they’re pretty safe.
The 112 dislikes on this video are from LHS owners.
"We do not believe that the IIHS ratings provide an accurate estimation of a vehicle's overall safety in real-world driving."
I survived a car crash as the passenger, because we hit the side of a Buick. The cobalt was totaled, however. The Buick, I don't know. But all I know is that my dad may have punctured his liver, and did break 6 ribs from the airbag.
Adurite Games were you in the Cobalt or the Buick?
techguy123 “we hit the side of a Buick”
This video is from the removed account bajabusta. He now reuploaded the videos unlisted and his channel is now called mrchevybaja.
None of these vehicles are 2001 models. Not sure why you even put 2001 in the video, as this video was taped in October or November 1999.
@@jmin8400 They were all produced into 2001 and beyond.
@@00crashtest 2001 is not really relevant to the video, because you can easily label 2002, 2003, 2004 and beyond for many of the models shown here.
A segment taped in 1999 with consumer products, shouldn't have anything from 2001 even mentioned. It's confusing and misleading, as when people randomly see 2001 as last, they think " old 2001 segment".
I think all of these segments give an idea of when they were taped, based on response letters from manufacturers in every video, having dates listed.
You couldn't even buy a 2001 model year anything in 1999. Minor changes also taking place from year to year or midlife, easily can negate relevance to some beyond 2000 vehicles.
Not Megastrator?
The 2000 and up seville had one of the strongest bodies of any vehicle on the road when it was designed. In testing GM actually failed to crush it with their standard car frame crusher and had to move to the truck test facility in order to complete the test.
Maybe on US market. All cars in this video had very poor rigidity. All of them had A-pillars bent, intrusion into the cocpit, etc., which is unacceptable in luxury cars, especially in 2000. This looks like European cars from mid 90's. Renault Laguna in 2001 came out had far stronger body, it was the safest car in the world for a few years after that, and the first car in history to get 5 stars on EuroNCAP, which was considered impossible by the car makers, not even cars like Mercedes S class managed it. Look at it's crash test with an offset at 40 mph...the cabin stays totally intact, the windshield barely cracked, that didn't happen on any other car in 2001. In fact, that car can take a 55 mph crash into a pole or a tree that only covers about 20% of the frontal area and the A-pillar won't move a bit, doors will open normally and there is minimal intrusion into the footwell. A test in which most cars from around year 2000 would end up with the central console sitting in the rear seats.
derbigpr500
You're talking crash test safety, not frame strength. Very different and while they are correlated they should not be confused.
***** That was the OG Aurora platform that broke the frame crusher. The 2000+ Seville, Aurora, LeSabre, and Bonneville got reinforced more.
+derbigpr500 There's no way it can take a 55mph crash like that. Thats around double the forces of a 40mph crash. Many companies already struggle with the small overlap test at 40mph. No way can it handle a 55mph small overlap crash. Unless you have a source/video? But even if it could handle a crash at that speed, there's a high chance the head will hit the steering wheel through the airbag, potentially (almost surely) killing the driver.
+derbigpr500 I'm talking small overlap on the driver side at 55mph. Not a tree going through the center of the car at 55mph.
He's assertive. NOT REMARKABLE! IT SHOULD BE THIS WAY! GRRRRRR!
Because he wants to see good preformers not poor preformers
The Impala and Buick LeSabre and park ave are the same car underneath. Just different parts on the outside.
CraftsmanQuad The Park Avenue is a G body car as well, very silimar to the Cadillac DeVille and Oldsmobile Aurora.
The Impala and LeSabre don't share anything with each other with the exception of the 3800 V6.
The LeSabre and Park Avenue were built on the G platform, the Impala was built on the W body
The Bonneville and Lesabre roll on the same platform
48 grand for an 2000 Eldorado.......I can get 1 of those for 200 bucks today
Hakeemah Johnson I got a 93 eldorado for free found original papers 43000 dollars 😂
Also I own a 2004 Impala LS and they aren't that bad as a lot of people will try and tell you.
They are safe, comfortable and reliable
Had a 2002 Buick LeSabre. It was a very good dependable car that gave no problems. I never had a crash in it but glad to know it was a safe car as well. The Buick was 12 years old and we had a new BMW and the Buick was more reliable than the BMW. It's a shame that GM didn't put the same amount of care into all their cars and trucks.
GM an Chrysler have safety flaws? Didn't Toyota hold the largest recall ever related to a safety issues? Yeah, some of these older ones are not the best, but I assure, they've all gotten better. My Dodge Avenger saved my wife and child in an accident.
Also, the new Camry and Prius recieved Poor ratings in their new test, while the rest got higher scores. Not trying to argue, just sayin'.
I rolled my bonnevile 2001 ssei 6 times landing on my roof on the expressway. I was able to walk away with a small bruise where my baseball hit me when I was rolling. That AMERICAN made car saved my life.
I had a 2000 Bonneville SE and I got into a crash a few weeks ago I T Boned a 2012 Chevy equinox and the front 3 feet of the car where the radiator was was pushed in up to the engine but did not damage the engine as it’s the 3800 v6 bulletproof engine and it gets that name because the engine still runs there was no coolant after the crash but still ran and moved on it own power and I walked a way with no injuries because of the length of the cars front and back end and also the front wheels have less then an inch of clearance before getting pinned completely
Saved your life only cuz you rolled and not a head on. Dont brag falsely.
All these car companies can thank Volvo for their innovations in all aspects of safety.
Saab: *Am I a joke to you?*
No.
HEY! CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION!? Good. This was recorded in the early 2000's. Don't expect 1080p 60fps. You are probably a 10 year old. I am 13 and I grew up with 470 ( please correct me if I'm Wrong. ) - 720 p
Wow, a whole 13 years old, you must really remember the good 'ol VHS days
NCRranger24 - Gaming and More! I used to have one, don't judge, my mother bought it when they were the hottest trend.
480p. I have to say it.
ScaleneMass27 YT 480 and 720 aren’t that bad. I don’t like 480 tho
80s quality was better then this
large cars are the only kind of cars that can survive in headon crashes with suv's and pickups but simultaneously don't pose a risk to smaller cars.
My first car was that Seville. Ate that crash like a champ 💪🏼
I don't care what Chrysler says after seeing the head hit the steering wheel, neck injury, and both legs injured.
I've just purchased a 2003 park avenue ultra a month ago after owning an e38 BMW. Athough the Buick has its pitfalls and shortcomings, its a fairly good car none the less. The Buick is defiantly nowhere near as fast or as powerful but at least I can still overtake on the highway thanks to its somewhat potent supercharger. It is a lot more comfortable and easy to steer while driving in town but I did have to sacrifice handling for comfort. As far and the interior build quality its a joke. Acres of fake plastic and the faux leather trimmed center console constantly remind me why I choose a BMW, however it still has most of the same features as my BMW so I guess I can forgive it overtime and I must say that the size of the trunk has proven to be very useful, i've managed to fit an entire restaurant kitchen stovetop in the trunk and still managed to hold all of the other bulk foods I needed. Going back to drivability, the traction control system is pathetic compared to the one on E38 BMWs. I'm an aggressive driver so the wheels are constantly screeching when I stomp on the gas, but then again the car is front wheel drive so it does fair better with the bi-polar weather were I live. (people in Nevada know what I'm talking about) As far as styling goes it has a nice aggressive look to it, being an Ultra model it has the chrome side exhaust holes, metallic black paint, and it also came with the optional chrome alloy rims. Its a pretty stylized car but you can't help but think like someone from GM took a bicycle pump to a cadillac seville and stopped pumping right before it popped. What I loved about my E38 BMW was despite being 17 years old, it still looks just as sexy as when it came out of the showroom, it has a timeless design that GM cars at the time were incapable of offering. However beauty is in the eye of the beholder so its a personal choose, and I will say that the Buick does turn a lot more heads in the the office parking than a Toyota Corolla. I've had people walk up to me at work complementing me on my Buick. Even though I would take a european car over an american car any day of the week, Buick is the only american carmaker i'd make an exception for. Buick has always managed to make a luxury car well suited for the american lifestyle.
That 3.8's bullet proof
I'm glad I have the 2000 Buick lesabre
the motor will run forever also
I have the 2000 Pontiac Bonnville and my friend has a sister car to yours and mine he drives the olds aurora same as the other two my car and yours and the engine can go forever on these cars
That 3.8 Buick V6 engine is bulletproof.. just keep the oil changed ant itll run forever
I have a Honda CR-V
5:08 new iihs president Adrian Lund
I owned and totaled a 1999 LHS and i can confirm this test doesnt represent real world crashes. I had an offest crash with another vehicle that slowly turned left in front of me suddenly. I was traveling at 55mph. After braking and swerving right, at point of impact i struck the right front of the other car at about 45mph. My car looked similar to the test car as far as exterior damage and i was able to open and close all my doors and trunk. As a matter of fact i was able to start the car and drive it across the street into a parking lot waiting for a tow truck. The other car was disabled it was a Dodge Charger. Its HEMI engine was laying in the road. The only injury i had was one i didn't know about until the next day. I had a very light burn/rash on my left arm from the airbag. My arm was in front of the airbag as it deployed since i was swerving. They used to make fun of us youngins back then for driving with our seats slid back and recliner leaned back. Well it saved my life because there was plenty of space inbetween me and that airbag since my head didn't come close to it. I was pleased with the way my LHS handled the crash, but the Charger didn't do well. The driver was taken to the ER by ambulance and she had side airbags and head curtain airbags! All i had was dual front airbags. I would buy another LHS to this day in a heartbeat if i ever found one as nice as mine. And i can confirm they got it wrong here, the Concorde was the large family sedan from Chrysler. The LHS was the large flagship luxury sedan from Chrysler. They cost $35,000 fully loaded and they competed with the Park Avenue, Seville, Aurora & Lincoln Continental. The LHS was a very good car back then and it saved my life that day. I had that car four years before that bitch turned in front of me talking on her cell phone. I was pissed. My LHS got replaced with a 2008 Lincoln Town Car. After that accident realizing how bad it could have been i bought the car with the longest hood on any modern automobile and i still have it. 300,000mi still looks and runs like new! You want a car with a set forward front axle closer to the front bumper not a set back front axle closer to the front doors. My Town Car has a set forward front axle with the engine sitting behind the axle. I can stand in between my engine and radiator. My LHS' entire engine sat forward of the front axle. The LHS has a very space efficient design for its size. It has more interior room than a Caprice or Grand Marquis being 5-8" shorter. The space is about the same inside as my Town Car. The handling is the same. That big Lincoln handles sporty like a late 90s Thunderbird, it hugs the road in Florida's notorious slippery oily rainstorms. But that LHS was much faster that 3.5 H.0. outran an Impala SS with the LT1.
My grandma had a Park Avenue. Deep purple with red interior. Loved that car.
dateline videos are very enjoyable
The Dodge Intrepid was recorded as Acceptable on the IIHS website, not Marginal as this clip says.
Alex Li possibly they changed it.
American cars rock , i love my 2003 cadillac sts , you don't know what your talking about
I've specifically been looking for either a buick LeSabre or Lexus GS 400. Needless to say, this video pleases me. Lol
Why do they keep all the windows open?
Chanel Oberlin reduces glare for the cameras
They also need to have a place to look in at the dummy (the door can jam)
I just found this comment 2 years later dang XD- if I were to reply now I'd say it was in order for the dummy to be seen by cameras and when they're inspecting the car after the test, and because having it open or closed doesn't affect the structural integrity of the car (Connecticut Ball, if the windows are closed there's also a chance the dummy's head would hit the window and potentially shatter it which would be a whole other can of worms- the bottom line is that the head shouldn't move to the side in the first place, it needs to stay straight and hit the headrest after the airbag).
It made me really angry how she said Impala
Same lol
Im paaala
Totaled a 2000 Seville STS in November 2020 pretty badly in a crash similar. Walked away with just a concussion and a sprained wrist and ankle. Loved that car and grateful it saved my life
i wish they had a oldsmobile aurora on there
The Aurora should be similar to the Park Avenue. They shared certain parts of the Seville platform also. Gm's G Body FWD cars are very safe.
They are. But not only that the Oldsmobile Aurora is similar to the Buick Park Avenue and Cadillac Seville; it's also similar to the Buick LeSabre, Buick Riviera, Pontiac Bonneville, Cadillac Deville, Cadillac DTS, and Buick Lucerne.
tytotheler92
lol, the aurora and lucerne are years apart and nowhere similar lol.
@@jonathanland3336 The Aurora and Lucerne are both G Body cars.
Not surprising the Intrepid got a Marginal score. Mediocre rating for a poor car.
Remember the 2006 Chevrolet Aveo crash test by EuroNCAP?
Remember the smiley face on the airbag?
There is a very similar smiley face on the airbag of the Lexus.
You can see it for a second at 11:41
Those are actually vent holes, or "airholes" as I like to call them. They help to get the "air/gas" out of the bag to help deflate quickly, making the airbag not only cushion the head, neck, and chest, but also to help absorb the impact and not act like another solid cushion the upper body hits, that would be almost as bad as hitting the dashboard and/or steering wheel themselves.
Do the Pontiac Trans Sport vs Chevy Uplander dateline episode
the two vehcles are the same
theres no diff basicly a different trim level and looks
Daily Tutorials One was re-engineered.
Today isnt, but in the day an Impala was boss shit.
Ngl, I wish they should've done these with some big and midsized vans (some of them quote on quote vans), like the Chevy Express, Ford E-150/E-250/E-350/E-450, Nissan NV2500/3500, Chevy City Express, Ford Transit Connect, and Nissan NV200.
Well since there was only minor injuries in the Lexus compared to the new Cadillac, I’d go with the Lexus for the quality, reliability and resale value.
they're not flaws, that's how American quality is
maybe back in the day, but its 2013, things changed... A LOT
296jayce Now ITS 2019
Dang it, FINALLY a smart thinker!!!
Instead of fanboys bias.
Now its 2023, and testing has gotten ever so more rigorous. How much we have advanced in safety is beyond me
The car companies that try and argue the IIHS test are usually full of shit, but Chrysler actually did a good job.
Credit to Chrysler for showing their own internal testing footage. Much better than disregarding the test all together
At least they didn’t just straight up lie like GM with no proof 😂
The dodge intrepid is not sold as the Chrysler Concorde it’s sold as the Chrysler intrepid in Canada , the Concorde is a different car . More like the lhs
@@optimagsiaka Concorde Limited.
Aren’t impalas Chevys, not Dodges?
Yea
0:46 well yes but no
The Impala would then go on to only get an Acceptable when it was tested in its 2006 redesign.
She said it was in the family category...
Where Can I Find The 1999, 2000, 2001 SUV IIHS DATELINE Crash Tests That Was Shown In The Beginning? Or Do You Not Have It?
Why didn’t they test the l h s again with repaired airbags?
They may aswell test a Taurus - the Impala is a large car, but not luxury.
jaffacake1578 Taurus is a mid sized car
Andyco79 too bad it won't beat a Volvo.
GM and Chrysler all have serious flaws in safety. I can tell you these results matter as I have had a friend of mine lose his legs from a crash. He drove a Chevy. If Toyota can do it why can't GM?
It’s weird how at some times in the video it goes silent but when it comes back on the audio is “off-centred”
That’s because it’s old
It would be nice if you could buy the engines from the tested vehicles that were rear ended. Or the rear ends from the vehicles that sustained frontal damages.
After all, the vehicles were bought brand new so there’s no mileage on them. Furthermore it would be a good way for the IIHS to recoup some of their money while providing engines, transmissions and 3rd members at a lower cost to those who need them.
Heck, I’d love to pull a 5.0L (302) V8 out of an F150 and put it into my Ranger
You people need to post comments about the video itself. Not declare war on each other.
Wheres the Crown Vic/Taurus??? They test 4 different GM cars and two Stellantis (Daimler Chrylser at the time) cars but not even the great selling Taurus and Crown Vic?
These cars were expensive 22 years ago now it really is
I had a 2000 Cadillac deville and what a TANK it was.
back in 1987 my mother had just bought a brand new 1988 Cadillac Sedan DeVille. One day she was leaving Philadelphia to come pick me up from my grandmothers in NJ. Drunk guy in a van was driving the wrong direction from the freeway and my almost hit my mother and baby brother she hit a tree , which came all the way up to the windshield. She only had one leg that was scratched up. When I got to see pictures of the Cadillac the front of the car was torn up but the rest of the car was still in tacked. And they had just started putting some Air bags in some cars. She pointed out to me which tree she hit and for years that tree continued to grow but bent. Cadillac was safe cars, but that was about almost 30 yrs ago. Today cars are so light in material it is hard to tell.
Well the Cadillac doesn’t care about the safety of their “Valued Customers”.
Why wasn't the Lincoln continental or Mercury Grand Marquis tested
I think this was supposed to be a gotcha piece and the Ford did too well.
Gm Redesigned the Seville in 98 not 00
Exactly, just BS substitution from NBC. Quite stupid of them too, as at the time of testing the '97 model, the 1998 Seville was already in showrooms. The '97 was a car dating back to 1991.
Clearly IIHS bought a clearance sale '97 over a brand new 1998 Seville.
4:35 this is where the video starts
why not crash a volvo s80? were they scared of the comparison?
Because Volvos are invincible
Being young and dumb...my 2003 Park Avenue Ultra met a tree at 86 mph. I walked away uninjured. Only damage was to my emotions I loved that car and felt I killed my best friend. 😢
at 5:06 i think that's Adrian Lund, who would later become the president of the IIHS i think
Ratings of vehicles in this class tested in other rounds and not shown here:
2000 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable: Good
2000 Lincoln Continental: Acceptable
2000 Infiniti Q45: Marginal
2000 Lexus LS: Good
2000 BMW 5 Series: Good
2000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class (MY2001 car tested): Good
2000 Buick Regal/Century: Acceptable
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix: Acceptable
2000 Chevrolet Lumina: Good
2000 Audi A6: Acceptable
2000 Volvo S80: Good
One would initially think that if they were in a bigger car or truck that they would be safer before watching this video.
Did you record this with a potato or something?
The video is like 18 years old, it's decent for its age
The Dodge Intrepid got an Acceptable rating.
Yes not marginal
Why does lea thompson lie about all the goods and best picks because they only get goods
Best pick is usually full marks.
@@axelyn6856you do realize that this vehicle was rated marginal at first but they used a second Intrepid and thus that’s how the Intrepid got the acceptable rating.
Looks like big luxury cars are good cars
The LHS can take a hit and I'll have no injures. It's already happened to me
good picture but awful sound quality
this was recorded in 2000 tf did you expect
Fantastic audio especially for early 2000s
1999, not early 2000s.
"Luxury cars and family sedans"
But it is a large family sedan.
notice the 2 Buicks were the safest? this is why i Got a Rainier
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gives the 2004 Rainier an overall Marginal score for front impacts while the 2005 and newer models are given an Acceptable score. In side impacts the Rainier was given an overall Marginal score with side airbags present.
Congrats on your purchase...
Marginal isn’t really good so :/ Josh... you’re not that safe
josh beare no you have a Rainier because you suck
I wonder where they put all the wrecked cars xD
so glad i got a park avenue
It's best to take vehicles into context with their crash test with other vehicles in its class.
Your right. I'm 13 and I am a safety concerned person. My mother had a 2000 Pontiac Montana. It ran like dog feces and it was the worst performer. Everytime I was in that death trap I held on to the handles on the door.
Isn’t the 99 LHS luxury?
Someone forgot that the microwave interferes with shitty vcr's.
0:11 What the hell is Louis Walsh doing there !
My aunt has the updated Dodge Intrepid lol
In other words, Don’t buy a Chrysler product (now owned by Stillantis / FIAT).
The sound is so fucked up what happened?
It's film not digital
Eli Loechel that means nothing. Film is great
LDSRaichuguy Hell yeah
VHS
Can't with the audio.
Large Family Sedan fell under this crash test too
i dont get how ppl are trashing american cars when they did god, and the buick did better then the lexus by a little bit, b4 yeah it was not the best, but its good now. my father got crashed into with his grand marquis, town car, and town and country. all of american cars help up fine, dont say dumb stuff just because it is american, that makes you an ignorant person
its alot safer than all those other cars.
11:02 Firm Bowler
The sound is dead
you can say its a personal luxury car
But, it's a "large family sedan" if you listened! 0:22
12:16 LOL!
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I can't even finish the video. Unfortunate.
35mm film projector ❤ it.
Wtf about the town car n continental
Yeah, things have changed a lot for Americans, but I don't see much of a difference personally.