We had a kia sephia that met its demise years ago. I never realized JUST how lucky we were that we got hit on the side of the hood and not where the doors were because we would have both been killed. Those cars are made of cheap plastic and the bumper literally was made of styrofoam. Please never drive those cars.
There were cars that tested well from this era, (Taurus, etc) but it’s good that the results overall have improved so much that now it’s the norm to do well.
Fun fact : for the Dodge Neon’s crash test it had to be tested 2 times because of some technical issues with the dummy’s leg but had the same structure collapse
Could you do a video of best 90s performers. I wonder if the cars that had reputation of being “safe” were actually safe, eg Volvo, Mercedes, Saab, etc? After getting into an accident in her 88 Camry, my mom ended up getting a Volvo and Mercedes bc these cars felt solid and were known to be safe. Curious to see if that’s actually true.
That’s a good idea. I’ll add it to my list of future videos. Your instincts about Volvo and Mercedes are correct - BMW also had some strong performers.
I rolled my Saab 900 turbo on some black ice and skidded on the roof for about 40 meters, pinwheeling down the mountain road. The hinges on the hatch broke (as they were designed to) and I crawled out that way, as the doors were crushed. I didn't have a scratch.
@@crashcore_cc Possible safest vehicles list: 1996 Ford Windstar 1998 Toyota Sienna 1997 Toyota Camry 1999 Cadillac Catera 1995 Chevrolet Lumina 1999 Subaru Forester
I remember the time my mom was taking us back from school in a Lincoln Mark Vii. She was side-impacted by 2000s Silverado. The truck had a massive dent on the rear door and the Lincoln had a bit of the plastic trim barely scrapped off the metal bumper. The bumper is still in good shape with tiny little dents.
Unfortunately, the Acclaim wasn’t tested by the IIHS. Very high likelihood of total structural collapse given the performance of other Chrysler vehicles.
And people sacrificed, scrimped and saved to pay for this junk 25 -30 years ago
@@PREDATEURLT That’s bc the top speed limit was only 40mph and it was still more dangerous to drive a car back then.
It’s nice to see how far car safety has come over the past 25 years!
It’s easy to take for granted, but the improvements are dramatic when you look back.
And then Tesla made the Cybertruck with its sharp edges and trunk lid that can cut your fingers off!
We had a kia sephia that met its demise years ago. I never realized JUST how lucky we were that we got hit on the side of the hood and not where the doors were because we would have both been killed. Those cars are made of cheap plastic and the bumper literally was made of styrofoam. Please never drive those cars.
There were cars that tested well from this era, (Taurus, etc) but it’s good that the results overall have improved so much that now it’s the norm to do well.
Fun fact : for the Dodge Neon’s crash test it had to be tested 2 times because of some technical issues with the dummy’s leg but had the same structure collapse
I seen the first test
It didn't have to, they're just idiots
@@parodylover999 On the website with the Dodge Neon it said that the foot was a earlier version than the ones used in the other tests
This channel channel reminds me of aircrash investigation.
Keep it up man this is interesting as hell!
Thank you!!
Wow the vehicles were so dangerous back then!
Fun fact: the pontiac trans sport had to be tested twice because the first test was 41 mph
It didn't have to, they're just idiots
Could you do a video of best 90s performers. I wonder if the cars that had reputation of being “safe” were actually safe, eg Volvo, Mercedes, Saab, etc? After getting into an accident in her 88 Camry, my mom ended up getting a Volvo and Mercedes bc these cars felt solid and were known to be safe. Curious to see if that’s actually true.
That’s a good idea. I’ll add it to my list of future videos. Your instincts about Volvo and Mercedes are correct - BMW also had some strong performers.
I rolled my Saab 900 turbo on some black ice and skidded on the roof for about 40 meters, pinwheeling down the mountain road. The hinges on the hatch broke (as they were designed to) and I crawled out that way, as the doors were crushed. I didn't have a scratch.
@@crashcore_cc Possible safest vehicles list:
1996 Ford Windstar
1998 Toyota Sienna
1997 Toyota Camry
1999 Cadillac Catera
1995 Chevrolet Lumina
1999 Subaru Forester
@titan9259
windstar?! seriously?! it folded a ton. replace that with the taurus.
@@gabesmath105 It's rated good on the IIHS website and was the best performing minivan until 1997.
I remember the time my mom was taking us back from school in a Lincoln Mark Vii. She was side-impacted by 2000s Silverado. The truck had a massive dent on the rear door and the Lincoln had a bit of the plastic trim barely scrapped off the metal bumper. The bumper is still in good shape with tiny little dents.
sounds like you meant to say she was the side impactor instead
I call bull$hit on that. No way a big 4600 lb truck is more damaged than a Lincoln in a truck-to-car crash.
The Daewoo Leganza…or is that the Brokenleganza?
Was hoping to see my Plymouth Acclaim! Its a literal cube with no airbags!
Unfortunately, the Acclaim wasn’t tested by the IIHS. Very high likelihood of total structural collapse given the performance of other Chrysler vehicles.
@crashcore_cc Wow really? Man.. I uh might buy a different car
In fairness, most vehicles from this era have serious safety issues when we judge them by today’s standards.
Plymouth acclaim did have a driver's airbag, not that it made much difference though
@crashcore_cc
its sooo rediculous that lots of models got discriminated against and never went on that runway, like WHY?? jeez!
the great 0:29 head hit in window but window is down for test
Shocking.
Cars are safer, but still dangerous.
Safer than bikes
Mitsubishi lancer can race
And still many vehicles are crap