My first car was a '79 Rabbit---glad I never wrecked it, because I didn't know it was a deathtrap. 10 inches of firewall movement, yikes! And to think, this is only at 30 mph against what would've been considered a compact car at the time---imagine if the Rabbit hit a Caprice instead of a Concord?
And in this video VW did "quite well". There is test with these cars in offset head on crash. VW folded like a pancake: VW Rabbit vs AMC Concord | 1980 | Head-on Frontal Crash Test | NHTSA |
1980, when the automotive industry in North America was still great. The cars weren't as good by then, but there was still a thriving industry. I was 14 years old and the Trans Am was king.
I wonder how the Rabbit would fare with the passive shoulder belt system on high level trim models? I see that the a pillars deformed on impact, the dash as well.
That's what I wonder...my sister had a new 78 Rabbit L 4 door with those belts and the "knee blocker" on the lower dash, instead of lap belts. Fortunately, those didn't get tested while she owned the car.
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And again: those car-to-car crash-tests have a fascination of their own!
Given the Concord outweighed the Rabbit by 50%, the Rabbit held up quite well.
Search from youtube and VW is toasted: VW Rabbit vs AMC Concord | 1980 | Head-on Frontal Crash Test | NHTSA | CrashNet1
My first car was a '79 Rabbit---glad I never wrecked it, because I didn't know it was a deathtrap. 10 inches of firewall movement, yikes! And to think, this is only at 30 mph against what would've been considered a compact car at the time---imagine if the Rabbit hit a Caprice instead of a Concord?
And in this video VW did "quite well". There is test with these cars in offset head on crash. VW folded like a pancake: VW Rabbit vs AMC Concord | 1980 | Head-on Frontal Crash Test | NHTSA |
Weight wins ! Imagine this with a small AMC
1980, when the automotive industry in North America was still great. The cars weren't as good by then, but there was still a thriving industry. I was 14 years old and the Trans Am was king.
I wonder how the Rabbit would fare with the passive shoulder belt system on high level trim models?
I see that the a pillars deformed on impact, the dash as well.
That's what I wonder...my sister had a new 78 Rabbit L 4 door with those belts and the "knee blocker" on the lower dash, instead of lap belts. Fortunately, those didn't get tested while she owned the car.