Crash Test: 2008 Smart Car ForTwo
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Get more info on the Smartcar http://www.myride.com/vehicle-reviews-Compact2008-Smart/fortwo/passion-47455.html In recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests, the 2008 Smart Fortwo, the smallest car for sale in the US market, earned the top rating of good for front and side crash protection. Its seat/head restraints earned the second highest rating of acceptable for protection against whiplash in rear impacts. Smart Fortwo is classified a microcar, meaning it's smaller even than minicars. Weighing about 1,800 pounds, the Smart is more than 3 feet shorter and almost 700 pounds lighter than a Mini Cooper.

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  1. AWINITA Says:
    i agree amerika
  2. Roswalt Says:
    stupid ameriKans, they tell you to buy a stupid truck good for nothing if you compare it with any other car made in europe, evribody hate you amerika!
  3. DOREEN Says:
    that is because they are two completely different things. Weight / Size / Materials will not be exactly to scale.
  4. Mairi Says:
    What an ironic comment.
  5. Guy Says:
    So if I throw a hot wheels car at a brick wall at 60 mph (a fairly conservative speed for a full size automobile) it won't be damaged very much? Hmm, someone please try this and post the video response.
  6. PENDRAGON Says:
    hahahaha yea smarty pants u cant count 4 shit lol
  7. Chess Says:
    you missed 4...
  8. Courtenay Says:
    Fact #3. More people die in side impact crashes than in frontal or rear crashes. If you are in a heavy vehicle and get hit by an equally heavy vehicle, not only does the impact have to STOP the car hitting you, but it also has to START moving your car. His comment of "you'll be safer in a prius" does not apply for a side impact, where the higher mass of the prius works to the disadvantage to the passanger. Fact #5. The smaller the frame, the higher the structural integrity. IE: hotwheels.
  9. SINOPA Says:
    Wow... A *LOT* of you commenters *NEED* to take a basic physics class to see that SMART is safer than it seems. Fact #1. It is not the G force of the car that is in question, but the total G force experienced by the PASSENGERS. Look up 5th gear's "volvo vs Peugot" and see how the smaller Peugot uses the Volvo's crumple zone to it's advantage. Fact #2. The smaller the vehicle, the stronger the frame. That's why heavy vehicles are death traps during side-impacts.
  10. Mitchel Says:
    i hate this fucking little bumper car...
  11. MARIAN Says:
    AGUANNNTAAA EL CARRITOO!!
  12. AZEEM Says:
    this car is Mercedes-Benz engineered
  13. Josalyn Says:
    First off, tiny little vehciles like this aren't meant to go on the highway and content with the f'n tank that we unnecessarily drive around in. I'm impressed though, that did really well. However, outside of the US, this is a non issue, vehicles here are HUGE, beyond reason, if people didn't drive around in 4,000lb vehicles for daily use, it would be a different story.
  14. LASSE Says:
    wow this vid was even sweeter! duude!
  15. Devon Says:
    Fallen07skaters - your comment made me laugh so hard. I love your outlook.
  16. MILLARD Says:
    how many people leaving comments about crashes have been in a smart car crash. probably none. so i think it would be best if we all just watch it and be like that was freaking sweet cause it was hardcore and we all know it
  17. Jeffrey Says:
    why are you picking yellow cars why not red or blue...??? whaat aare yoou tryinng to tell meeee!???!!??? whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyhh????!!!!!
  18. ARTHGALLO Says:
    shuuuuuut up! you are talking to much you monkey brain i want car crash!!
  19. Hester Says:
    The Smart has a quite unique passenger security design. The side-impact usually is not that much of a problem, as the other car most likely hits one of the wheels that ditribute the energy into the frame structure. Other than other cars that are linger and have a kind of weak spot between the axles. In this particular Video, you can see the head of the dummy hit the side-airbag leaving red and yellow marks (e.g. at 5:22) They said "highest rating" - so what's the point arguing?
  20. Ahmad Says:
    lmfao, am I the only one who noticed the head of the dummy slamming violently into the steering wheel? Umm...dead much? =P
  21. Murdock Says:
    Total fucking death trap. Look at the side impact again, the diver's head got creamed.
  22. Gilli Says:
    tell me.. who in their right mind would buy one of these death traps?! just think if you were in the smart going about 70 and you met the front end of a peterbilt. they would have to get a spatula to scrape you off the grill of the truck.
  23. Gabrio Says:
    Id love to see one of my dads semis smash right into the side of that it would be a pulp compared to these unrealistic crash tests
  24. Joslyn Says:
    egal von welcher seite der aufprall kommt... tot
  25. Auriar Says:
    天啊。 好可惜可惜

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