# 70 mph smart car test crash **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 19, 2005, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770 "2005-11-19T14:07:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Janny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/janny/32/7594_2.png) [@Janny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Janny)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/1 "2005-11-19T14:07:48Z")
it’s amazing. [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6605730767077503480](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6605730767077503480) ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/2 "2005-11-19T14:13:42Z")
but it took forever to get to 70 lol … not bad though ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/3 "2005-11-19T14:22:12Z")
> [@sprfreek](#): > > but it took forever to get to 70 lol … not bad though except for the fact that the steering wheel is basickly against the drivers gut after the wreck… that driver would be dead … regardless of weather or not the doors still open ---
**Author:** ![Janny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/janny/32/7594_2.png) [@Janny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Janny)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/4 "2005-11-19T14:24:44Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > except for the fact that the steering wheel is basickly against the drivers gut after the wreck… that driver would be dead … regardless of weather or not the doors still open or he’d just have a dead gut. ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/5 "2005-11-19T14:26:32Z")
weren’t there 2 dummies in there? ---
**Author:** ![Janny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/janny/32/7594_2.png) [@Janny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Janny)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/6 "2005-11-19T14:33:10Z")
nope, looks like an empty car. maybe they were doing a test just to see what would happen to the frame? ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/7 "2005-11-19T14:39:07Z")
doesnt look at all like its an actual safety oriented crash test … looks more like its for a car / news show … its safety propaganda what looks like a dummy flopping around during the side viw of the wreck is the drivers seat snapping forward and bouncing off the steering wheel ---
**Author:** ![jeeves744](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeeves744/32/7619_2.png) [@jeeves744](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeeves744)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/8 "2005-11-19T14:44:07Z")
its from an episode of Top Gear or 5th gear, one of those british car shows. ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/9 "2005-11-19T15:57:15Z")
the guy neer mentioned that would would without a doubt be dead, there is just no surviving a accdent like that with no crumpal zone built into the vehicle to lessen the impact. ---
**Author:** ![Ovrwrkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ovrwrkd/32/7586_2.png) [@Ovrwrkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ovrwrkd)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/10 "2005-11-19T16:30:51Z")
Show is 5th gear… Tiff Needell. And it is nice to see that the overall structure of the car held up to a 70mph head on collision. However, if 1 ton of car has enough force to move a 20 ton barrier, just imagine the forces that would act upon the human body. Basically, if an accident like that were to occur, the only positive would be for the paramedics: Instead of numerous pieces to pickup, they would just have to remove the body from the car. :bloated: ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/11 "2005-11-19T16:46:18Z")
holy shit! niceeee ---
**Author:** ![blk300tt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@blk300tt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blk300tt)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/12 "2005-11-19T17:06:37Z")
i expected worse to happen. good job on making the car stay in kinda one piece. but like others said a person would not stand a chance inside that thing ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/13 "2005-11-19T18:39:51Z")
pretty crazy ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/14 "2005-11-19T19:43:39Z")
yeah but how often are people crashing head on at 70?..i’d like to see only 50 since thats about the norm. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/15 "2005-11-19T20:06:26Z")
> [@psychopjv](#): > > yeah but how often are people crashing head on at 70?..i’d like to see only 50 since thats about the norm. doesnt matter … crashing into a fixed barriar simulates 2 vehicals of the same weight and design crashing into each other while traveling the same speed (1500 lbs against 1500 lbs) but lets say we bring the speed down to 5 like you asked … but instead of crashing it into a wall, we drive it into your average family sedan / minivan / suv … now your pitting a 1500lb car with almost no crumple zones against a 3000 lb car … bad badb idea THAT 50 mph wreck is gonna look worse then the 70 mph wreck in the video ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/16 "2005-11-19T23:34:17Z")
It certainly fared better than I expected it to… ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/17 "2005-11-20T07:24:32Z")
> [@psychopjv](#): > > yeah but how often are people crashing head on at 70?..i’d like to see only 50 since thats about the norm. here is a example, your driving down the 400 fall asleep and veer off the road and hit a bridge that bridge isn’t going anywhere 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/18 "2005-11-20T10:54:11Z")
> [@neurokinetik](#): > > It certainly fared better than I expected it to… Me too. ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/19 "2005-11-20T13:27:10Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > doesnt matter … crashing into a fixed barriar simulates 2 vehicals of the same weight and design crashing into each other while traveling the same speed (1500 lbs against 1500 lbs) > > but lets say we bring the speed down to 5 like you asked … but instead of crashing it into a wall, we drive it into your average family sedan / minivan / suv … now your pitting a 1500lb car with almost no crumple zones against a 3000 lb car … bad badb idea > > THAT 50 mph wreck is gonna look worse then the 70 mph wreck in the video i guess what i’m trying to say is that i would rather see it hitting another vehicle sine a brick wall has no crumple zone. true it somewhat simulates it hitting itself but it also shows only damage on one side of the equation. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770/20 "2005-11-20T13:43:15Z")
> [@neurokinetik](#): > > It certainly fared better than I expected it to… Yeah, suprisingly well built. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/70-mph-smart-car-test-crash/4770.md?page=2)