VIDEO: Hyundai Genesis hits the wall hard for crash test
The Hyundai Genesis has just finished shooting its close-up. Shot in what looks like ABC Super Slo Mo, you get a pretty good idea of how you'll fare in a Genesis should you encounter another large object at speed. During the frontal impact test the passenger cabin remained virtually unaffected, and after seeing the side impact test all we can say is thank goodness for side airbags. Who knows, if the Genesis keeps turning in these kinds of performances, it could one day be a star. Follow the jump for the footage.
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Bob-omb 1:12PM (1/23/2008)
If this is the same as the IIHS tests, then...
The front impact is PRETTY good, but not great. I've seen some recent tests like these not get "Good" because of dummy movement. We'll see what happens. Saying this is "too rigid" and like a 50's crash is one of the most uneducated things I've ever heard on this site, though. You guys never fail to impress me!
The side impact, however, is terrific.
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jsjs 1:42PM (1/23/2008)
You clearly know nothing about safety engineering.
This looks identical to the test for the Volvo S40.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovvAji6Igaw
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John 11:00AM (1/27/2008)
Hyundai really steps up their game. They benchmarked the 5 series big time in the development of this vehicle.
Speaking of China cars, I've been to China and worked with some of those companies. Right now, their technology is about 10 years behind the west. They don't really understand designing vehicle bodies for safety yet. They are spending a lot of money to get outside help from engineering companies like Magna Styer and Lotus. They will go through the same learning curve as Hyundai, if not faster.
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Brett- BMW Advo 6:16PM (1/22/2008)
Looks like the Genesis has a rigid safety cage. Wonder if this was a standard 40mph test?
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cob3 9:38AM (1/23/2008)
Ouch!
Don't want to be in there!
Almost as bad as the Chinese tests!
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tanooki2003 9:47AM (1/23/2008)
Are you kidding? You need to pay attention to the cabin structure when the car crashes, not the front end.
cob3 10:08AM (1/23/2008)
yeah this looks like an old ford from the 50s
no thanks!
it is too rigid
the dummy must have spent months in the hospital
Truth Hurts 9:53AM (1/23/2008)
WTF? Whoever compares the Koreans with the "lowly Chinese", should be shot.
Seoultrain 6:40PM (1/22/2008)
there's some cool-looking countersteer after that side impact.
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Victor 6:42PM (1/22/2008)
THat's suprisingly good looking for side impact. That probably ranks up there..
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joe 6:56PM (1/22/2008)
did you notice which grille they used? it wasn't the early concept one that is all over their website but the detroit one with the flying h. you can see it on the side impact.
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hotcams 7:05PM (1/22/2008)
Not bad, I'm sure they didn't use a 5 series instead because it looks alot like one.
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MixiM 7:55PM (1/22/2008)
That would be stupid because the 5-series got poor results during crashtests... only 4 Euro-NCAP stars where the whole range of french Renaults gets 5...
Shawn 11:41AM (1/23/2008)
Just me or something look off about the frontal crash? It really close like the wall is 'softer' then the one NHTSA uses. More like a soft guardrail then the hard wall. Anyone else see that?
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Torrent 7:15PM (1/22/2008)
it looks like the lexus Ls from an angle.
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AMcA 7:57PM (1/22/2008)
These things - performance, crash testing, whiz-bang features - they're just the price of admission these days.
To actually win in the market, you need something else, some kind of oomph, for lack of a better term. And Hyundai doesn't know from oomph.
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psarhjinian 8:57PM (1/22/2008)
Well, it's a rear drive V8 mainstreamer. Other than Chrysler's five-year-old LX (and maybe the G8) this is it for North America.
That oomph enough?
Christopher H. Kim 10:05PM (1/22/2008)
Acura needs more Oomph than Hyundai rofl
Mallory 10:10PM (1/22/2008)
Being a tremendous bargain usually counts for a lot of oomph in the marketplace.
Spooner 8:00PM (1/22/2008)
I wouldn't be surprised if it gets 5 star everything. I mean, the rest of Hyundai lineup already does so. And the Genesis is supposed to be a step up, right?
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