VIDEO: Worst crash test ever will definitely leave a mark
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We've shown you crash test footage that we thought was the worst we've ever seen, but anything seen here in the past has nothing on the crash of what appears to be a 1978 Holden Commodore VB. After the jump is video of said sedan hitting a cement barrier and collapsing like an accordion. The Commodore was reportedly crashed at 62 mph back in 1992 to to test the vehicle's drive system, and not the car itself.
For the record, most of America's crash tests are performed at closer to 35 mph, so if the 62 mph figure is correct, the speed of this test collision is far greater than what we're used to seeing. Regardless, the carnage of the accident is far to great not to see.
Just for fun, we have also added post-jump footage of a Volkswagen T3 combi hitting a cement barrier at an unknown and presumably high rate of speed. The crash was so severe that the chances of anything larger than a cockroach surviving is pretty much zero. Which impact is worse? You be the judge by watching them both after the jump.
[Source: YouTube via TTAC]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Cole 5:00PM (7/06/2009)
Ouch.
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James 5:10PM (7/06/2009)
A definite Cash for Clunkers!!
phooky 5:49PM (7/06/2009)
Crash for clunkers?
James 5:00PM (7/06/2009)
WHAMO!
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Randy915 9:53AM (7/07/2009)
Nothing Mighty Mendit can't fix, right Billy?
Rogue_G 5:03PM (7/06/2009)
The VW is definitely the worst one, 0% chance of survival for either driver or passengers. Even still, the Holden Commodore VB is an almost guaranteed death trap for all its occupants too, only the back passengers might have salvageable organs after the impact, in contrast to the tenderized passengers of the VW.
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nagmashot 1:28AM (7/07/2009)
that VW Transport was tested by a German car magazine, they tested a OLD USED one, overloaded to show how dangerous it is to drive a rusty old overloaded transport straight into a wall.
A real crash test of a T3 factory new! The T3 was miles ahead it´s time in crash safty!!!!
http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=677648039547999243&ei=C9tSSomxHpXu2wK6tqneBg&q=VW+Bus+Crash+test
why not the LS2LS7? 5:04PM (7/06/2009)
The VW was loaded (overloaded) with a bed full of concrete so as to increase the mass and test the testing system more than the car itself.
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nrb 9:56AM (7/07/2009)
Scroll down and watch the video linked to by teamkitty. That VW was empty.
nagmashot 1:31PM (7/07/2009)
@nrb
thats a normal loaded T3 crash looks like...
http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=677648039547999243&ei=C9tSSomxHpXu2wK6tqneBg&q=VW+Bus+Crash+test
the orange painted T3 was used old rusty and overloaded!
nrb 3:02PM (7/07/2009)
nagmashot,
I don't know the details on the video so you may be correct about the rust. However, if you watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukq-UUQAcZs
you see the rear open up and it doesn't look loaded.
13enS 5:07PM (7/06/2009)
Why yes, I would like pancakes with that.
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br4nd0nh347 10:04PM (7/06/2009)
you mean syrup?
Big Rob 5:07PM (7/06/2009)
Pretty sure the V-dub's bed is fully loaded, and then some.. The Holden is just scary.
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TigerMil 5:40PM (7/06/2009)
Disagree. The U-tube link a few posts down shows the bed pretty much empty.
teamkitty 5:16PM (7/06/2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukq-UUQAcZs
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Farmboy 7:20PM (7/06/2009)
Is this just a visual of what happened to GM this past several months?
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Erik 5:17PM (7/06/2009)
Watching the Holden creash seems like it should be terrifying, but with that music in the background, it's actually quite relaxing.
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Chester 5:22PM (7/06/2009)
"That'll buff right out."
Sorry, I had to say it. :)
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BoxerFanatic 5:24PM (7/06/2009)
This is what happens when you are just checking if the laws of physics still apply.
And yes, two objects made of matter continue NOT to be able to occupy the same space, at the same time.
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