Filed under: Etc., Videos, Cadillac
Two years ago, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety celebrated its fiftieth anniversary by taping the offset frontal crash of a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air into a 2009 Chevy Malibu. The Bel Air did not handle it well. The Speed TV show Stuntbusters, which airs on Tuesdays and "explores motoring myths behind the latest automotive technology," did the same with two Cadillacs.
The show parked a 1962 Cadillac Sedan de Ville a mile from a 2002 Deville and ran them into each other, head-on, at 50 miles per hour. Enthusiasts are constantly complaining about how big and heavy cars have become, but you do not want to be in a crash while driving a car that predates modern passive safety innovations. For a reminder why, there's a video after the jump.
Continue reading 1962 Cadillac vs. 2002 Cadillac in head-on collision
1962 Cadillac vs. 2002 Cadillac in head-on collision originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsSource: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/27/1962-cadillac-vs-2002-cadillac-in-head-on-collision/
Naoki Hattori Randy Joseph Lajoie Nanni Galli Key Motorsports Chevrolet Trevor Bayne Great Clips Toyota Steve Wallace
No comments:
Post a Comment