Conti Safety

[Volk74]

Got this pic from a friend.

 

Can see that a conti is really safer than a jap.

 

See that the headlight is still working in the Saab 95. The Nissan is badly smashed.

Edited August 2, 2005 by Volk74

[Acemundo]

can't see clearly the car on the left.

 

i am assuming u referring to the car on the right?

[Volk74]

ya...left is the nissan (looks like a bluebird)

 

right is the saab

[Acemundo]

yesterday i saw an entire rear bumper of sunny drop off from accident.

 

another day, i saw the entire front of a sunny damaged + bumper dropped off from seemingly a hit and run.

[Fortress]

You meant it is a Nissan Presea...it is the way they make the car....light weight, chassis using the thin body as strength members...

[Volk74]

Do you call that "crumper zone"???

[Fortress]

I do not know whether the picture described what a crumper zone does. But certainly, what i said about the design is not about crumper zone. Guess it got to do with saving weight.

[Littleblackalfa]

It's called a Crumple Zone.

 

BTW, that picture shows next to nothing about the rigidity or safety of cars. Did you know, if you're driving a Merc, and you back into a Mitsubishi which is parked, your Merc will be more damaged? Also the Japanese make their cars crumple up to absorb to impact. This will force your car to absorb the impact before it hits you. Or you rather feel the impact and have your car intact? which is more the Conti way.

 

Yes, Contis are harder, but that doesn't make them any more safe. An expensive Jap car can be as safe as a Conti.

[Genie47]

What will be nice will the those completely disintegrate to smithereens F1 carbon fibre composites. Can claim total loss.

[Fortress]

You are right. It is a yes and no answer. They can make it a little tougher to reduce minor impact damage and without compromising too much on the heavy impact was the point I have said earlier about the way they made the car.

[Vit4wd]

How come head on collission?

 

1 of teh cars must be trying to ovrtake, but failed to accelerate fast enough.

 

The oncoming car also did not slow down.

[Vit4wd]

Skoda cars are also just as hardy as Saab

[Beanoyip]

Yes i can vouched for that