Google provided no crash test videos after a quick search, but i found this badazz video of the C6 Z06 pace car for the Indy 500

http://www.car.com/content/research/...L_VCH/Corvette

 

I just showed this to my son and he noticed the windshield never broke! I have to think that even a side impact would result in minimal damage due to the surface area and structural integrity (cage?). Might scramble the occupants a bit too. Hopefully the DOT will do more tests before it actually hit the market in the US. But like ynk1121 said it also might be like hitting a baseball during an encounter with a Suburban. I'd drive one around Southern Maryland but not on I95. I think I'll wait for that battery powered Lotus Elise as seen in the latest Automobile Magazine though if I had to give up my Vette.

 

Still no links to a C4 crash test

 

These are already on sale here. A local specialty dealer sells them.

rob

 

Smart Car
http://www.whnet.com/4x4/crashes.html

www.euroncap.com

Finding test results on a C4 may take some doing.
The Smart car gets an "acceptable" rating. With a child restraint systems being termed dangerous.

"The Mercedes E Class is the safest car in the US".

 

That was sweet!

As far as crash tests go, i've never seen one for any corvette. I would think they'd have to test it to be able to sell the car in the U.S.

 

Here is what I found on the C4's at the NHTSA Crash Test Archive (http://www.safecarguide.com/exp/arch...m#anchor268292

Year/Make/Model: indicates the year, make, and model that the crash test applies to even though a different vehivle may have been the actual vehicle used for the crash test. (Example: A 1990 Geo Prizm and a 1990 Toyota Corolla are twins and therefore share the same crash test results.) If you do not see the vehicle you are looking for, it may not have been tested or only its twin is listed.

Doors: 2Dr = 2 Door; 4Dr = 4 Door; CV = Convertible; HB = Hatchback; MPV = Multiple Purpose Vehicle; PU = Pick-Up Truck; Sd = Sedan; SUV = Sports Utility Vehicle; Van = Van; Wa = Station Wagon; Xcb = Xtended Cab.

Weight: is the weight in lbs. of the vehicle tested.

Driver and Passenger columns rate the crash tests by"stars" as follows:

Frontal Impacts only (Differs from Side Impacts)
5 stars (*****) = 10% or less chance of serious injury.
4 stars (****) = 11% to 20% chance of serious injury.
3 stars (***) = 21% to 35% chance of serious injury.
2 stars (**) = 36% to 45% chance of serious injury.
1 star (*) = 46% or greater chance of serious injury.
N/A (N/A) = incomplete or missing data.

Results:
Yr Make Model Doors Wt Frontal Side
1984--- Chevrolet Corvette--- 2Dr-- 3680 (**** ) (*****)


Actually, I'm quite suprised.

Jim

 

Here is an interesting article from CanadianDriver, it even mentions the Corvette Forum (noit much crash info):

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articl...96corvette.htm

 

That test is irrelevant for collisions with other vehicles. In this test, the SmartCar only needs to absorb it's own energy, which is very small, due to its light weight.

In a collision with another vehicle, the other vehicle (i.e., a 1/2 ton pickup), will be carrying WAY more energy than the SmartCar, and when they collide, the tiny SmartCar will not be able to absorb this energy safely. It will become a coffin.

Also, collision damage and injuring G-forces are usually inversely related.

 

The European tests are much better. They do both the barrier test and a car on car test, plus the side impact is not a static test.

The SmartCar recieved a "acceptable rating", for its weight class.

The American tests do leave a lot of real world parameters out.
I agree a F-150 in the drivers door and its over forever.

When the powers that be were forumulating the CAFE standards the optimal engine size was a tiny engine in a very light car . I think a 1.8 or smaller was the size that gave the best mpg.

The government rejected the tiny cars saying that the body bags would soon follow and it wasn't worth it.

A Toyota Corolla is to small for me it failed the rear end test with a score of poor.

Will American's buy the SmartCar, they would if the cars were Japanese.
History has already proven that.

 

i wouldnt want to get hit in one. it'd be like kicking a soccerball. that car would go flying