[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/grizzly-car-crash-tests\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/grizzly-car-crash-tests\/","headline":"Grisly Car Crash Tests","name":"Grisly Car Crash Tests","description":"Morbid curiosity is a strange thing. If you\u2019ve ever passed a crash on a motorway, you\u2019ll see literally hundreds of \u2018rubberneckers\u2019 trying to catch a glimpse of whatever carnage has been holding them up. Hollywood frequently appeases this unquenchable thirst for unfortunate drama and carnage by packing their latest blockbusters with bigger explosions and more devastation than whatever came before. And that\u2019s probably why you clicked on this link: because you want to see numerous helpless automobiles crumple face-first into […]","datePublished":"2016-08-24","dateModified":"2016-08-25","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/author\/isabelle-lawrence\/#Person","name":"Isabelle Lawrence","url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/author\/isabelle-lawrence\/","identifier":30,"description":"Max Wheeler is a leading motoring journalist and classic car specialist at Smart Motoring, renowned for his sharp insight and infectious passion for all things automotive. With years of experience covering motoring news, supercars, and the enduring legacy of classic cars, Max brings stories to life with style and authority. Whether it\u2019s the roar of a Lamborghini, the elegance of an Aston Martin DB5, or the cultural impact of vintage motoring icons, he delivers expert commentary that inspires enthusiasts and collectors alike. Dedicated to celebrating the heritage and future of driving, Max Wheeler is your trusted voice for classic car news and beyond.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8d331506e3c530b5ec4930c30a01ed8cc29b0537227573ae5da98f559e681401?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8d331506e3c530b5ec4930c30a01ed8cc29b0537227573ae5da98f559e681401?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Smart Motoring","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/smart-motoring_news_logo_g-e1765846726493.webp","url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/smart-motoring_news_logo_g-e1765846726493.webp","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/feature-40.jpg","url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/feature-40.jpg","height":520,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/grizzly-car-crash-tests\/","about":["LATEST CAR NEWS"],"wordCount":633,"keywords":["Car Crash Tests","Chrysler Ypsilon","Quadricycles","Rover 100","Tata Nano","Testing Cars"],"articleBody":"Morbid curiosity is a strange thing. If you\u2019ve ever passed a crash on a motorway, you\u2019ll see literally hundreds of \u2018rubberneckers\u2019 trying to catch a glimpse of whatever carnage has been holding them up.Hollywood frequently appeases this unquenchable thirst for unfortunate drama and carnage by packing their latest blockbusters with bigger explosions and more devastation than whatever came before.And that\u2019s probably why you clicked on this link: because you want to see numerous helpless automobiles crumple face-first into a wall. We don\u2019t blame you, it\u2019s fairly awesome.Rover 100 One of the first thoughts seeing a particularly violent crash test is probably \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019d be buying one of those\u201d, and that\u2019s exactly what happened when the Rover 100\u2019s crash test went public in 1997.The supermini scored a record low in the adult occupant category, prompting sales to nosedive so dramatically that the car was dropped shortly after.Chrysler YpsilonThis dinky city car, which shares much of its DNA with the Fiat 500 and Ford Ka, was the lowest scoring car in safety assessors Euro NCAP in 2015.It could be argued that had the two-star Ypsilon been tested under less strict guidelines from a few years earlier, it would have doubled its score. That\u2019s entirely possible, the 500 managed a five star rating in 2007.However, that argument doesn\u2019t mask the fact that the Ypsilon\u2019s engine burst into flames moments after the front offset barrier crash test. \u2018A coffin on four wheels\u2019 was how one YouTuber so elegantly described this car.Meanwhile in India\u2026Euro NCAP\u2019s Indian counterpart – NCAP India – has witnessed some ghastly crash tests in its time, with cars from some high profile mainstream brands scoring precisely zero stars.We\u2019re talking about the Volkswagen Polo and Hyundai i10 here – two nameplates you\u2019ll spot everyday on UK roads – not tiny obscure carmakers who don\u2019t have the money or resources to develop a safe car. Any parent will wince when they see the child test dummies hurtle around the i10\u2019s rear seats.Tata NanoIt\u2019s perhaps unsurprising that the world\u2019s cheapest car is also a zero star car. The Tato Nano was an exercise in cost-cutting with no power steering, no air conditioning, just one wing mirror but most tellingly, no airbags.When it launched in 2008, prices started from under \u00a31,200. We can give you a list of 1,200 things you should spend your money on instead.QuadricyclesAll the clips we\u2019ve shown you so far have been crash tests of cars but Euro NCAP has also highlighted the safety shortcomings of quadricycles – four wheeled vehicles too light, small or unsafe to be properly categorised as \u2018cars\u2019.Euro NCAP submitted some of the higher profile names in the quadricycle market and the results weren\u2019t pretty.Pushing safety forwardToday\u2019s new cars are massively safer than what was coming to market ten or twenty years ago. Emergency self-braking, lane-keeping assistance and fatigue detection systems have all raised the standard for new car safety in recent years, coupled with frequently revised testing criteria to make it harder for cars to achieve that sought-after five star rating.Volvo – notorious for its emphasis on safety – has a self imposed target that no-one will die as a result of a crash in one of its vehicles by 2020. As ambitious and unrealistic as it may seem, they\u2019re doing well; nobody has died in one of its XC90 SUVs in four years.Its V40 hatchback was named the safest car in the world in 2013, before the XC90 stole that title two years later. We\u2019ll leave you with this portrait of how safe a car can actually be… Image Credit:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2apWN173D4A"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Latest News","item":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Grisly Car Crash Tests","item":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/grizzly-car-crash-tests\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]