W123 Crash Test videos... so much for the low fed rating... - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

#16 01-06-2007, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by justinperkins

I'm just amazed at how few smashed windows I see in those clips...simply amazing. Check out the first 10 seconds. Sedan flipping, front window intact!

Drop the car on the roof and the back window just pops out.

Ken300D · #17 01-06-2007, 06:17 AM

Because we are so politically correct in the USA, I also found it disorienting in that video clip (at about 9 seconds) of the kid hitting the dash - that the kid was a dark-skinned dummy.

Never see that in the USA........

It took me a while to figure out what it exactly was hitting the dash. At first I thought it was luggage.

Ken300D

riethoven · #18 01-06-2007, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by justinperkins

Since all W124's had the SRS system, I'm sure there was a few W123's that did too, but mostly just for R&R I imagine.

I think that when the W123 had a driver airbag it also had automatic seat belt tensioning. Not just an inertia device, there are electrical connections to the seat belt reel. I have seen them on German eBay. I also have W123 literature from Germany and it talks about the automatic seatbelts. I have never seen a US version W123 that had ABS or airbag.

I recall a post a while back where someone was sitting in traffic due to roadwork in their W123 wagon. There was some snow on the ground so it was slippery. A new Toyota rear ended him. His rear bumper was smashed but that was about it. The Toyota was totalled.

pmari · #19 01-06-2007, 09:30 AM

Even though it's light years away from a 123. The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is not actually crash test rated, it's carbon fiber construction makes it lighter and stronger than steel. Check out a 90+mph head on crash with a VW Golf . The McLaren Driver walked away, other guy was not quite as lucky.
Check out the pictures

Here's the story

Also check out the lecture in my sig "winning the oil end game" for more info on carbon fiber.

tompaah7503 · #20 01-06-2007, 11:59 AM

There's also a promotion video of the W111-model that shows a couple of crash tests.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeMcXAGZmpI

Got to love the music.. I don't know what the german guy is saying but I guess it isn't about bashing the car..

catmandoo62 · #21 01-06-2007, 03:08 PM

i was on the vwvortex and saw a post from a guy,this was about a year ago.he was in an accident and all the airbags popped(side curtain,seats,pillars,and steering wheel,dash.and it was gonna cost something like 11,000 dollars to replace all of em.

FrodeS · #22 01-06-2007, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by winmutt

http://youtube.com/watch?v=EqMEGA76HsE

I like the one where they drop the car....

This is nothing but impressive. We are talking about cars finished designet more than 30 years ago. Try doing this to any other cars the same age.

MS Fowler · #23 01-06-2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DslBnz

Mercedes had the high strength safety cage concept fully implemented back in 1951. They were the first to design a vehicle in such a manner. The W123's can also have their trunks crushed all the way to the fuel tank and still be fully intact (I've seen it).

Why do you think a Volvo, even a 240, is safer? What's your reasoning?

Mercedes has made it a corporate policy not to enforce patents on safety devices

Parrot of Doom · #24 01-06-2007, 08:16 PM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gCIBOYxzqko&mode=related&search=

Thanks, but no thanks

winmutt · #25 01-07-2007, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ken300D

Because we are so politically correct in the USA, I also found it disorienting in that video clip (at about 9 seconds) of the kid hitting the dash - that the kid was a dark-skinned dummy.

Never see that in the USA........

It took me a while to figure out what it exactly was hitting the dash. At first I thought it was luggage.

Ken300D

Its just a dummy dude.

#26 01-07-2007, 08:02 AM

Watch this video and tell me if you will ever think about driving a VW Bus again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPpU5azjCB8

asnowsquall · #27 01-07-2007, 08:12 AM

Wonder how accurate this post is:

This video was of a test of the capabilities of a newly installed crash test facility, NOT a test of the VW T3 Doka they smashed--- note the absence of dummies and checkerboard timing marks. That orange Doka was a junker, a very badly rusted 20 year old vehicle formerly owned by the German highway department. They smashed it at 100km/h head-on into a concrete wall with 1000kg loaded in the bed to show off how powerful their new catapult system was.

#28 01-07-2007, 08:21 AM

How about this 2000 model-year Fiat Seicento 1.1. NO airbag.

Mark DiSilvestro · #29 01-07-2007, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ForcedInduction

How about this 2000 model-year Fiat Seicento 1.1. NO airbag.

That's probably not a car we'll be seeing in the US anytime soon. Looks like an airbag wouldn't do much good there. I wonder how the new US-legal minicars, like the Toyota Yaris, would fare.

Happy Motoring, Mark

jbach36 · #30 01-07-2007, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ray m

I Ran Off The Road In The Fog 26 Yrs Ago, Hit A Cravass Flipped About 5 Feet Up Landed On The Roof And Slid About 15 Feet. I Got A Bruise. The Roof Dented In About 3inches. The Front Right Bottom Of The Car Tookan Impact. But Not What I'd Expected It Would. I Got That Car Cause My Dad In 1971 Hit A Pickup Broadside Not Even Hitting His Brakes Because The Man Pulled Out With The Sun In His Eyes And Didn't See Him. He Got A Bruise,sprained Wrist And My Mom Got A Belt Mark. The Shaft Broke Away Sending The Engine Under The Cabinand The Whole Front Of The Car Acordianed In Putting The Emblem At The Windshield. Thats Why I,my Wife And My Son Drive 123's Ray M

Oh man, this ws just plain hard to read with every word capitalized. I kept looking for Periods All Over The Place. Ouch!