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Old 07-12-2009, 01:12 AM
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Mercedes W123 in Kia commercial

This maybe a little random, but Kia used a Mercedes W123 in their new Kia Forte commercial as an example of an "incredibly safe vehicle" skip to 0:33



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Old 07-12-2009, 01:05 PM
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I love it. "We didn't invent anything, we didn't contribute to automotive technology, we just do things that everyone else did 15 years ago."
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Old 07-13-2009, 09:20 PM
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so whats being censored out of the 123 in the commercial? theres a big purple moving block as it crashes.
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Old 07-14-2009, 09:30 AM
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Good thing they didnt show that crash test of the W123 with a baby dummy eating the dashboard!
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Old 07-14-2009, 03:24 PM
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so whats being censored out of the 123 in the commercial? theres a big purple moving block as it crashes.
The NHTSA put that on the windshied to cut down glare inside the cabin.

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I've noticed this commercial too...besides showing that they weren't first at anything ;(
The MB being crashed was censored...I'm almost positive as to the fact that MB was a pioneer in crash testing, even having realistic test "dummies" --> human cadavers (even children) prior to the current "crash test dummies."
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Old 09-20-2009, 12:47 PM
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No, it wasn't censored. Someone had a copy of that NHTSA crash test posted on youtube, and it was definitely an object placed on the outside of the glass.

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Old 09-20-2009, 12:58 PM
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Actually, here it is:
That test really shows how important airbags and seatbelt pretensioners are!

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This is just awesome After the frontal crash the windshield and the A pillar are intact

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