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Old 03-10-2009, 03:28 PM
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NHTSA 240D Crash test

Thought you guys would find this interesting:


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Old 03-10-2009, 07:41 PM
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Ouch..! That face plant on the steering wheel at 30 seconds into the video of would of most definitely hurt!
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Old 03-10-2009, 07:47 PM
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i hope thats actuall test footage and not someone ruining another icon
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Old 03-11-2009, 12:25 AM
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Ya, that user has lots and lots of old crash test videos. The description said there wasn't a high acceleration from the head hit, I guess the big pad on the wheel works.

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Old 03-11-2009, 03:39 PM
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A particularly useful test, as it was performed at the 240D's real-world top speed of 30 MPH...

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