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re: The new Volvos exhibit a peculiar behavior during frontal offset crash tests
Posted on 1/27/17 at 10:54 am to Tshiz
Posted on 1/27/17 at 10:54 am to Tshiz
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So if my breaks fail and I'm heading for a lake, and I want to hit a tree to stop the car,
The water will stop you, just remember to roll down the window before the ensuing chaos.
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Posted on 1/27/17 at 10:54 am to Rebelgator
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Aka, launch back into traffic
My first thought as well
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:29 am to Tshiz
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So if my breaks fail and I'm heading for a lake, and I want to hit a tree to stop the car, I'm still fricked in the Volvo. Got it.
Yeah, if you hit a tree straight on the tree will just pass right through the vehicle.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:54 am to soccerfüt
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I doubt that the Volvo engineers specifically designed their car for that behavior in the specific test
Then you don't know shite about Volvo.
From IIHS:
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Volvo has performed similar small overlap crash tests as part of its vehicle safety development process since the late 1980s, taking the results into account when designing new models.
IIHS began the test in 2012.
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 1/27/17 at 12:33 pm to soccerfüt
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The exact geometry of the Offset crash was the reason the Volvo's path was different after impact. Had the Audi's path been an inch or two more towards the passenger's side, it probably would have slid more forward as the Volvo did. Conversely, if the Volvo's initial path were shifted a couple of inches to the left, it's path after impact would have probably been more like the Audi's.
WTF are you babbling about? These tests are conducted in a very precise manner and the setups are extremely accurate. There is no ambiguity about what would have happened if the car was 1" to the left or right. It is what it is.
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