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Iroc-z86
09-18-2009, 10:41 PM
Found this on autoblog.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/17/video-iihs-celebrates-50th-anniversary-by-crashing-modern-malib/

Showed this to my mom who owns the new malibu and she said "i love my malibu" lol
thunder
09-18-2009, 10:47 PM
made me wonder how a 4thgen vs 3rdgen would play out
1994lt1
09-18-2009, 10:47 PM
Very interesting. I always thought those old tanks would be better in a crash. Very eye opening and shows how far we have come in 40 years.
BigRocsFirebird
09-18-2009, 10:58 PM
that's pretty cool but didnt expect it to be that bad. i thought those boats were solid
gotmudnj
09-19-2009, 02:57 AM
it didnt look that bad but i guess i was wrong...i would still rather drive the bel air than the malibu
Frosty
09-19-2009, 04:16 AM
Those big cars may "look" safe but they're not. In minor fender benders they'll hold up better but a new car(minor parking lot stuff) but in higher speed stuff the proof is in videos like that. The materials used in those older cars just don't disperse the energy like the new cars. There's A LOT of technology, science and R&D that goes into these cars. It's amazing how you can see the energy being dispersed away from the driver's cabin when those videos are shown in slow motion.
band77one
09-19-2009, 06:10 AM
****ing waste of a car right there.
Tsar
09-19-2009, 11:09 AM
it didnt look that bad but i guess i was wrong...i would still rather drive the bel air than the malibuWhere do you buy your crack from?

****ing waste of a car right there.

Not really, it was an old POS. Not like they stole it from you and crashed it.
The Fixer
09-19-2009, 01:34 PM
The worst thing about that generation of Impala is that it has an X-frame under it, with no side rails to support it. That's why it crumples up like a pretzel. Full perimeter-frame cars from the '60s-'90's would probably fare better.

http://www.xframechevy.com/arc/1959/1959%20Convertible%20x%20frame%201.jpg
Iroc-z86
09-19-2009, 02:03 PM
yeah it just shows on how safety has improved and all. It is a good looking car going to waste but you never know it could have been a replica. It is sad it just got wrecked but it wasnt my car so i cant complain.
GrandmasterCow
09-19-2009, 06:46 PM
wow hah