WJ Jeep Grand Cherokee Fuel Tank Test : Part-1

[damoncaravanman]

Let me say any car can have any type of issue during an accident!

[kevinwilds1]

Can I have the front fenders?

[zhuk24]

бляяяяя....жыпа та как жалка...

[niceday2dayman]

Yep...we'll all just drive door stops around like he said below.  Because apparently cars that don't crush are the safest. Guess he didn't think about what would happen if two of those collided. Ever played pool?

[camman309]

it cause the skid plate

[rogelv8td]

i'm going to buy that car

[seapeddler]

Notice how a doorstop can prevent a very heavy door from opening, and the doorstop is rubber or wood? A car designed like a doorstop could flip a cement truck and the car occupants would emerge unscathed. But, Fords are boxy and attract body damage, which is profitable. Everything revolves around hospitals and the careers that they sustain, or maybe I'm just hallucinatin'.

[camman309]

@seapeddler no in a crash if you stopped instantly you wold die quicker so if the front or back deforms more than the slower you accelerate/decelerate.

[seapeddler]

@camman309 Yes, there has to be crash absorption. But could not a car be designed to cause any vehicle to ramp over it instead of going head-on? Anyway, if people didn't drive, they'd be running off cliffs like lemmings just to make a buck.

[camman309]

@seapeddler and there is not many things to just be that strong...and im not saying dont drive im saying drive a safe car. those jeeps was not designd for safety that much

[GmTruckCarLove]

I think I shart alittle watching this. Still one of the best SUV's IMO

[chorba8]

Страшное зрелище! Я думал Чирок будет более выдержаным...

[alterman156]

I would be concerned about the structural integrity of the Jeep Grand Cherokee. I have a feeling that the rear seat passengers could be seriously injured or killed in the crash even if the fuel tank doesn't explode. It is entirely possible in a very severe rear end crash, survival might not be possible period since it is possible that the front portion of the passenger compartment could collapse during the impact. People who own these vehicles should scrap them when the time comes.

[PetrScorpio]

I think the people in taurus will step out and go away....

[UBConquered]

Those cherokee's weren't that durable

[GmTruckCarLove]

@UBConquered Did you own one? I did and that motherfucker saved my life.

[UBConquered]

@GmTruckCarLove No, but my aunt did; she got broad sided by a drunk in one of these and it killed her.

[GmTruckCarLove]

@UBConquered What speed and by what kind of car. I am not saying they are that safe when they are not but they are not that bad. Yes I don't ever want to be rear ended with one. I got my Commander for that.

[UBConquered]

@GmTruckCarLove I don't know how fast, but i'm pretty sure it was a Licoln, forget what it was, but it was pretty large, may have been a town car. Hit her so hard it tipped on its side. Friend of mine has a 98 ZJ w/ the 5.2, going strong even w/ a bent frame.

[GmTruckCarLove]

@UBConquered Okay one question. How did the frame bend? Also a low car can take down a SUV. The under side is not that durable and the car can go under it. Pushing up the seat and so on.

[UBConquered]

@GmTruckCarLove Don't ask how, I wasn't actually there but it did tip over, and I was told it the ZJ frame was uneven in early December, he said he discovered it when he was draining oil. I'm pretty sure it's actually a unibody style.

[GmTruckCarLove]

@UBConquered FYI frames cant bend themselves.

[UBConquered]

@GmTruckCarLove Well no one seems to know, last time he took it off road was October. Entire time he's had it he never rolled it or anything, he hit a deer one time but luckly it was just cosmetic damage.

[GmTruckCarLove]

@UBConquered Cosmetic can mean more.

[filmftw3]

Damn those Jeeps GC suck ass. It looks as if it is made out of tin foil.

[GmTruckCarLove]

@filmftw3 That is why off road they kick ass? Because if it is so shitty it would just bend crawling on rocks? Get real bud.

[filmftw3]

@GmTruckCarLove

Wrangler was made for offroad, not Grand Cherokee, obviously.

[GmTruckCarLove]

@filmftw3 Acctuly all Jeeps are capable off road with the Wrangler line up doing the hard core shit but the GC is right behind. For a all around SUV off road and on the Cherokee gives a great balance. Commander along with Grand Cherokee is capable of rubacon stock. Thus the 'Trail Rated' name plate.

[AtICSt]

wtf is wrong with people. every video you will ever watch were a car is at rest like this, always gets fucked no matter what.

[azoz163]

وييييييييييييييييييييييييييين العربي يعطيني لايكـ 

[Intechdude300]

When you mess with the bull, you get the horns haha.

[carkid1953]

It didnt explode?????????????????????

[98MAzdaMilleniaS]

American cars were safer than European and Japanese cars from 1900-1973. The the other way around from 1974-2002, 2003-present they are the same. With a slant towards American because they weigh more on average and have larger crumple zones.

[jacketman22]

Everyone loves ripping on the Americans for making shit cars, but did anyone notice the Ford Taurus? It punched right through a much larger, taller and heavier vehicle and kept its passenger compartment intact! The issue here is that CHRYSLER makes shitty cars.

[LynxSnowCat]

@jacketman22 LOL, this is the only time I've ever heard praise for the Ford Taurus, and a number of my friends' families have been Ford employees for generations.

[jacketman22]

@LynxSnowCat I give credit where it's due.

[215alessio]

@jacketman22 Do you want to know why the Ford Taurus punched true the other american car?

Because the Ford taurus isn't really an american car :)

It is designed in europe and it is called Ford mondeo in Europe but the sceleton is designed by German engeneers and assembled in belgium

Next-Gen Ford Mondeo Will be Badged as the Taurus in the US ...

[jacketman22]

@215alessio The old Taurus was an entirely American car. Designed and built there (explains why they used to rust so badly). The Mondeo was sold in North America as the Ford Contour (which also rusted badly). The two are unrelated, and the new Mondeo you're talking about is set to be rebadged as the 2013 Ford Fusion. The next Taurus is about 10 times bigger than a Mondeo.

[215alessio]

@jacketman22 source: see thetorquereportdotcom

Ford is finally listening and bringing its European models to the US. First we will get the all-new Fiesta, then the next Focus and eventually the Mondeo is going to come here as the next Taurus, according to CAR.

[215alessio]

@jacketman22 you made an own goal!

yes american cars are bigger fatter slower and greedyer  (not tomention pedestrian killers) but fail at being a 'car'

and a smaller european one can punch trough it.

[jacketman22]

@215alessio And by the way, I'd really like to see how a Fiat Punto does against a Crown Victoria.

[215alessio]

@jacketman22 always picking on the smallest punto cerb weight 1100= 1200 kg for sutch a small size

anyway a new punto kills an old crouwn victoria

with the new crouwn victoria the punto will lose for shure

and if you search a match pick on almost equal sized cars Volvo S70, Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Pheaton, Audi A6, Alfa Romeo 159

[kens97sto171]

@215alessio

You do realize that the Jeep shown here is not a new design? It was designed in 1998 or before, and was sold 1999-2004. Why they were testing an old car now is kinda pointless. The place of manufacture is irrelevant, all cars are engineered and tested differently. Some do better than others. It has and likely always will be that way.

[215alessio]

@kens97sto171 yes I realise it.

and i also realise it gets hit by 2 metric ton of sedan. Ford taurus/ scorpio

While standing stil

My lil car wouldn't stand that collision, it would bounce off so hard that I would have severe injuries if lucky

[weed34600]

@jacketman22 A MOVING OBJECT WILL SUFFER LESS DAMAGE JACK ASS

[jacketman22]

@weed34600 Uh huh. Sure.

[weed34600]

@jacketman22 SCIENCE CLASS YOU SOULD PAY ATTENTION SOMETIME

[jacketman22]

@weed34600 I'm sure you did very well in Grade 10 physics, congrats. But I've been in a car accident before, involving a moving Honda Accord vs. a stationary Volvo XC90. Now following your logic, the Accord should have been a little beaten while the Volvo would have been horribly mangled. Guess which one came out better. PROTIP: It wasn't the Accord.

[pastorgeorgem]

@jacketman22 YUP AGREED

[GmTruckCarLove]

@jacketman22 Dumb ass... That is why most Chrysler's have great crash test ratings?

[jacketman22]

@GmTruckCarLove Don't know what you're smoking, but Chryslers from before 2005 or so had very poor crash test results. Even the 300, which is quite good on frontal impact, does badly in side-impact collisions.

[jacketman22]

@GmTruckCarLove Actually, look up "Dodge Neon Crash Test" and then compare it to, oh, a Ford Focus, or a Volvo S40.

[GmTruckCarLove]

@jacketman22 Dodge Ram 2002 on up get good frontal crash test, Jeep Grand Cherokee (2005 on up), Commander, Patriot, Caliber, and this list goes on. Frontal of course. Anyone that buys a Neon needs to die anyways lol.

[jacketman22]

@GmTruckCarLove Yeah I can agree with you there. Fucking Neons are the scourge of the road. Them and Caravans.

[92CamryLE]

@jacketman22 The stiff body is what makes that car unsafe.

[jacketman22]

@92CamryLE If you look at ANY car with a poor frontal offset rating, you'll notice the passenger compartment buckles (for example, compare the Pontiac TransPort to the Honda Odyssey). You DO NOT want that to happen because it indicates that the front crumple zones did not absorb enough of the impact. Taurus did well, Jeep dun goof'd.

[92CamryLE]

@jacketman22 Of course, but that doesn't mean you don't want the car to crumple. Crumple zones are designed to absorb impact without compromising cabin space (passenger survival area). If this Taurus is tested like modern day cars are today it will crumple like a tin can. If it is in a 25 mph accident it won't get much damage, but the passengers will.

[cds417]

@jacketman22 oh yeah and look at toyota and honda for making cars made out of paper look how much damage they get even for getting rear ended your dead

[jacketman22]

@cds417 I've seen the crash tests for the most popular Toyota and Honda models, and even though I'm not a fan of Japanese cars I'll give credit where credit is due. Up until very recently their smaller offerings performed noticeably better in tests than anything put out by Detroit. But if safety is your concern, buy a Volvo.

[cds417]

@jacketman22 yeah dude my friend here at highschool got into a rollover accident in his volvo about 2 months ago in his 2006 volvo s60 and only hurt his c4 and c5 in his neck the car rolled about hmmm 6 times

[jacketman22]

@cds417 Can't go wrong with a Volvo or a Saab. Solid as fuck and pretty much the only cars that can survive a head-on collision with a moose (barring pickups and large SUVs)

[motormusique]

Lol, that Jeep collapsed so much more than I expected!!

[Matthew9163]

its soo unsafe it looks fake

[GsxRmitTUV]

Thats really hurt!!!



[Mrjaguarpaw1]

AMERICAN CARS ARE PIECE OF SHITTTTTTTTTT

[gadgetguy4000]

i hate american cars but im surprised that the jeeps rear window didnt shatter good engineering there :)

[stuchly1]

one would think a 2-ton behemoth should be a safe thing to crash with, and look! it's apparently made of paper! i can't see no difference between this and the cheap stolen designs of european cars that china produces. and those were some horrible crashtests!

[druide106]

unsafe american cars...

[98MAzdaMilleniaS]

@druide106 Oh because those mini coopers from the 1960's were so much safer than a comparably full size american car.....

[druide106]

@98MAzdaMilleniaS you compare a 50 years old mini car vs a relative new huge SUV, do you see the point?

[98MAzdaMilleniaS]

@druide106 Ok you are comparing a 15 year old design to new ones ? Try looking at the crash testing out there right now for say... The Grand Cherokee, and compare... Just as safe as European rivals but thousands of dollars less. Oh wait there is Volvo's system that automatically brakes for yo..... oh wait that doesn't really work so well.

[druide106]

@98MAzdaMilleniaS good joke :)

[TheTrihorn1]

@druide106 dude admit it European cars suck. They are also ugly as shit and unreliable.

[druide106]

@TheTrihorn1 and now open your eyes and wake up!!!;)

[TheTrihorn1]

@druide106 After driving a car in europe for 2 days I was about ready to kill my self. Modern American cars are very safe.

[druide106]

@TheTrihorn1 dont forgot the differences, in EU there are more small cars, most of them are safer as bis americans.

US-cars are huge, but this is not a safe point I think.

[TheTrihorn1]

@druide106 Yeah, sure but it's mostly about weight. This model of jeep has always been unsafe, but still I would rather be in a car that is bigger. What do you think would win in a crash, a smart car, or a full size 3/4 ton truck?

[druide106]

@TheTrihorn1 I think a smart car, this car is proven vs cars like a MB S-Class and got 5 stars.

Only the dimensions are a problem, a truck is high compare to a smart car, I think you mean a pickup?

[GmTruckCarLove]

@TheTrihorn1 I crashed mine in 2007 and walked out without any scratches or bruises. No cab intrusion at 50MPH. The 86 Cutlass we hit looked nothing like a car and the old man was on his deathbed. That fucker saved my mothers and I life.

[Guitarnoob99]

holy crap ! i will sell my jeep after what i saw o_O

[liolp808]

@Guitarnoob99 or you can just lift it! so the car would roll over whatever is trying to slam it from the rear.

[THEKINGS001]

@Guitarnoob99 That makes 2 of us.

[69roadr]

wow, that jeep took a licken

[jeep4jeep]

What speed was the car travelling upon hitting the Jeep?