Crash Test 2009 Toyota Venza / Toyota Mark X Zio (Frontal Impact) IIHS

[UBConquered]

soooooooo, is this thing a station wagon?

[wywywy5]

Billy Mays?

[maccollectorZ]

Um...is it me or was that pretty bad?

[TheMostAwesomeMan242]

what i don't understand is seatbelts are suppose to prevent your head hitting the steering wheel but here the dummy is wearing it's seatbelt but yet he hits his head on the steering wheel despite the fact it's wearing it's seatbelt. what's up with that?

[greasemonkey2985]

@TheMostAwesomeMan242

The seatbelt mount has designed weaknesses in them. Imagine a tin of tuna, it has designed weaknesses in the metal rim so that it can be peeled open using a constant force. The same sort of weaknesses are designed in seat belts to absorb energy and reduce the g-forces on the body. That's why the dummies head still hits the steering wheel.

[TheMostAwesomeMan242]

@greasemonkey2985 so the person's head would still hit the steering wheel even though he or she is wearing a seatbelt and regardless of the vehicle?

[greasemonkey2985]

@TheMostAwesomeMan242 I'm not saying that, it depends on the car. my point was the seatbelt doesn't actually hold the dummy rigidly in place, it is designed to absorb energy by peeling away. In this case, those peel away ponts seem to be a little too weak. Manufacturers have to find the right balance between restraint, and energy absorption.

[TheMostAwesomeMan242]

@greasemonkey2985 oh okay.

[cadennen]

WEEEEEEEEE,I'M FLYING

[Shuffle3956]

what an idiot! he says drivers head would hit the steering wheel through the air bag! No DID YOU EXPECT THE DRIVERS HEAD TO HIT MY DICK THROUGH THE AIR BAG???

[carcrazy25Onx]

the venza has 5 stars now rite?

[izumikonata0710]

TOYOTA 便座

[japnikki]

i give toyota credit because toyota stop seling their cars when the pedel issue came out....Ford nor Chevy did not do that when their car were catching fire because of sticky ignitions or faulty fuel lines.

[beatlespersun]

@japnikki What Ford/GM fuel lines? I thought it was Chrysler with the faulty fuel lines???

[anarchy4you]

in other words dont buy this car if you like the way your head looks on your body.

[ilovegekos]

Just looked at iihs and this car got a top safety pick for 2010. Stop saying its not safe. This car was not even effected in the recall.

[JENSDONT]

OMG, that has the back of a Toyota Avensis!!

[dammyousuck]

so smashing your way trew the air bag will give you a good rate with a dead guy

[firedemon101]

LOL good one

[supracrew87]

@kosmazawada thats mad old and if it was ask the americans who make the gas pedal for toyota

[AtariTDU2]

@supracrew87 Don't plant that shit on us.

[Octonuke]

@AtariTDU2  Sorry to burst your bubble,but sadly us amercians are the ones who made these faulty pedals.

[AtariTDU2]

@Octonuke I don't wanna hear the lame excuses to protect Toyota. What do you think I am, some kind of fool? All I know is, those pedals were in Toyota cars. And that family died in a Toyota car, and that's all she wrote.

[Octonuke]

@AtariTDU2 But on my case she wrote more, a company made the gas pedals and toyota bought them unknowingly about the problem i own a 2007 camry mine hasnt stuck yet,NOW TAKE IT AND QUIT THAT DENIAL!

[AtariTDU2]

@Octonuke You're obviously the one in denial here. I hate it when people make excuses for things or people they like. Toyota doesn't have a perfect reputation any longer. Boo hoo.

[Octonuke]

@AtariTDU2  I know that youre in denial for america im in denial for toyota because my old 92 camry has 250000 miles on it.

[AtariTDU2]

@Octonuke I'm not in denial for America. You're just trying to plant the blame on America because you want to protect Toyota. I don't see what your amazingly shitty car having a million miles on it has to do with sticking pedals. LOL.

[pattycarljackson]

@AtariTDU2 lol i like that one toyotas peddles always stick.

[spddev]

possible head impact and it scored a good rating? Did I miss something?

[Spyster007]

It's not a top safety pick for 2010, No toyotas are.

[Spyster007]

@Spyster007 looks like it finally got tested by IIHS this is a top pick now along with the camry

[pattycarljackson]

@Spyster007 yeah but your still gonna suffer injuries thats shocking to me because there actually were other cars and some by ford that the drivers head would hit the stearing whell and they gave it a lower rating or they mit suffer injuries to the chest and legs and it got lower ratings. but this car dosetn i think that is bullshit

[Spyster007]

@pattycarljackson I agree.

[maxou5757]

lol piece of shit... take a look at the volkswagen tiguan and then tell me what's safe.

[LiLTBoyy115]

in a crash of this severity? wtf? it did really well!

[TheFordguy89]

Not bad for its first gen

[alexkvaskov]

it's an iihs top safety pick, very safe

[TheFordguy89]

true true just like all 2009 vehicles