HIGH SPEED CRASH TEST: CAR SPLIT IN HALF

[PacificEdibleSeaweed]

Does anyone know what kind of sedan that is? From above it looks like a mid 70s Impala 4 door.

[skaught911]

Out of all these tests the trunk looks like the safest place to be

[mibars]

And I thought that car-splitting in Carmageddon 2 was unrealistic...

[Carlover0529]

"And she's like I don't eat spaghetti." "Is that a van? OH SHIT!"

[BrunostNOR]

holy monkey, how fast was that??

[iamthesargent]

"Is that a van coming towards us?"

*Crash*

"Hey Jim...Sorry about your crappy car. Check out my sweet van!"

[pe6obutilkata]

is the car made in china ????

[geterdonein01]

That van can take a 100mph head on collision with a tank and come out without so much as a scratch. Ive seen other crash tests with them, they are incredibly solid.

[bassplayer2525]

Best. Job. Ever.

[rollcage413]

Hey! look at my new car I got you for your bir- "CRASH"

Sorry about that.

[Nagamangos]

Most of that will pretty much buff out.

[derek400004]

FATALITY!

[corvetteboy10]

@derek400004 Obviously.....

[calou1966]

The longer and heavier is the car that is hit, the worth the outcome of a crash like that. A small and light car will not be cut in two but pushed aside. Pushed aside very hard, though. Little chance for anyone to survive.

that's why they chose this long, heavy car.

Besides, cars of these times were not designed to sustain side impact.

Today's cars are designed to sustain even hitting a pole sideways.

In any case at these speeds, no good...

[LoveTheCity123]

Would never see that happen in a Volvo .

[zombiesphere]

theres a family of four makin the evening news

[the06bug]

DANG! It looks like the Town Car was made of graham crackers, in this footage at least.

[87jse]

HO... LY  FUCK

[armymatt83]

doesnt say much for older cars same with the 2009 malibu vs. 59 bel air

[Dragonrider3458]

@armymatt83 I don't know about the credibility of that test. I saw it several times and at various points and viewing angles during the test you can see LOTS of brown dust coming out of the 59'. The tells me that there is a lot of rust under that car, comprimising the stregnth integrity of the Bel Air. The frame, floors, everything it seems was pulverizing into rust dust. As if the 59' sat in a farm field for 30 years and was make to look good for the test.

[MrTfyles]

The car hit was a 1971-1974 chevy Impala or caprice 4 door, the speed was definately allot more than 30 LOL, New cars are much better by far but at that speed of impact nothing is GOOD lol I own a 1972 impala 4 door hardtop and a 1972 2 door hardtop, i belive at that speed both of my cars would split in half, however I also own a 2010 4x4 crew cab silverado that would split in half in the same situation, i know it would. Thank god for newer cars and by far better safety, drive safe!

[AppleJuiceSecretLair]

suck to get t-boned by that car

[ariell92]

the driver and the people inside would defenetly stay alive.

[TheRunescapernerd]

in the 70s the car frames were flimsy and flexable

[oarih94]

so if this happens, the driver's upper body will be on one side of the van and his torso on the other

[henryvollema]

sooo fake!!!!!

[Jackmancer]

car must have been weakened before impact, no way it just breaks like that

[friedchicken1981]

you have no idea of how serious this is, first thing you should do is slow down when you drive cause apparently you dont understand what speed can do!!!

[jellybellys69]

interesting!

[Tzimnewman3]

The reason the car splits into two parts here is simple.

That car was a cut and shunt which is doen with two cars which have been written off by insurence. One car as front damage the other has back damage.  Cut them into two and put the two parts together and you've got a brand new car but with a weak point. When involved in any type of accident the car normaly breaks into two parts like the car on this video.

[rossbosscat]

I dont think it was a cut and shut. 99% of small cars would do this if hit on the side by a large SUV. The strongest parts of a car are the front and rear. The side is the weakest as there is no strength in the pillars.

Pretty obvious really...

[Tzimnewman3]

Well officials claim that you mustn't use a cut and shut car because it would split into two pieces during a crash.

I guess then that the arguement against cut and shut is false since 99% of small cars have the same effect.

Therefore its no different to drive a cut and shut to a normal car then?

[friedchicken1981]

exactly thank you (some people are just stupid and dont realize that speed kills!!)

[TheMartinbuddy]

Well those cars are safe!

[BlakeFox95]

dang it ill never park my car in the middle of a crash test zone again

[HONDACOMPAQ]

its like toys

[WhoWantsToKnow81]

Like a hot knife through butter. Toast, anyone?

[jellybellys69]

@WhoWantsToKnow81 yeah, sure! I'll have some!

[detoxnath83]

its a crash test dick

[malygos309]

The older car looks like Chevrolet Chevelle, a Caddy or a Torino

[jaffacake1578]

well in the newest volvo the people on the side that got hit would be dead, BUT the people on the opposite side the van hit may have EXTREME injury, but especially in an xc90 where the sills are higher then you may survive.

[honussa]

The new cars are not that much better!!!!!!!!!!

[jaffacake1578]

yes they are! are you kidding around?! have you seen volvo lately?!

[honussa]

When this van that splits the car in half hits a volvo - at the speed in the video, the passengers of the volvo will certainly be dead. I guess that this crash occured at 80 km/h - which is deadly at a side impact even in a SUV.

[joshuaracecar]

the car that was hit in the side is an old model thats why it split in half.

[peacelord]

Now I know why the Japanese kicked our asses.

[jaffacake1578]

why?

[Kia0Sedona]

my van was t boned at 55mph and all i really need to replace is the door

[sickporter137]

if someone was sitting there they would be in half 2!!! oo dayummm

[Sleeperman89]

note to self do not get t - boned in my grand prix.

[dynadoobers]

scary

[russefireballs93]

its because due to the vans height it was way above the sill where all the strengh is.

[jaffacake1578]

no its just an old unsafe car, well and that to.

[lilloo31]

damn!

[Clemmmmo]

O.O mini vans are evil!

[Gregoryxlz]

lol i like the rolling test

[underage117]

that look safe im gonna go buy it now

[ibizzavic2]

hahahaha

[mikesoja]

at the end the driver headbutts the passenger LOL

[ibizzavic2]

maybe he likes that :)

[PXG013]

Dang!!!

[DeviateRazo]

high speed, incompatible vehicles and side crash. instant death

[mkgamesdotnet]

Yeah, I wouldn't use this to say old cars weren't sturdy. This test was done at what looks like at least 70-80mph. Many modern cars would split in half having a van slam into the side at 70 or 80 MPH. Maybe not some beefy cars, but the chance you would survive an impact (meaning the crash forces themselves/Gforces) of an 80 MPH crash aren't too good. Then if you keep in mind this was a side impact, it makes it worse. Internal injuries are much more likely in side crashes versus front.

[downhillrac3r]

oh fuck!

[wilskihill]

shitty car vs shitty=natural selection, welcome to the now.

[peanutjelly515]

ok, mylsSammy why the hell do u write so much

[jtreign9097]

that looked faster then 70... looked like 85 atleast.

[MrRokNRoll]

the van was charged for murder

[WhoWantsToKnow81]

Like a hot knife through butter. DAMNNNNNN

[zealous4zenith]

i hope that car was remote controlled

[slyloop7]

toyota owned that susuki XD

[mkgamesdotnet]

The guy who did this said "earlier cars were sturdier". They were heavier, but now days with modern computers and alloys, cars are lighter, stronger, and have more efficient crumple zones to keep you safe. Nevertheless, this van was going what looked like at least 70MPH. Even today nobody should live through this unless the van was replaced with a smaller car.

[Stanley1415]

ooh....that was horrible....if anyone should be in that car than he must be dead

[BoberMcBoberson]

Poop on a stick! How fast were they going?

[Dogfaceproducts]

PoopStick.

[nickster102559]

the minivan was like "i wanna come too!!!" hahaha

[renosquid]

the car that got hit obviously didnt have a frame..

like this is totally pointless

[swordfish1986]

A frame would not have helped in this case. Seemed that you dont know much about crash testing and car safety.

[GoldenMF]

Lucky both drivers weren't seriously injured in the crash, they walked away from the wreckage.

[TheSilentwarrior99]

Are you stupid? its a crash test, no drivers inside...

[GoldenMF]

Can't take a joke? loser

[driftman1]

OMG hahaahahahha what an idiot!

[mir76u]

is suzuki vs toyota test

[originalnab]

at 17 everyone in the blue car would have been dead

[XTheGuruX]

nice on :D

[Transam941]

Interesting way to crash a car @ 0:39. damn that toyota van is a beast. Clunk heads at the end; LMFAO!!

[jtreign9097]

it looks like the evreyone in the van would walk away. i guess its the toyota version not the shitty mitsubishi

[LABRATproductionz]

strong van...didnt see that coming

[TornadoWarrior1]

lolz!!!

[TornadoWarrior1]

lolz!!!

[Pyroman1990]

Thats a Toyota Hijet van it think

[GMminivans9968]

I meant nice!

[GMminivans9968]

Nive!

[GMminivans9968]

Wow.

[bloodybones101]

ouch

[john10fan]

that van is beastly

[jaroslawosinski]

what is that song ?

[zigeunerjack]

The Bee Gees with "Staying alive"

[bugio22]

what song

[Timdpr]

Lol

[21StCenturyWarfare]

no noice :(

[qwertyfredqwertyfred]

the jeep running into a truck i have seen in real life thats a scary noise remember truck trailers are rsj

[Qibai]

Man the van slices through the car was really scary... Anyway the van looks like a Toyota Lite Ace

[ford1979truck]

wow .....holy crap

[yardbird2000]

thats a real life test ! Its about time we see what really happens in an accident its usually about that speed !

[mattlomax149]

THATS NOT 30 MPH

[DeathAndMajesty]

Nope, that more like 60 or 70

[ArmySupa]

survivors none lol not buying that car

[bdrmaccessory]

its cadillac

[yourmomsahomo]

not anymore :)

[Khaleel420]

that is pretty freaky, anyone konw what style of old american car that was that just got spliced in half?? Remind me not to buy one.. cheers

[bdrmaccessory]

yet that test is kind of flawed, although a lot of t-bones happen, at that speed would be like getting hit with a small train. highly unlikely yet they do have to do every test at least once.

[deora2dude]

it looks to be a '70s caddy coupe develle i dunno mabye an late '70 early '80 ford LTD or in canada the crown victoria beats me.

[regency98us]

I was gonna say it looks like a 71 Impala or Malibu, but i paused it over and over and noticed its a 70's Holden Caprice which had similar styling cues from the US GM Chevrolet cars. I cant remember if they made the Holdens on a frame or not. A frame would have been sturdy and safer like the American Caprice Classics.

[deora2dude]

ah now that i look at it your right...

[welcomertohell]

oh my god if there were any people in that car they would not even be in heven or in hell

[izl1992]

what the hell?

[asjrhfbu]

The first crash car looked like an old buick or something. If it would have been a REAL car the van would have been pancaked.

[bloodybones101]

wow

[zech007]

is that a 1980 toyota van, lol i own one of those van and they look and feel flimsy, but after viewing this crash i am amazed...

[Radqq]

quite like the stationary car in the first test was made of paper.

[Ryantravisaol]

so....do people still think old cars are built better then new cars?

[lionpulse]

Try to do this kind of test with a similar new vehicles you would see what would happen :o

[swordfish1986]

Yeah, a better result.

[Daunlouded]

That is not a clean split but nice video.

[ak47wars]

Awsome what a crash!!!

[alexkvaskov]

OMFG!

[M3h123]

both edges collapse in on the car =O.....AWSOME! =D