Austin Mini and its accident safety

A look at the legendary Austin Mini and its rather poor accident protection.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Austin
• Morris
• Rover
• Mini

[Joe90ridesahonda]

Have you got the rest of this program?looks very interesting!

[rovamota]

I have got the rest of this programme. It was shown in three parts and this is a small segment. Uploading 3 hours of programme would be an absolute chore!

[Domitron1998]

What a load of utter rubbish, the Mini was designed to rid Britain of the nasty German bubble cars like the BMW Issetta. It was considerably safer than those and it went on to win the Monte Carlo Rally 4 times outright. Plus it was meant for us Brits and not the American car market, so that bloke is talking utter crap. The Mini succeeded beyond all expectations and was also voted the greatest car of the 20th century. Plus the vast majority of small cars today are based on it. So be proud.

[skaterava]

i own a 1987 mini, and even though its slow, impractical, and quite unsafe, i wouldnt change it for ANY modern supermini, especially the new "mini".

[TheDom820]

1982 model will i get crushed to death if i crash ?

[MrClassicDoctorWho]

@Doomsday2060 I have one -_-

[Doomsday2060]

@MrClassicDoctorWho

Have you ever tried to get out of the back of a Mini?

Go to your front door, open the letterbox and crawl through that.

[VAMPYREANGELMANSORY]

I LOVE MINI FOREVER !_!

[mrtalkischeap]

I always thought the Mini was built like a tank! Lol......

[concorde1350mph]

yes the mini is a un safe car its a Classic car its was designed when their was NO safety regulations, and i understand why people went mad about its size i mean look at the crash where the car is well and truely nackered, its scary, i want to know what they thought to the later ones with safety features do they have the rest of the video, when i get my mini i will be moving the battery to under the rear seats so then their will be no electrical spark to set a fire off.

[TopGearrules]

Whats the song which starts at 0:35 ??

[Jamesss123456]

The original Mini is the only thing that makes me proud to be British

[mikerjuk]

Apparently the mini was a "failure" because it had to be withdrawn from north America, despite the fact that it remained in production for 41 years and sold almost 5 1/2 million cars. I simply wish the British car industry had suffered many more of these "failures".

[MrClassicDoctorWho]

what are the odds of rolling it over and having the petrol cap sheered off, which then gets ignited by a spark which then catches fire and this happens all too quickly for anyone to get out? FAR FETCHED.