Citroen Dyane crashtest

Citroen mobie with crash test of Dyane in 1968

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• citroen
• 2cv
• Dyane

[kanonekraftschuss]

At what speed they crashed? I guess at 10 miles per hour or something like that.

[beerdeddi]

What a high passion kiss!!!

[Hatejews1]

a SHIT CAR, i HAD ONE OF 1981,.....

[Tunerdude94]

Looks like a scene in Cars 2.

[Hondaboy27160478]

@TahreyUK. Happy to help, I just stated they're both Dyanes, as two people had said red one was a 2cv.

Dyane, Ami, LNA, & Visa, were launched to replace 2cv, but 2cv continued to out sell all the supposed replacements, until 1991 when they didn't meet minimum safety standards.

[TahreyUK]

@oiseautempete Oh no, don't get me wrong, it's pretty good for something of that era, particularly given it's cheap materials & construction. Seems to absorb the collision alright, at a fair proportion of it's top speed.

But most of the tests that are up on youtube for which this may be compared to are run at much higher speed. This is more like two cyclists colliding, or a particularly vicious coming-together in a parking lot. The resulting amount of damage vs the impact strength is quite high

[Acara23]

at least the cars had crumble zones

[oiseautempete]

@TahreyUK

What you say? the 2cv was built in serial in 1948 and never structural modified and you speak from 65km/h crash test? Be realistic...the 2cv resists at a 55kmH crast test, this is pretty good for a car that age...

[TahreyUK]

@Hondaboy27160478

I didn't actually believe you at first because the differences are so subtle and my brain/eyes were saying "2CV!" ... but the clue is in the bonnet line. 2CV has a higher bonnet and separate headlights in pods. Dyane is lower and slightly sleeker, and the lights are in the front. It's only visible for a second or two before they collide though.

[TahreyUK]

@truthspeaker2000

1. who were you talking to?

2. copper? really? ... I mean REALLY?

[TahreyUK]

@oiseautempete that's only ~17mph each?! OK, maybe it's not so brilliant a result in that case...

I'd be interested to see what the 65k (40mph) assymmetric test result is like, having seen a few of those recently - e.g. Fiat 500, Smart, and some Nissan SUV doing very well... Chinese saloons, VW Bus and tinpot Detroit 4x4s turning into highly efficient passenger execution devices...

[TahreyUK]

@DSmaster99 It's probably a "stub axle", which is a fairly common thing on front wheel drive cars. Things like the 1980s Fiat Panda were notable for HAVING a full (but "dead") rear axle, so simple/sturdy/cheap was their design.

Stubs are perfectly fine if the vehicle is properly engineered - you don't see the wheels of a Golf GTi folding under when it becomes a tricycle with enthusiastic cornering - but if it's not attached properly it can be deadly...