@NerdForMIT the new very tall and thin dodge vans are built by mercedes and cost $60,000, this body on frame van is a lot heavier than cars on the road so it would fare better in real life
@10yroldcarlover Dodge Ram Vans, the full size vans end production 2003. Dodge started making their vans of unibody way back more then 20 years ago. Ford I haven't ever heard of them making a uni body van but I most certainly may be wrong but this van in this video certainly isn't unibody.
This is the biggest benefit of the later model Dodge Vans. They were of Unibody design instead of Fords crap body on frame design, The unibody design is well just one solid body, no body slide. Much safer, more aerodynamic, etc...
@bluedrangon69 Without the NHTSA, the cars would just be metal coffins. The IIHS does almost the same test, slightly different of course. The NHTSA does the side impact test with the barrier vehicle at an angle to simulate a car coming sideways into another car. The IIHS does it with the barrier vehicle going straight into the side of the car. The NHTSA does the full frontal test for a reason. Its unimaginable what kind of wreck you could get into. So many things can happen.
y is the bumper bent b4 it hits?
djbranboogy03 2 days ago
@10yroldcarlover they stopped making them in 2003.
NerdForMIT 1 week ago
@NerdForMIT i thought they stopped making the ram vans
10yroldcarlover 1 week ago
@10yroldcarlover Well I was speaking for the dodge ram van's not the sprinter vans. I honestly hate the sprinter vans.
NerdForMIT 1 week ago
0:29 2 rear windows, wigglewigglewigglewigglewiggle yeah!
XLR8OR100 2 weeks ago
@NerdForMIT the new very tall and thin dodge vans are built by mercedes and cost $60,000, this body on frame van is a lot heavier than cars on the road so it would fare better in real life
10yroldcarlover 2 weeks ago
@10yroldcarlover Dodge Ram Vans, the full size vans end production 2003. Dodge started making their vans of unibody way back more then 20 years ago. Ford I haven't ever heard of them making a uni body van but I most certainly may be wrong but this van in this video certainly isn't unibody.
NerdForMIT 2 weeks ago
@NerdForMIT are you talking about the $60,000 small dodge vans? or the caravan?
10yroldcarlover 3 weeks ago
This is the biggest benefit of the later model Dodge Vans. They were of Unibody design instead of Fords crap body on frame design, The unibody design is well just one solid body, no body slide. Much safer, more aerodynamic, etc...
NerdForMIT 1 month ago
@bluedrangon69 Without the NHTSA, the cars would just be metal coffins. The IIHS does almost the same test, slightly different of course. The NHTSA does the side impact test with the barrier vehicle at an angle to simulate a car coming sideways into another car. The IIHS does it with the barrier vehicle going straight into the side of the car. The NHTSA does the full frontal test for a reason. Its unimaginable what kind of wreck you could get into. So many things can happen.
ClassicCar94 3 months ago