2006-2009 Chevy HHR Crash Test (IIHS)

The Chevrolet HHR was introduced in the 2006 model year.

Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the roof rail and B-pillar.

Injury measures — Measures taken from the head, neck, and chest indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. Forces on the right tibia indicate that injuries to the lower leg would be possible. Head accelerations from the roof rail and B-pillar hits were low.

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[metalrocker320]

1st post :D

yay 4 sound

[korranda]

I hardly ever get any posts though.

[ashmash100287]

I was in an accident with my 2008 Chevy HHR on Christmas night...if i had seen this video before i had purchased it, there would be NO purchasing!! I went f*ing airborne! I was hit front passenger!

[tyaz2528]

HHRs remind me of PT Cruisers

[MaestroTJS]

@ineverrememberthese Could be that. There were a few old Buicks which weren't geared to the geriatric crowd. But I've wondered whether it has something to do with Buick being THE example of the traditional, soft-riding American car. Cadillac isn't anymore. Up until recently, most Japanese and Korean "luxury" cars copied that instead of the Euro meaning of luxury. Think of cars like Hyundai's XG, Kia's Amanti, Toyota's Avalon and various Lexus products, etc..

[ineverrememberthese]

@MaestroTJS Either way, it's Chevrolet that seems likely to be selling in bulk in China, be it rebadged Buick or under the Chevrolet name. China and (mainly) Japan have been buying up large numbers of vintage American muscle cars (which they cannot drive at least in Japan due to safety and emission regulations) in the past decade, so that may have something to do with Buick being popularized in that region, granted Buicks aren't exactly muscle cars -- possible insight into that issue tho :)

[MaestroTJS]

@ineverrememberthese They have a different, larger lineup of cars in China. Some are the same as here; others are rebadges. For a while, they were selling the old Daewoos as Buicks (we got them as crap Chevys). They also have a Park Avenue which seems to me to be a G8, more or less. They sell more Buicks in China than the US.

Most US cars aren't really competitive products at their new-car prices but might be okay as second-tier used cars once the depreciation takes away 50+% of the value.

[ineverrememberthese]

@MaestroTJS Naturally so, with Canada's close proximity to Detroit, but it doesn't change the fact that "American" cars aren't worth your money. Also, I don't think Chevrolet would be around if China and India weren't skyrocketing car markets. Chevy sells tons of their cheap models in developing nations. Also, I didn't realize Buick was a big seller outside the US. They're seem bit... gigantic... to be a logical seller in China

[MaestroTJS]

@ineverrememberthese Canada's and the US's auto industries have been tied together for a very long time, which is probably why the cars are usually referred to as "domestic" and not "American."

The "buy American" line is definitely way past any usefulness at this point. Plenty of "foreign" cars have more US content than supposedly "American" cars.

And Buick wouldn't be around today if it weren't for China's interest in the cars. How many Buicks are sold in America?...

[ineverrememberthese]

@CrashJSTest Woohoo globalization! Yea, brand names mean little more these days than "Designed in [insert country name here]." But that counts for a lot in many cases, hah. And yeah, Chevy makes their cars in Canada and Mexico for the most part. I'm so glad my tax dollars are keeping them limping along for another decade so they can export more jobs to Mexico where it will obviously help our nation's fragile economy! When people tell me to buy American cars I scoff in their face. It annoys me so

[ineverrememberthese]

@CrashJSTest Chrysler is a sinking ship, I think most people who are realistic see that, hah. I find Chrysler's new 300 commercials to be comical. They just boohoo and whine and sum it up with we make a great car here in detroit. Ironically, the 300 is considered an import by the US govt because of the % of its parts that are foreign, and they aren't technically made in detroit how the ad tries to lead you to believe. It's just silly-- and more than anything else-- DESPERATE.

[ineverrememberthese]

@CrashJSTest Seriously. Both of these vehicles depreciate insanely fast because no one wants to buy them.