2010 Prius Crash Test Videos

[GoGreenTreeHugger]

YouTube - Crash Test 2009 - 20** Toyota Prius 3rd Generation (Full Test) EuroNCAP

YouTube - Crash Test 2009 - 20** Toyota Prius 3rd Generation (Full Test) EuroNCAP

YouTube - 2010 Toyota Prius crash test (NHTSA)

YouTube - 2010 Toyota Prius crash test (NHTSA)

YouTube - 2010 Toyota Prius NHTSA Side Impact

YouTube - 2010 Toyota Prius NHTSA Side Impact

[GoGreenTreeHugger]

the black prius are us crashed and the white one i think was from europe...friend sent these to me so im not totally sure...

[SlowTurd]

i wonder if they would sell the rims?

[Bruno_S]

Originally Posted by SlowTurd

i wonder if they would sell the rims?

Those are the stock rims without the plastic cover.

For reference here is the crash test of the Volvo S80. Those cars are built like tanks.

YouTube - 2007 Volvo S80 crash (40MPH)

YouTube - 2007 Volvo S80 crash (40MPH)

[ALS]

That first video does not make me happy . Check out the crappy job the seat belts did for the driver and front seat passenger.
I thought modern seat belt mechanisms have seat belt tensioners to tighten up the belt during impact. Look how far forward the belt extends until stopped by the steering wheel airbag deployment.

Other than that, the little car was very impressive in all of the crash videos. I was really impressed with the side impact video.

Lets see how much is it going to cost me to put in a 5 point restraint system for the drivers seat?

[Sphyrna]

Originally Posted by Bruno_S

Those are the stock rims without the plastic cover.

First vid had 17s.

[angelrob]

Originally Posted by Bruno_S

For reference here is the crash test of the Volvo S80. Those cars are built like tanks.

Volvo: we're boxy, but we're safe.

Robbin

(from 'Crazy People' Volvo: Boxy but Good (and Safe) : Brand Curve - Branding Tips – Marketing Advice – Develop Your Brand - I know, it's 'good' but safe always stuck in my head )

[ALS]

Right, Check out this Volvo Crash Video of a 940 and a Renault Modus.

YouTube - Fifth Gear Crash-test Volvo 940 estate vs Renault Modus

YouTube - Fifth Gear Crash-test Volvo 940 estate vs Renault Modus

At the time Volvo's were very safe compared to almost every other car on the road.
But times change and Volvo continued to improve on their safety record. The upside is everyone else is now catching up with Volvo and Mercedes safety improvements.

Ford bought Volvo because it was cheaper to buy the company then spend the money in house to build a car as safe as a Volvo. Thus you see why they want to sell it now. They got all of Volvo's cutting edge safety and manufacturing technology and now they don't need the company any more.

Ford 500/Taurus is sitting on a Volvo S80 chassis.

[SW03ES]

Originally Posted by ALS

That first video does not make me happy . Check out the crappy job the seat belts did for the driver and front seat passenger.
I thought modern seat belt mechanisms have seat belt tensioners to tighten up the belt during impact. Look how far forward the belt extends until stopped by the steering wheel airbag deployment.

Remember the car got a 5 star rating...the best available.

Sometimes its hard for you or me to understand why things move the way they do in an accident. The seat belt is designed in concert with the airbags to cushion the body as is most appropriate. It may seem like the best thing is to keep the body from moving at all, but that is not the case. In a situation such as this had the seat belt kept the body immobile in the seat, the airbag would not have been able to do its work in cushioning the force from the head and neck.

In accidents things moving around is not always a bad thing...it dissipates energy...

[Glider]

Originally Posted by ALS

That first video does not make me happy . Check out the crappy job the seat belts did for the driver and front seat passenger.

I thought modern seat belt mechanisms have seat belt tensioners to tighten up the belt during impact. Look how far forward the belt extends until stopped by the steering wheel airbag deployment.

I think it is easy to underestimate just how well the 2010 Prius did in its crash testing. The only place I know of that does a good job of combining all the crash data to determine actual risk factors is the SCORE system of "Informed for Life". Of the first six hybrids I got SCORES for, the 2010 Prius came in first (see attachment). Remember - a smaller number is better: lower risk.