Small versus large: C-Class versus Smart, Camry versus Yaris
By Derek Fung on 16 October 2009
A few weeks back we brought you a crash test between a 1959 Chevy Bel Air and a 2009 Chevy Malibu. Now, for a series of crash tests between two cars of the same era, but of vastly different sizes.
These non-standard tests are being carried out by America's Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which is currently in the throes of celebrating its 50th anniversary. In the first video two Toyotas are pitted against each other in a 40mph (64km/h) offset crash test: a Camry and a Yaris. In the second video, two cars from Daimler are slammed into each other under the same conditions: a Mercedes-Benz C-Class and a Smart ForTwo.
Topics: c-class, camry, smart, yaris, iihs, crash test, crash, versus, test, class
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Early Grayce commented on 22/10/2009 20:52 Report abuse
This is why I drive a Ford Taurus and not a Toyota Echo.
Big versus smll will always end the obvious way
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