Chinese Car Fails Frontal Crash Test In Spectacular Fashion
Last month Chrysler struck a deal with the manufacturer of the Chery Amulet, shown in the above crash test video. In accordance with the deal, Chery would manufacture small cars for import into the US.
According to Autoblog, "The dummy in the Amulet had to be removed in pieces, and the magazine, AvtoRevu, is now calling for the car to be pulled from the market." Will "Big Bob" go through with the deal?
What do you think?
VIDEO: Chrysler might want to reconsider that Chery deal [Autoblog]
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Meg, you're being too hard. It looks like if you're in the backseat, you'll be fine.
If Chrysler had any sense they would ditch Big Bob and offer a very large sum of money to Steve Jobs to turn their company around.
I'm only kidding a little...
@Hawk07: The process of squishing the driver and front passenger actually provides extra cushioning effect for the rear passengers. It's not a bug, it's a feature!
Chevy went with Daewoo for the Aveo. It's actually a good solid little car... my ex and his roommate both have red Aveos, and I've ridden in and driven one of them. Wouldn't personally buy one and the shifter on the manual one was awful, but other than that they were fine for that price range.
@Hawk07: I dont know about that, the trunk maybe but the backseat still looks kinda sketchy.
I've never seen a car crumple like that.
Don't you people understand that this is America's plan to help with runaway health coverage costs? Kill the driver (and/or passenger) then there's no coverage to worry about--they're dead!
I Chinese
Our car not the best
fail full frontal crash rating test
The guys on Mythbusters couldn't of destroyed a car like that.
@catnapped: Are you sure it isnt a secret plan to get rid of the poor? You know if a Jag and this little jewel met I am sure the Jag driver would be fine.
Nah, no need to go through insurance. That'll buff right out.
Americans are larger, flabbier, and much sturdier people, so we'd be fine in that crash.
Hmm, I could work for Chrysler PR!
Okay, Chrysler probably won't sell this based on this crash test. But, you can sure as heck guarantee that ALL relevant prints, technology will be given by Chrysler (of existing Chrysler products) to the Chinese to fix their problem. I predict that shortly after this technology transfer occurs, that the Chinese will dissolve the deal and manufacture cars to compete directly with Chrysler and others using their own designs. Been around the Chinese enough to know that any intellectual property is not safe with them, regardless of any "deals" that are made.
Patent law means nothing to the Chinese government. While safety innovations are usually patented for prestige of the patent holder, the patents are usually shared without any compensation to the patent owner - so we all can be safe. I will not buy a car made in China, even though most of the American cars have mostly Chinese parts in them.
If the crash doesn't kill you the lead paint will.
But...but...what about the paint? Was that lead paint that flaked off in the crash test?
If WalMart sold cars, this would be it.
how fast was it going?
Seriously now, is the nation that short of CEO candidates?
On the positive side: If they do import these as-is you don't have to worry about damaging your car hitting one. I can just wipe the remains off the bumper of my CVPI like dog mess and keep rolling.
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@vitonfluorcarbon: I'd say that the Chinese are more than welcome to steal as much as they want from Chrysler. Chrysler cars are crap, and Chinese cars are crap. Crap + Crap = one steaming pile of crap.
Anyone have a pooper scooper?
What did they make that car out of, painted aluminum foil?
Just when you think it's done tearing itself apart in the impact, it keeps crumpling and shredding more! Almost like it has a mechanism to destroy itself in the event of an emergency, so no one else can risk their lives in it.
I can't really disagree. I would never buy a Chrysler unless things really change there. Cars made in China assures it won't happen!
While I won't buy a Chrysler, I do believe them to be safe vehicles. That was the point of my post regarding technology transfer.
Oh, and the Chinese won't steal. They will just unethically use what is "given" to them.
Now that's what I call popping a Chery.
Didn't this already appear on Consumerist? Or was that another crappy, dangerous car?
good grief. no idea a car could accordion crumple that bad. i'd rather walk than drive in that thing as it'd be safer playing chicken with heat stroke given the way people drive here in the Valley.
Dear God is that epic.
I want to see a whole bunch of them crash and pile on top of each other. Then fling the remains to China and hope I hit a few of the people who thought manufacturing this was a good idea.
Fiberglass cars vs Painted Tin Foil cars is the new Ford Metal Pickups vs Fiberglass cars.
According to my handy copy of bablefish, that's a 64kph/40Mph crash.
Dear God...
@d0x: That's just a large, more effective crumple zone. The car absorbs much more of the impact than those "safe" American cars, keeping the occupant cozier and in place while the emergency vehicles arrive.
@levenhopper: Yes, but the news that Chrysler's choosing to have this company make their bottom of the line is new.
To be semi-fair.. IF these cars actually do make it to the US under the Chrysler badge, they still need to satisfy our safety standards. I'm sure Chrysler and Chery will have to modify the design to make it more safer.
But based on the video, I'm thinking it might be cheaper to design a safe car from scratch rather than modify and retrofit an existing car.
It's sad to say, but American auto makers will never capture the compact car market. They should just stick with large trucks and SUV's and rebadge them under 5 different nameplates. They've been doing it for decades, why stop now? ;-)
Do you think that airbag helped at all?
I'd like to see what would happen when my gas guzzling Suburban hit this at 65mph. Probably would'nt even bend the license plate.
@levenhopper: Yes, this appeared on Consumerist about 8 weeks ago. Megann and Ben-- lately you guys are recycling way too many pieces. Do you really think no one will notice?
maybe the chinese should stick to making quality peanut butter and childrens' toys. oh f#ck, they did wha?
I haven't seen something crash that badly since Windows Vista.
@beyond: It would've, except the white airbag powder happened to be anthrax. You didn't think a Chinese car would come in a non-tainted model, did you?
Does anyone know where we can see fottage of a "safe" car taking the same test (same speed/same impact angle.) It would be fascinating to compare them.
the quality of the comments is really starting to go downhill here. i wish there was a digg style system where you could demote useless comments.
The "Poison Train" continues, eh?
Surprising Video, The metal seemed as week and thin as paper. I was wondering how far back the impact was going to crush. Kinda scares me about ever going with any Chrysler car, not that I actually ever would.
What's the problem: Americans are too tall compared to Chinese. This fixes it!
This is why i buy German made cars autobahn tested :)
Accident Forgiveness...
Heh Chery consistently fudges tests because of poor results like these.
In one test that I'm aware of they just rebadged a daewoo (chery vehicles are ripoffs of daewoo and look almost identical) and submitted it as a Chery.
Knockoff Daewoos...and Chrysler wants em. Yup, I'm sticking with Japanese.
Perhaps the new execution method in China is to strap the person in the car and wreck it.