1973 Chrysler Hit By Modern Car

Relatable. My Nissan Leaf EV feels very thin and ready to crumple on impact, compared to the VW Jetta I used to drive.

But crumple zones are suppose to be less deadly.

I guess there's a limit.

It's fake. The Chrysler staged a photo op.

[quote]Chrysler guy is lying

OP Google crumple zones. Along with air bags they have reduced accident fatalites by 80%.. Those 2 ton tanks you worship were death traps .

R5 perhaps you missed the important detail. THE PICTURE IS FAKE.

I don’t understand why a crumple zone is better. You might get whiplash in the Chrysler, but isn’t that better than getting folded up under the dash?

I don't know why gas mileage should be the be all/end all of vehicle design. Leading to bland, egg-shaped cars 2" from the ground. Most people exist within 10 mi. of their home anyway. Who cares?

r7 When a rigid car (like that Chrysler) suddenly decelerates, the car stops almost instantaneously and all that that kinetic energy is transferred to the passengers, who continue moving forward with the same speed as the car prior to collision until something (dashboard, steering wheel, windshield) stops them. So all that crash energy that should have been absorbed by the car is absorbed by the passengers.

In contrast, crumple zones both absorb and dissipate that energy, and also transfer it throughout the car while protecting the sturdier safety cage (not visible from the outside) enveloping the humans.

Oh. Okay.

In HS, my '63 Chevy was struck from behind by a '85 Buick. Their car crumpled while my tail light was busted. Still, think about how much worse it would have been with another car like my Chevy. I can understand why car accidents were much worse back then.

The irony is, that as a brand, Chrysler is crumpled. It currently has only one model, a minivan.

TIIIIIN ROOF! RUSTED!

Staged or not I bet that huge 1973 Chrysler is far more comfortable than any car /SUV today- with its big bench seats and lots of thigh support and big smooth V-8 engine.

Is that an Imperial? It was Chrysler's "Cadillac" at the time. If I won the lottery I would buy either a 1973 Cadillac Eldorado convertible or any restored Imperial convertible. I would also buya fabulous mid-century modern house with a pool in Wilton Manors and drive through the streets of Fort Lauderdale with the top down playing all of my favorite '70s disco tunes!

That's why cars a so much safer now. Because the collision energy is absorbed by the car as opposed to passed on to the passengers...

Of course it's staged.

R15, I love the 64-67 Imperials. So beautiful. If I had the means I would buy a Crown convertible from that generation. So majestic and imposing.