The photograph (below right) illustrates a Smart ForTwo Coupe head-on-head with a Fiat Seicento. As you can see the Fiat is a complete write-off. It has a broken chassis, kinked roof and rear wing and has left the front wheel inside what would have been the driver’s foot-well. We think any occupants would be lucky to survive this impact. The Smart meanwhile requires some T-cut to remove some green paint from its front bumper!
This Smart was among a number of used cars of various ages crash tested by DEKRA, the German automotive safety and testing organisation. The tests simulated real-life car accidents that happen every day on the roads.
In a 32 mph offset head-on collision, the Smart’s steel TRIDION safety cell was able to absorb most of the impact and the city-coupé was the only model not to be written off after the crash tests were complete.
The tests were reported in Auto Express and its German sister publication, Auto Bild.
Commenting on the results, David Johns, Editor in Chief of Auto Express, said: "The photographs speak for themselves. I would much rather my kids drove a tiny smart than some other larger models."
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