Are you sure about the smart car ?

[EddieS'04]

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[Kevin Palmer]

I just swore..



Wow,

 

[Andy Chase]

Ow

 

[Thomas Rogers]

That's what they call a "sub-sub-compact".



Not sure my Focus would fare any better.



TJR

 

[mookie]

That's not a Smart car...If you look closely, the crushed car has 5 bolt wheels....

 

[raul gonzalez]

its a chevy hhr

 

[Dan Long]

That's not a Smart car...If you look closely, the crushed car has 5 bolt wheels....

I don't have any info suggesting what the car is for sure, but I have seen these before.

 

[Gerald Pierce]

Smart Car, Focus, Beetle, Kia, you name it -- in that situation, depending on speed, you would be screwed. I would not want to be in that spot even with an ST if that rear truck were doing over 30mph.

 

[Fer Echegaray]

depending on the speed of the truck in the rear, how would a ST fare?



And that looks like a lot of metal for being a smart. And look at the hood of the truck... I have the feeling the brand of car wouldn't matter at all....

 

[Aaron Yarbough]

depending on the speed of the truck in the rear, how would a ST fare?

I think the real question is depending on the weight of the truck in the rear, how would the sport trac fare? IMO, not good at all if it weighs over 15K lbs....and traveling over 15MPH.

 

[Alan Peters]

Im not surprised since its just a roll cage on the Smart cars. I witnessed a similar collision between a gravel hauler and flat bed tow truck carrying a vehicle, with a older Ranger and it looked nothing similar. The frame didn't crumple yet bet into a U. This was on the expressway and the driver lived.



You would be surprised how frames and crumple zones preform at high speed collisions and sandwiched between 2 trucks.

 

[Eric G 2]

I don't know but has anyone seen this yet?

 

[Les]

Smart Cars are stronger than you think...

 

[Jim Johnson]

<I>Lil Red said, "I think the real question is depending on the weight of the truck in the rear, how would the sport trac fare?"</I>



I have no desire to find out!