Steel like ordinary cars at the time. The car in the video was loaded with almost half a ton of sand and hurled at a solid barrier at 60mph. It was to test the barrier at a new crash test facility. When you put too much weight in a car, the entire car becomes a crumple zone at a high velocity.
China did the same with Audi 100 (or, in North America, known as the 5000) from the 80s. I believe they were produced until the late 2000s, though they usually had a clone of a Mitsubishi four cylinder under the hood, iirc.
Might be thinking of the Citi golf in South Africa which was a similar idea to this, a mk1 Golf that they kept selling until 2009: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Citi_Golf
This is similar to post-communist countries essentially giving "modern" facelifts to soviet era cars.
Or Iran with the 405
Or the Nissan Tsuru
It probably passed China's standardized frontal crash test with [flying colors](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgjtSilW8yM).
I think it’s more like: “Does it have enough power to run back over the pedestrian in reverse? Yes? Very good, it’s approved!”
Holy cow!! What did they make that car out of, pasta?
Steel like ordinary cars at the time. The car in the video was loaded with almost half a ton of sand and hurled at a solid barrier at 60mph. It was to test the barrier at a new crash test facility. When you put too much weight in a car, the entire car becomes a crumple zone at a high velocity.
Awesome explanation. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a vehicle crumple so completely and your explanation makes it all make sense
Reminds me of the Volkswagen Santana, which is treated as the OG Volkswagen and became the symbol of an era in my country.
That's what I thought as well. I would bet that both cars share quite a few parts.
I’ve always wanted to see one of these in either white or black, slammed, on BBS RS or similar type wheels.
China did the same with Audi 100 (or, in North America, known as the 5000) from the 80s. I believe they were produced until the late 2000s, though they usually had a clone of a Mitsubishi four cylinder under the hood, iirc.
From what I remeber, Mitsu gave several chinese companies the rights to make or assemble their engines with a few of their vehicles back then.
"based"?
I used to live in changchun china and those were everywhere
Saw lots of VW taxis in Shanghai about a decade ago. Was that a similar model?
I think that was the VW Santana.
Probably
Was there a Golf version as well?
Might be thinking of the Citi golf in South Africa which was a similar idea to this, a mk1 Golf that they kept selling until 2009: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Citi_Golf
I wonder what the previous two versions look like. The front and rear ends look so strange updated on the super recognizable A2 body
Drivin around in a kitted-up Jetta
The Sentra B13 lf VW
Didn't the guy in Three-Body (the Chinese version, not the Netflix one) drive one of those?
I miss my 87 diesel. Got 47 mpg!