Smartcar Takes 70MPH Crash On The Chin

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF3go1MVyi8 The German-engineered Smartcar, soon to hit U.S. lots, looks like a toy but takes hits like an old Volvo. Filmed here with its rollcage surviving a 70 MPH crash into a concrete wall, it presents two grand mysteries. First, the almost-magical durability present in such a tiny vehicle, and second, the fact that it […]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF3go1MVyi8

The German-engineered Smartcar, soon to hit U.S. lots, looks like a toy but takes hits like an old Volvo.

Filmed here with its rollcage surviving a 70 MPH crash into a concrete wall, it presents two grand mysteries. First, the almost-magical durability present in such a tiny vehicle, and second, the fact that it can reach 70 MPH at all. The thing looks dangerous just moving at that speed.

SmartUSA [via New Launches via Gizmodo]