kschill420 (July 22, 2008 at 5:05 am)

what if u got rear ended in that bitch. Ur basically sitting in the back window. ud fuckin die

mabutoo (July 21, 2008 at 7:23 pm)

I agree that this car is better suited for city driving, but in the US cities sprawl over long distances and people commute everyday over the highways at 70+mph. I dont think the smart car would fair any better against an SUV, truck or even towncar that is typical on US roads. Hitting a wall is a real possibility especially in icy condition though of course you would not be going 70mph.

2500v8HD (July 20, 2008 at 4:07 pm)

wow. it did better than I expected but it's still a piece of junk. imagine getting hit by an oncoming semi on the highway. 65 miles per hour plus 65 miles per hour equals 139. That's dead stop at 130 miles an hour!!! still wanna buy one?

octoberr31 (July 19, 2008 at 10:04 am)

But people often confuse this with suv's witch have a higher chance of rolling and trucks whoms saftey requirements are much lower than in a regular car.If you look at the iihs posted information.Larger CARS (not trucks or SUV's)have lower death rates per capita. As the car decreases in weight the death rates rise.So yes biger is safer. But you are right in one point SUV's have a higher chance of killing there ocupants than a conventional large car and (upper-weighted) midsized car.

arcybushi (July 19, 2008 at 9:19 am)

This test is useless. Who would drive Smart 70mph? He must be psycho. This car is for city driving where the average speed is about 30mph or mostly 6mph when you are standing in traffic jam.

run4fun247 (July 18, 2008 at 3:34 am)

im gunna buy won next year... do they sell it in the US???

l0gically (July 17, 2008 at 3:07 am)

Not even. People mistakenly believe that bigger means safer, but if you check out the stats (deaths per 1,000,000 drivers), you'll see that some of the worst records belong to larger cars.

pamlico140 (July 16, 2008 at 8:36 pm)

the vid is not in proper proportions

bp4k (July 14, 2008 at 8:37 pm)

Just as a reminder: In the beginning the Smart was designed for Europe only and also only as a city car. For this purpose alone it performs very well, I don't think anyone would be doing 70mph in the city. Anybody dringing against a concrete block with that speed has a slim chance of surviving, no matter what car.Also note that the Smart in this vid is the older model that was not sent to the US, the newer one has a longer nose, meaning more protection in crashes, so please be realistic.

JDEPCOR (July 13, 2008 at 10:34 pm)

I think I am a pretty good judge on this subject having just completed my 24 year as a Deputy Coroner in California. No vehicle,large or small will hold up in a crash with a semi-truck. The chances of the people surviving the accident are slim to none in either case. And if the occupants are able to survive, they would be facing months if not years to heal from the horrific injuries they have sufferred. From a structural stand point, the Smart is better suited for safety than other vehicles.