Vanagon / Volvo crash test |
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Bud Premack provided these images of a test done in 1994 by one of the largest Swedish insurance companies, Folksam. A Volvo 745 and a VW Caravelle were smashed together at 58 km/h and were aligned so that they made a fifty-fifty frontal impact. The Caravelle (Vanagon) climbed on top of the Volvo and cut into the cabin. Conclusion was that the VW's rigid design "cannibalizes" the Volvos impact zones. Frontal collision with another Vanagon should be avoided.
Here are some statistics:
Volvo
VW Caravelle
HIC (Head Injury Criterion)
for driver:3,868
155
Head impact:
200 G
42 G
Chest impact:
65 G
30 G
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