This American vs. Mexican car crash test, shows why 20 years of safety progress makes a lot of sense.
A car-to-car test between a 2015 Nissan Tsuru, the least expensive sedan sold by Nissan in the Mexico, and a 2016 Nissan Versa. They arethe least expensive sedan sold by Nissan in the United States.
A 50% overlap and a combined closing speed of 80 mph (129 km/h). The test highlights the significant differences in safety standards between these two baseline models sold by the same manufacturer in different markets.
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What is the implication here? Both cars seem to have preserved their passenger compartment integrity, and they both show successful amounts of energy absorption in the crush zones. The Silver bumper is above (and in front of) the red car’s bonnet: I see a little difference here, but not in terms of passenger safety…