Crash Test 2009 Chevy Malibu vs. 1959 Chevy Bel Air

[ZOERA-SC7XX]

The Malibu was designed with 'texting' in mind. Seriously, though, fifty years of auto design make what you see very real. Imagine what the '59 Chevy vs. a 1909 automobile would look like in the same test.

[dcdoug]

Originally Posted by ZOERA-SC7XX

The Malibu was designed with 'texting' in mind. Seriously, though, fifty years of auto design make what you see very real. Imagine what the '59 Chevy vs. a 1909 automobile would look like in the same test.

Similar to what a cobra would look like?

[Rare Iron]

Originally Posted by ZOERA-SC7XX

The Malibu was designed with 'texting' in mind. Seriously, though, fifty years of auto design make what you see very real. Imagine what the '59 Chevy vs. a 1909 automobile would look like in the same test.

Let's look back to 1970 & fast forward to now. The weight of a 1970 Challenger R/T with a big block was around 3800 lbs. Now, 40 years later, with all the weight reduction technology, the new Challengers weigh closer to 4,000 pounds. I mean, thinner gauge steel all over, aluminum engines, composite intakes, & on & on. What has 40 years got us besides complex electronics & air bags? You can't compare the advances made from 1909 to 1959 as the same degree of advances from '59 to now - not even close. Vehicles in 1909 were Flintstone mobiles!