I have read in a russian magazine that the Polo sedan is a car specially designed for Russia and 3rd world countries, with completely different undercarriage and so on.
It's based on the same PQ25 platform as the Polo Hatchback. Models sold in Russia probably lack some standard safety features, but they are structurally the same as the models built in Spain for Continental Europe. As the Vento, assembled in Russia, it was also available on select european markets.
Most cars at the time didn't have standard front airbags. Sometimes it wasn't available at all. On the Twingo, it became standard in 1994 for most markets.
I don't care about safety. Just make the chassis as stiff as possible and the engine bay as big as it can be + RWD and that's the best car ever(for me).
Ok, according to Wikipedia, the only differences are longer wheelbase and different suspension setup. But they are still welded in Russia... (Steel origin unknown, some say it is from Russia, some say it is from Slovakia) Knowing russian build quality (modern), I would never drive a car made there, be it a Lada, Toyota or BMW.
Subaru 360 this was the most dangerous car of 1969 in America, do to the next to no crash protection and it's small size basically means if anything bigger than a Ford Falcon going faster than 30 MPH hits you, you're a goner.
That's how it was with almost every other car in the twingo's time. If you look at the Euro NCAP tests, the twingo was actually pretty safe for a car of its vintage --- Post updated --- Looks like the E30 has absorbed more energy, and provided a smoother, slower stop for the occupants. It's actually safer that way, since you want the car taking all the force of the impact, rather than yourself. The Lada's driver would require a casket with a built-in hole for the steering wheel that's likely embedded in his face
Well, at least Lada's seats stayed like it should be, unlike BMW's seats, which seem to be made of jelly. I bet you'll have trouble surviving when your seat is bent in half.
The yugo Anyone who owned one of these little cars during the 1980s and early 1990s was often the butt of many jokes. That’s because the Yugo was probably one of the worst all-round cars built in modern times. Yes, it was cheap and for around $4000 you got what you paid for. It had a reported top speed of 85mph, although the engine would likely break before it got that high, especially if you hadn’t changed the belts every 40,000km. The build quality was poor with cheap materials and bad wiring plaguing the car from the very beginning. Also, if it wasn’t calm and sunny out, the Yugo was best left at home. One lady in Michigan found this out when her Yugo was blown off a bridge thanks to a 55mph gust.
Nissan Quest. Have luck surviving a crash between a Toyota Sienna before you become a pulp as in small overlaps.
That just proves how retarded the current testing methods of EuroNCAP are. Car is awarded 0 stars because it lacks some electronic aids. Structurally still worth 3 stars judging by the actual score. Virtually identical cars get different ratings based on some random estimate of the potential diffusion of optional equipment - Jeep Renegade and the 500X. Also worth mentioning that the Punto - discontinued last year, so what's the point of the test? - was the first supermini to get a 5-stars rating in 2008 when it was launched. If that makes it a dangerous cars, most cars of the past generation are simply deathtraps.
