Small Overlap Crash test: Tesla Model S and BMW i3

"EL_ULY" (uly) 02/01/2017 at 11:27 • Filed to: Crash Test

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Let’s start with the millennial missile. Honestly, I feel like “acceptable” wasn’t a fair score. The way I see it, it’s a “moderate” score.

Next, the BMW i3

It received a “good” rating by doing the Volvo/Jeep Wrangler shuffle

jasmits > EL_ULY 02/01/2017 at 11:33

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Does anyone else feel like the shuffle works well for the test but isn’t really an accurate result because there are so many more variables in the real world that would cause the vehicle to not just harmlessly glance off the obstacle?

Not saying any of those are unsafe vehicles, just that there could be some design in there specifically to take advantage of the test.

Honeybunchesofgoats > EL_ULY 02/01/2017 at 11:37

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In all fairness, reading the write up, it seems that the dummy’s head hit the steering wheel in the Tesla.

DanimalHouse > EL_ULY 02/01/2017 at 11:39

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the Volvo/Jeep Wrangle shuffle

Damn if that isn’t a great descriptor.

Milky > EL_ULY 02/01/2017 at 11:48

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My take away from this video - WHY DOES THE PRIUS PRIME HAVE STICK ON DOOR MOLDINGS?! Its 2017, knock that shit off.

Takuro Spirit > Milky 02/01/2017 at 11:59

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Because the old people that buy them are more worried about door dings at Bingo Night.

Milky > Takuro Spirit 02/01/2017 at 12:08

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EL_ULY > Milky 02/01/2017 at 12:49

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I like those moldings :’(

EL_ULY > jasmits 02/01/2017 at 12:57

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I’m guessing their reinforcement bars run vertical in a V shape. Sort of like how the Prowler is shaped

EL_ULY > DanimalHouse 02/01/2017 at 12:57

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lol :]

EL_ULY > Honeybunchesofgoats 02/01/2017 at 12:59

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Pretty hard indeed

pip bip - choose Corrour > EL_ULY 02/02/2017 at 03:43

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i’m worried about the wheel/susp shearing off like that along with the outer door skin / front fender

EL_ULY > pip bip - choose Corrour 02/02/2017 at 09:17

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Indeed an axle shaft can easily penetrate the bulk head

Amoore100 > jasmits 02/08/2017 at 22:25

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I hate to be the naysayer, but the shuffle works because it may send the car into another obstacle. Ok, so maybe off a cliff is a bad example, but if it manages to glance off the small overlap and hit something else head-on, there’s a much larger area for energy dissipation (and the vehicle is already slower than before). On the other hand, if the vehicle stops and gets “hung up”, so to speak, on the small frontal overlap barrier, then the entire vehicle is coming to a halt in a very short amount of time with all the force being directed to one point, thus increasing the probability of internal injury. Shearing off the wheel and proceeding forwards as most of the safest vehicles here do is much better in the real world as it would put less stress on the safety cage and allow the auto-braking to stop the car rather than the obstacle itself. Besides, given that Volvo is applying this solution I’d say it has to be the best since they’ve never been in the party to take advantage of any crash test (since they keep inventing their own...)