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01/20/2015 at 19:22 • Filed to: citroen, safety
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Yes, that includes the tin snail 2 CV and its posh brother, the Dyane.
Not surprisingly, the narrators put a whole lot more emphasis on active safety –roadholding and handling– than passive safety. All Citroëns were always pretty good at the former: like a DS, a GS won't flinch during a blowout.
Crashing's a different matter, but it's not too bad, considering. Though they've clearly selected the best shots, I think those little 2CV boxer engines do seem to drop to the floor while the bonnets absorb the impact by crumpling. Still wouldn't want a DS t-bone me in a Dyane, if it's all the same.
It's also an interesting snapshot of where we were circa 1970-1974: they did have crash test dummies called Oscar, some analogue electronics and even a very early airbag in an SM.
Before you get your polyester shirted boom chakka groove on, beware that some more SMs were harmed in the making of this video.
Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull
> tapzz
01/20/2015 at 19:35 |
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My younger brother pointed out to me that that gif could be looped if somebody manually corrected the focal distance/size.
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tapzz
> Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull
01/20/2015 at 19:39 |
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I'll see what I can do when I have a little more time
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> tapzz
01/20/2015 at 19:40 |
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2CV racing should be more popular than F1.
RallyWrench
> tapzz
01/20/2015 at 20:00 |
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Anything that rolls that far & doesn't fall over is ok in my book.
Flavien Vidal
> tapzz
01/20/2015 at 20:28 |
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2CV are known to be pretty much un-flippable though... unless you try in reverse :)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x46x3j_2…