Cherry QQ (hamburger patty)

[projector]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoFAfo8g_jY&feature=related"]YouTube - Chery(奇瑞) QQ crashed into a piece,terrible car accident[/ame]

[projector]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J95f1Olos98&feature=related"]YouTube - Chery QQ crash test.mpg[/ame]

[daimengrui]

The Cherry QQ3 was created to solve China's traffic problems by significantly reducing the population through unsurvivable crashes.

[niky]

While the Chery QQ's early crash tests were horrible, there's one thing I'd like to point out...

Nothing can survive being sandwiched between two vehicles weighing ten times as much as they do. Locally, people have died in Everests, Honda Jazzes (and a Honda Jazz is a 5-star car), Hiaces (while sitting in the middle, not the death-trap front seat), etcetera... Princess Diana died in a 5-star Mercedes Benz (big, heavy, indestructible car) when it met an immovable object (pillar).

That said: yes, the QQ is not as safe as a modern Japanese or Korean car of the same size, but being destroyed by two buses doesn't exactly strike me as being a fault with the car... rather... just a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[afrasay]

+100 on nikky's post

[marg]

Well, it's your life you're risking.

[ghosthunter]

Nothing can survive being sandwiched between two vehicles weighing ten times as much as they do. Locally, people have died in Everests, Honda Jazzes (and a Honda Jazz is a 5-star car), Hiaces (while sitting in the middle, not the death-trap front seat), etcetera... Princess Diana died in a 5-star Mercedes Benz (big, heavy, indestructible car) when it met an immovable object (pillar).

Just want to point out that Princess Diana died because she was not wearing her seat belt during the crash.

[ghosthunter]

Critizing the Chery QQ as being horrific in crash safety standards, it is not too far from the "safety" standards of the Indian TATA Nano. Not really up to international car safety standards but safer than using a motorcycle/scooter in driving from point A to B.

[niky]

Just want to point out that Princess Diana died because she was not wearing her seat belt during the crash.

Ah... details... details... Point still stands... 1 ton of sardine can meets two thirty ton piledrivers, hasta la vista, Baby.

I've seen too many flattened Sentras, Corollas and even SUVs to be even remotely surprised by the first video.

Of course... that's not to say that the QQ is even remotely safe compared to most modern cars...

[kimospeed]

While the Chery QQ's early crash tests were horrible, there's one thing I'd like to point out...

Nothing can survive being sandwiched between two vehicles weighing ten times as much as they do. Locally, people have died in Everests, Honda Jazzes (and a Honda Jazz is a 5-star car), Hiaces (while sitting in the middle, not the death-trap front seat), etcetera... Princess Diana died in a 5-star Mercedes Benz (big, heavy, indestructible car) when it met an immovable object (pillar).

That said: yes, the QQ is not as safe as a modern Japanese or Korean car of the same size, but being destroyed by two buses doesn't exactly strike me as being a fault with the car... rather... just a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Nothing is safe... pag oras mo na, wala ka na kawala!