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Nov 6, 2007 | 08:52 PM

Memout

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IS 250 Crash Test Video

Found this on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaGCgzac-IQ

Nov 6, 2007 | 09:03 PM

05LSV

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sweet!!!!!

Nov 6, 2007 | 09:06 PM

iKenn

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haha, i showed my dad and i said "look how safe it is, theres even pillows that come out the glass when someone crashes into you" and he said "well we will go to the dealership this week.... haha i thought that was funny

Nov 6, 2007 | 09:10 PM

sonyman

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It performed very well in those tests. It looks like Lexus has done an excellent job with making the body and doors very rigid yet they still deform appropriately.

Nov 7, 2007 | 05:12 AM

tex2670

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Check out how the driver's side mirror folds in when the passenger side is impacted--really shows you the force of the crash.

Those wheels on the black IS must be the 16"--glad they don't have those here in the US.

Nov 7, 2007 | 10:16 AM

WhatYaGot

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Looks pretty solid!

Nov 7, 2007 | 10:23 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Leotno

Those "pillows" are essentially a "bomb in a bag" and really look like pillows for only a fraction of a second. A lot of people who blink at the moment of impact think that the airbags in their cars failed when they just see the limp bags hanging.

But the side curtain variety were long overdue, IMO, and are a huge factor in side impact survival. Just contrast the crash scores of cars that offer them as options with and and without the curtain bags. All that hard side-window glass is really, really close to the ol' melon.

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Nov 7, 2007 | 10:29 AM

carenthus

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Good to know that the car is safe and well constructed.

Sad to see such a nice car get destroyed.

Nov 7, 2007 | 10:50 AM

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OH WOW, i wanna tell my friend to drive into a wall while i sit in the pass seat, that pass airbag looks like a BIG BOOTY i would love to stick my face in

Nov 7, 2007 | 10:56 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by llamaboiz

OH WOW, i wanna tell my friend to drive into a wall while i sit in the pass seat, that pass airbag looks like a BIG BOOTY i would love to stick my face in

LOL!!!! Awesome!