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Bawls 01-25-2015 08:15 AM

2015 Honda Fit Crash Test Videos
 
Just figured I share these videos with all the 3rd Gen owners and potentials.




robot 01-25-2015 12:23 PM

Yet, people still drive crazy, tailgate, text, phone talk about things that could wait when not driving, drive while on legal, illegal drugs, sleep depraved, feeling fine but not paying attention, and the list goes on.

Safety features are great, but a lot of people think of them as an excuse not to be attentive to what they're doing while driving.

Anyway, I just threw in my 2 cents and enjoyed the vids for their engineering to protect people.

Thanks for sharing the vids. Very goo.

NotBlake 01-25-2015 01:06 PM

Tiny car, but I feel very safe in mine. The improvements in vehicular safety in the last 10 years is insane. I actually feel much safer in my 2600lb fit than the 3300lb Mustang from 2003 that I sold.

Fit_as_a_butchers_dog 01-25-2015 04:37 PM

Oh yeah! Great test results.

This car just rocks it. It's getting attention now more and more.

2015 Honda Fit Earns Five Star Safety Rating from the NHTSA ? Air Herald

ritholtz 01-25-2015 05:51 PM

Fit crash test scores as good as any other cars and better than any other car in this segment. Nissan minivan (Quest) scored worse than Fit.
Any one in TX drives fit on highways during windy days? Does it feel comfortable.

Myxalplyx 01-25-2015 11:28 PM

It was amazing for me to see how the side impact air bags deployed during impact. I have never seen that before. Hopefully, I never get to see it in real life either but it's comforting knowing my head won't go smashing through the side window.

robertsmithfromthecure 01-26-2015 10:05 AM


Originally Posted by Myxalplyx (Post 1289038)
It was amazing for me to see how the side impact air bags deployed during impact.

Yeah I really noticed this as well. Incredible speed; those sensors or whatever triggers the bag to deploy must be ultra sensitive. I dont know much about car safety, but I do 'feel' safe from seeing these videos and reading a little up on the cars features.

Then a lifted Hummer pulls up next to me at a light....:eek:

Myxalplyx 01-26-2015 02:04 PM


Originally Posted by robertsmithfromthecure (Post 1289059)
Then a lifted Hummer pulls up next to me at a light....:eek:

**Just in case a Hummer was to ride over you...**
Guess they need a 6 star rating after showing a truck driving over the Fit now. :D

~~Self Deploying Roll Cage~~

GeorgeL 01-26-2015 05:27 PM


Originally Posted by ritholtz (Post 1289001)
Fit crash test scores as good as any other cars and better than any other car in this segment.

To be fair, the Kia Soul did better overall, getting a "good" rating on all the test segments of the IIHS test series. Honda got most of them but only got an "acceptable" on the small overlap test, and that on their do-over try after they modified the design to fix some (but apparently not all) deficiencies.

This disappoints me as Honda promised that they would achieve "good" ratings on all segments for the 2015 Fit after the 2013 scored badly on the small overlap test for which it was not designed. How can Kia meet the standard and not Honda?

ROTTBOY 01-26-2015 06:07 PM


Originally Posted by GeorgeL (Post 1289100)
To be fair, the Kia Soul did better overall.......


To be even fairer, gotta compare apples to apples.

Kia Soul is classified as a Compact. 2015 Fit topped the Sub-compact category!!!!

Kia's 2015 sub-compact is the Rio and it scored Marginal in the overlap test plus Average in the side collision.

ritholtz 01-27-2015 12:09 AM


Originally Posted by GeorgeL (Post 1289100)
To be fair, the Kia Soul did better overall, getting a "good" rating on all the test segments of the IIHS test series. Honda got most of them but only got an "acceptable" on the small overlap test, and that on their do-over try after they modified the design to fix some (but apparently not all) deficiencies.

This disappoints me as Honda promised that they would achieve "good" ratings on all segments for the 2015 Fit after the 2013 scored badly on the small overlap test for which it was not designed. How can Kia meet the standard and not Honda?

Not sure what standards Kia is meeting? Kia optima has similar rating to Fit. Kia Sorento has poor rating in small overlap test.
Honda pilot has Poor rating for similar test.

DArkk 01-27-2015 03:23 PM

Made me sad to see those cars get smashed up like that but only way to know what happens in a crash.

tbFit 01-29-2015 03:21 PM


Originally Posted by DArkk (Post 1289301)
Made me sad to see those cars get smashed up like that but only way to know what happens in a crash.

Yes... What? No market for lightly battered salvage parts? ;)

naps1saps 02-11-2015 02:56 PM

I like how the side mirrors flipped forward on the front crash. what force!

naps1saps 02-11-2015 03:01 PM

The offset is the one you need to be worried about the most.
That's the damage I took when my truck was totaled at an intersection. A lot of major accidents occur when cars cross the center line.


The crash here was not fantastic but okay. I've seen better. the door frame warped which is why they got an acceptable rating. the door frame should allow for the door to open or for the very least no major deformation of the door frame or door poppage and as you can see there is some survivable deformation and the door popped, but not major like the 2001 f150







Wanderer. 02-11-2015 08:12 PM


Originally Posted by naps1saps (Post 1291899)
The offset is the one you need to be worried about the most.
That's the damage I took when my truck was totaled at an intersection. A lot of major accidents occur when cars cross the center line.

While this is true, running into a immovable object is quite a bit different than a car. While a good test, I think it's slightly exaggerated as far as severity, and is not a good representation of the situation you're describing.

It's a very difficult test to pass, i'm impressed the 2015 did so well. I think larger cars will have an even harder time if only because of their mass, assuming the speed is the same. At the same time, I think this is another reason that test is not a good representation of "vehicles crossing the line".


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