This should be rather reassuring for those whose friends sneer, "What'll you do when an Escalade t-bones you?" I'd say, "Watch out, Escalade!"

It's definitely sturdy, but you can only handle so much G. There's no real way to improve the odds of surviving a high speed crash in a regular production car.

smart car... cheap to buy, maintain, and run. from what i was seen i'm imp ressed.the fact it didn't fall to pieces is a start, but i've seen a new l and rover after a crash at 40mph and the pedals would have kneecapped the driver, if the steering column hadn't broke his ribs.also,the mainframe ha d crumples in it,smashing the windscreen.the smart car was goin 70 and, fa ir enough, at that speed to a stop will generate tremendous amounts of G,b ut it held together keeping the would-be occupants safe apart from the obv ious bits of car debris.the smart car is very sturdy.any1 agree?

The Smart is still dangerous. Yes, it is very strong, which lowers the chan ces of dismembering the passengers, but think about it. If it is decelerat ing from 60mph to a dead stop in a 2 foot distance, it's pulling more G th an your body can hope to handle. Also, the short wheelbase and high c of g mean it can roll easily, although the tendency to roll is probably reduce d by the fact those tires have NO grip whatsoever. Don't be fooled, the Sm art is about as safe as a golf cart with JATO rockets.

the car held, but youd almost surely be dead, probably safer in a larger ca r with a much bigger cruple zone ....btw, all SUV are considered dangero us, none of them have very high ratings, not just US SUVs

i just wanna kno y the 307 had its bonnet slitly open but yeh i see them sc ooting up n down the british motorways cute toys :D

that little thing did alright

wow, could u just imagine ur self going 130 down an interstate highway in o ne of those . . . lol

It's only how well the structure holds up around the passengers that's impo rtant. But if the vehicle can't absorb the impact outside of the passenger compartment you're pretty much screwed. That's why most cars have crumple zones. This thing doesn't have much of anything to absorb impact energy.

Your probable safer in a smart car than an american suv