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  1. 31st July 2008, 04:34 PM #1
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    4star 4WD vs 5star Fiat

    To carry on the theme started when a Disco was crashed into a similar sized Renault wagon, here's what happens when a Audi 4wd hits a Fiat.

    Frightening new footage of a crash test between an Audi Q7 and a Fiat 500 shows that no matter how safe your small car is, it's going to come off second best against a four-wheel-drive.

    Size matters in car crashes

    German auto club ADAC has carried out a "David and Goliath" crash test between a tiny Fiat 500 and a hulking Audi Q7 four-wheel-drive, but unfortunately the result doesn't follow the biblical script.

    The test pitted the Fiat against the Audi in a 56kmh offset collision and the results weren't pretty. The testers concluded that the crash would have caused "serious, life-threatening injuries" to the Fiat 500 driver, while the injury risk for the Q7 occupants was low.

    The test shows that Euro NCAP crash ratings don't carry much weight when a car fights out of its division.

    The Fiat 500 is a five-star performer in Euro NCAP test, while the Q7 only scored four stars.

    Watch the video below.

    YouTube - Crashtest Audi Q7 vs Fiat 500
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  2. 31st July 2008, 05:27 PM #2
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    Bugger me. Is it just me or did the dummy in the front passenger seat of the Fiat's head come off?
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  3. 31st July 2008, 06:12 PM #3
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    I think given the size of the small car it did very well, it also went though more g's than the 4x4. Fiat has never made me think of safety, I wonder what a small german or sweedish branded car would do in the same situation.
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  4. 31st July 2008, 09:10 PM #4
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    Crikey that drivers side airbag in the Fiat did nothing to help the Fiat Driver, he (it) just slid around the outside of the airbag and kissed the dash and w/screen, total rubbish, Regards Frank.
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