Prototype Volkswagen Rabbit 60° MDB Side Crash Test (Side Structure Improvement)
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 Published On Apr 11, 2024

A crash test performed at Volkswagen's testing center in Wolfsburg, Germany for NHTSA on 04/22/1982. This is a modified Volkswagen Rabbit in an oblique side impact with experimental MSRI dummies. The modifications to the vehicle were to amount to no more than 20 lbs and be feasible to implement into the production fleet, but those modifications aren't specified. The moving deformable barrier is placed at a 19-degree angle, and the Rabbit itself at a 60-degree angle. This test was performed at 31.1 Mph (50 Km/h).

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Impact Event (1:21)
Post-Test (4:43)

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