View Full Version : So Daihatsu was trying to prove that their small cars can be safe against bigger cars


XeroK00L
02-23-06, 12:18 PM
But do they have to use THOSE two cars to prove it?:cry:

http://tw.autonet.com.tw/news/img/2006/2/ba60205782.jpg
http://tw.autonet.com.tw/news/img/2006/2/ba60205784.jpg
http://tw.autonet.com.tw/news/img/2006/2/ba60205781.jpg
http://tw.autonet.com.tw/news/img/2006/2/ba60205783.jpg
http://tw.autonet.com.tw/news/img/2006/2/ba60205785.jpg

Taiwanese source:
http://www.autonet.com.tw/cgi-bin/v1/file_view.cgi?qry=a602057802232006

Skulinex
02-23-06, 12:39 PM
They are owned by toyota anyways <that daihatsu is also sold as toyota rush> so a couple dozen celsiors is nothing for them <I hate that> :D

rominl
02-23-06, 01:01 PM
hahaa, i probably care about the results on the "other" two cars :)

TheRupp
02-23-06, 01:23 PM
Those LS's are sitting AWFULLY low...

xravexboix
02-24-06, 09:21 AM
lol maybe they were buybacks they didn't want to deal w/ LOL

mkorsu
02-24-06, 09:25 AM
Those LS's are sitting AWFULLY low...


More than likely, it's due to the fact that the car is connected to a track embedded in the ground. Once engaged it pulls the car downward to ensure the vehicle tracks straight for impact.

MSMLexIS
02-24-06, 10:21 AM
Those are 2001 LS's so they dont matter as much i guess.

rominl
02-24-06, 10:28 AM
Those are 2001 LS's so they dont matter as much i guess.
how do you know it's not 03? :)

Skulinex
02-24-06, 12:03 PM
how do you know it's not 03? :)

or 02 http://images.dmusic.com/v7/emoticons/austinpowers-drevil.gif

BrickHead
02-24-06, 12:09 PM
or 02 http://images.dmusic.com/v7/emoticons/austinpowers-drevil.gif
They could be 01 or 02, but not 03. 03 has different wheels.

BrickHead
02-24-06, 12:11 PM
Btw, that Daihatsu is not that small. It's almost the size of a small suv.

spwolf
02-24-06, 12:57 PM
Btw, that Daihatsu is not that small. It's almost the size of a small suv.
it is actually smaller than Corolla :-).
It is an SUV, but smaller than 4.2 Rav4.

BrickHead
02-24-06, 02:18 PM
it is actually smaller than Corolla :-).
It is an SUV, but smaller than 4.2 Rav4.
I see.. It reminds me of the MB A-class a few years back.

MSMLexIS
02-24-06, 02:20 PM
or 02 http://images.dmusic.com/v7/emoticons/austinpowers-drevil.gif
Because those are 16inch wheels 02's have different 16inch wheels and 03 17's are standard.

TheRupp
02-24-06, 03:06 PM
More than likely, it's due to the fact that the car is connected to a track embedded in the ground. Once engaged it pulls the car downward to ensure the vehicle tracks straight for impact.

Wouldn't that physically throw off a lot of variables though?

spwolf
02-24-06, 03:12 PM
I see.. It reminds me of the MB A-class a few years back.
it looks nothing like that... Imagine 2005 Rav4, 6/8th sized... Thats exactly what it is... :-).