IIHS crash testing is something else. The destruction that happens in a bad car wreck is amazing and the offset head on collision scenario is more common than you think. This is the kind of crash that can take someones life or severely injure them. This testing is what has led to more airbags, more structural engineering for passenger safety, and a ton of other interior details you may not even realize are there for you safety in a crash. When you see the damage in this video, and the dynamics going on during the crash, you’ll understand just how bad a wreck really can be.
In this video you’ll see the 1996 S10 based Chevrolet Blazer going up against the 2026 Chevrolet Blazer.
If you are one of those folks that thinks anything older is stronger and safer, I invite you to watch this and see how bad the damage is to both vehicles, but how much less fatal it is in the new one.
Video Description:
This recent head-to-head crash test held to mark the 30th anniversary of the IIHS crash testing program illustrates how dramatic the safety improvements have been. The demonstration pitted a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer against the 2026 model in a special, head-to-head version of the Institute’s moderate overlap front crash test.
The driver of the new Blazer would likely have walked away with bumps and bruises. The driver of the 1996 model would have suffered serious, potentially fatal injuries.
The occupant compartment of the 2026 model remained intact. All but one of the injury measurements taken from the driver dummy showed minimal injury risk. The risk of injury to the driver’s right foot or lower leg was a little elevated but still in the acceptable range.
In contrast, the impact crushed the occupant compartment of the 1996 model, pushing the dashboard and steering column into the dummy’s lap. The fully inflated airbag hit the dummy in the chin, snapping its head back and toward the window. This caused the nodding joint of the dummy’s upper neck to break, and the head was detached from the body. Although this isn’t likely to happen to a human driver, it illustrates the extreme forces the dummy absorbed. The Institute’s engineers use specific metrics collected by instruments inside the dummy, rather than visible damage, to estimate injury risk. Those indicators showed that the crash almost certainly would have caused serious injuries to the driver’s head or neck and both legs.
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