Crash Test: Mexico's Cheapest Nissan Vs. America's David Tracy - Jalopnik
go to original November 1, 2016

2015 Nissan Tsuru vs. 2016 Nissan Versa (IIHS)

After decades as a mainstay in Mexico’s taxi fleets, Nissan announced the Tsuru - a new 1992 Sentra, basically - will cease production after a dismal zero-star crash test. Just how bad was the Tsuru, especially compared to a modern car? This bad.

...Both the Tsuru and the Versa were driving 40 mph before crashing into each other in what’s called a 50 percent overlap test. The driver of the Versa is cushioned by the front and side airbags, and the overall structure and safety cage holds up very well.

The Tsuru, on the other hand, has no airbag for the driver’s head - not that it would make a difference, since the driver’s noggin slams directly into the heavily-deformed a-pillar, almost certainly a fatal hit.

The NCAP has reported that the Tsuru was involved in more than 4,000 deaths in Mexico between 2007 and 2012. Now you can see why.

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