2012 Toyota Vitz/Yaris Vs. 2012 Toyota Crown Offset Frontal Impact

A new crash test of the 2012 Toyota Yaris bound for North America (Already on sale in Asia)

[cardude]

looks much more safer now. solid. nice going toyota. and the crown did great aswell.

[no-damn-alias]

Although the Yaris held up pretty well you can see that it had the harder impact for the driver as it even had to accelerate backwards.
Just look how much the dummy's head gets pushed into the airbag

[CarPro]

@andreasausmuc
Closing speed of 80 Mp/h (40 Mp/h each) at a 40% overlap. So yes, it is the same.

[ScottaHemi]

it handeled it better then the old yaris did, but i'm a bit concerned about it flying into another lane of traffic :|

just like the smart 42 which can also take A hit but how can it handel a second hit?

@dorkinski I don't see how you saw that as a passenger side, but remember that they drive on the left in Japan, where this test was held. So they have had to change, if not the whole engine side, the side of the steering column, pedals, and so on for it to fit to Japan's roads.

[andreasausmuc]

@CarPro1993
Do u happen to know if the test configuration was the same as in the IIHS test Yaris vs. Camry (and Smart vs. C-class, Jazz vs. Accord)?

[andreasausmuc]

@CarPro1993
So Toyota has improved the Yaris´ safety cage ...

[BoberMcBoberson]

Wow the new Yaris is a lot more rugged. Still would rather be in the bigger car though.

[BANGKOKM]

This yaris 3rd gen is not available in thailand. Because toyota Thailand already to join an eco-car project from BOI Thailand. but worldwide already to sale now.

PS.New Eco-car in thailand (base on Toyota dear qin Concept)

[bluedrangon]

looks like the 2012 yaris is safer than the old one

[kalargyi]

If I knew the guy doing to tests, I will for sure taking that Crown for a spin for a week.

[kohcho]

This test is 55km / h (about 34MPH) for both cars.

[themeancat]

the slow motion crash it sounded like an explosion

[fatmat]

and why is the crown not in the us with the yaris?

[auxmike]

Yaris held up quite well. It did some damage to that larger car! Good job in design...

[no-damn-alias]

here I am with a random recommendation

[sonychild]

@andreasausmuc I saw that test, looks bad. This is the new gen. Yaris. They must have changed the design.

[bumble]

That Yaris is a beast. Only a Camry can take it down. And if your in an American made car you're dead.

[jaffacake]

But lets the Aygo linger with just 3 stars.

[popduster]

My life is safer in Toyota Crown. The other car that hit to Yaris