What if you crash an old car in a modern crash test? (4 photos + 1 video)
The Australian-Asian Association ANCAP has released the results of an unusual crash test. A Mitsubishi Magna sedan produced in 1993 took part in the test, carried out according to modern standards. In the same year, the association itself was founded, and Magna was involved in its first studies. According to current testing standards, the car most likely would not deserve a single star. 
Testers noted a high risk of severe injuries to the driver’s legs and pelvic bones, as well as almost fatal overloads in the skull area: the dummy hit the steering wheel with a force twice as high as in tests of modern models. A dummy placed in the back seat slipped under the seat belt, which in reality would have caused serious injuries to the abdominal area.
The Mitsubishi Magna was considered a popular but relatively cheap car in the early 1990s. Its main safety system was belts: Magna was not equipped with airbags.
ANCAP conducted an unusual crash test not only in honor of its own anniversary. The test should show how safety standards and testing methods for production cars have changed over 30 years. For example, in 1993, only one frontal crash test was carried out, and the impact speed was noticeably lower.
A total of nine then current models participated in the first test conducted by the association. Among them, for example, are the Holden Commodore, Ford Falcon, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry and Volvo 940, and only the latter was equipped with an airbag.
Improving safety research methods can affect not only the regulations of the tests themselves, which are becoming stricter. It is possible that mannequins will also undergo changes in the future. The United States has already come to the conclusion that they need to be adapted to the current standards of the population and use dummies depicting both elderly people and overweight drivers.
