Lada Iskra crash test raises questions about car safety

It is unclear whether there were any injuries: the driver hit the door and the handbrake

Photos have appeared of the crash test of the new AvtoVAZ Lada Iskra. The impact was made on the side of the car. How did the car withstand such a test?

Lada Iskra<br>
Lada Iskra<br>

The photo shows that the airbags did not deploy. With such an impact for Lada Iskra, this is normal, since the car does not have side airbags or curtain airbags, after all, this is a budget model.

Lada Iskra after a side impact<br>
Lada Iskra after a side impact<br>

The headliner was deformed by the impact, and the trim of the center pillar was torn from its mountings. The dummy came into contact with the handbrake and the door upon impact - traces of red paint remained on these parts of the car's interior. It is unclear whether there were any injuries.

Vazovtsy claim that Lada Iskra was crashed 84 times and all safety standards were met with a margin.

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