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- When you think of unsafe cars
one of the first things that comes to mind
is the Ford Pinto.
which literally exploded
whenever anyone hit it from behind.
But the Pinto is far from being the only car
with the dubious honor unsafe.
This episode is all about some
of the riskiest cars ever made.
And these aren't just cars that could get you killed
because risk comes in all shapes and sizes, Jessica.
These are the most unsafe cars ever made.
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- [Announcer] Number eight, Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE.
- The Chevy Camaro 1LE is a badass muscle car
with an equally badass five star safety rating.
So, why is it on my list of the most unsafe cars?
Well, turns out that our brothers and sisters
across the pond over in Europe can't even own one of these
because the aerodynamic bodywork
is too dangerous for pedestrians.
Look, all right, look at this thing,
it's freaking sharp as heck.
When you're right, you're right,
there's nothing soft about this car
and frankly being impaled by one of these bad boys
pushing 650 sweet sweet horse spurs
would be a pretty sick way to go.
European legislators feel that this car
would be better classified as a weapon,
and rather than removing the huge front splitter
and dive planes Chevy, Chevrolet Chase
decided not to release the car in Europe at all.
And quite frankly I don't blame them,
because the only thing more dangerous
than a Camaro on the track, is a Camaro in the air.
- [Announcer] Number seven, Honda Civic.
- Now I know what you're saying,
the Honda Civic is one of the safest cars on the road.
So why is it on this list?
Because the Civic, is one of the most coveted cars on
the black market.
Which means, it's always at risk of being stolen.
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau,
the Honda Civic was the number one most stolen vehicle
according to their annual Hot Wheels report.
We actually filmed an episode of Wheelhouse
for this channel, with a Civic Hatchback and EG,
and it was stolen later that day,
thankfully, it was recovered a few hours later.
But still, part of the reason at least for older models,
is because they didn't have
as many stock anti-theft features that we see in cars today.
But what makes them especially attractive to car thieves,
is that they're easy to strip down
and sell for individual parts which is much less risky
than trying to sell a whole stolen car.
Every time I think about buying one of these cars,
you gotta add to your budget, a quick-release steering wheel
and a hidden kill switch.
It just comes with the territory.
- [Announcer] Number six, any black car.
- This next car isn't one model in particular
but it is a color.
A study from Monash University found that black cars
are 12% more likely to get in a crash,
followed closely by grey, silver and blue.
White colored cars had the lowest crash risk of any,
followed by cream, yellow and beige.
Now, if you might be thinking the reason darker colored cars
get in more accidents, is because they're harder to see
and differentiate in contrast to their environments
when driving at night,
you are unfortunately absolutely right.
But even if you pick a safer aka,
less sexy color for your car there may be a trade-off
and risk because even though brighter
cars increase visibility,
silver and white cars are targeted most for theft.
So, it's damned if you do, it's damned if you don't.
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- [Announcer] Number five, Hyundai Accent.
- According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety,
the 2014 Hyundai Accent Sedan
was a tomb on wheels as it racked up
the highest death rate of any car that year.
That sounds more dramatic than it actually is
because the car, generally, had decent safety ratings.
But, the total deaths per million registered vehicles
clocks in at a 104 over three times the average which is 30.
And although the 2014 Accent got stellar reviews for safety
in three crash tests, we had missed the mark however is
the side impact test, and the small overlap front test.
The test is designed to replicate what happens when
the front left corner of our vehicle collides with another
vehicle, or an object, like a tree or a utility pole.
But, if you were planning on carrying your front driver side
wheel in your lap, try to avoid
running into things in your Hyundai Accent.
- [Announcer] Number four, the Dodge Avenger.
- The 2008 Dodge Avenger was the replacement for everyone's
uncle car, the Dodge Stratus Dodge.
I drive a Dodge Stratus.
Avenger was also sold as the Chrysler Sebring
and Chrysler 200, but they're all basically the same cars.
But unfortunately, the Avenger and Chrysler 200
share another dubious distinction.
They're tied for the highest driver death rate
with 67 deaths per million registered vehicles
with 260 for the Avengers.
For comparison, the overall death rate
is around 30 per million vehicles.
So, this is like four times higher than the average.
That's crazy, but who knows, maybe you're saying,
"James, I'm a pretty mental dude,
"who likes to drive an affordable midsize four-door car
"well, how bad can it be?"
Well, if this crash test footage is any indication,
your face not only skids off the front airbag
but due to the side airbag deploying too late,
your skull will bash through the window
and bounce off the doorframe finally coming to arrest when
the side airbag deploys and pins your face
down against the window frame.
Does that answer your freaking question tough guy?
Let me know in the comments below.
- [Announcer] Number three,
1992 Gulf CL with a five cylinder engine swap.
- This car actually isn't very unsafe,
I just wanted to talk about my own car
and how cool I think it is.
But the reason that it's unsafe,
is because it's so cool you might die.
And yes, it is possible to die from being cool,
just ask Elvis or little Pete or Tupac.
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- [Announcer] Number two, Porsche 911.
- While the 911 safety ratings are fine what's dangerous
about this car is the damage it will do to your wallet.
Porsche 911 will set you back a cool $20,000
over the course of 10 years
in maintenance and repairs alone.
According to yourmechanic.com
a brake pad and rotor replacement will run you over $3,100.
But, if we're talking about safety in the traditional sense,
I got to point out that the Porsche 930
did get the nickname the widowmaker
because the turbo came on, so hard,
and it was so light and it was behind your head
that it would, (whistling) snap over steer is a real thing
call your Congressman, talk about it.
- [Announcer] Number one, Chevy Corvette.
- The Corvette has always been a lot of power
for someone entering the high-end sports car market.
Stereotypically associated with guys
having their midlife crisis.
But, if you have a lack of experience driving
a high-end sports car, you'll turn that midlife crisis
into an end-life crisis because the Corvette
has the highest fatal accident rate
of any sports car in almost any car honestly.
Clocking in at 9.8 per billion vehicle miles,
that's almost four times as many
as the average for all vehicles.
There's a couple of theories as to why
but one, is that the Corvette tends to be
the first high-end sports car
that people with expendable cash flow tend to buy,
and since they're not always the most experienced drivers,
maybe they're trying to compensate for something
they tend to lose control of a car with that much power.
The other explanation is,
many luxury sports cars don't undergo crash safety tests
and don't even have safety ratings at all,
which makes sense if you think about it
because you probably don't wanna ram
a $60,000 car into a bunch of metal barriers
over and over again.
That's cool million dollars of muscle,
your junk and just to learn what we already know,
these cars get destroyed
when you ram into stuff at high speed.
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