For the safety-minded buyers out there in the AutoSpies universe, we've got a special story for you tonight. We're going to focus in on crash tests because one thing that's been plaguing me is if small cars are less safe than bigger ones.
Everytime I tell folks I can fit in a Smart and I drove one, the first or second question immediately centers around safety: "Weren't you scared driving that little thing around?" or "Are you crazy? There's no way I'd be caught dead in that thing, it's not safe!"
I'd like to think otherwise, since cars have drastically improved across the board in recent years; however, I don't know what to think after stumbling across several videos down below.
In the first one, the all-new Fiat 500 takes a beating; however, it appears to be in relatively good shape as is its respective dummy.
The second video features a 500 going head-on into an Audi Q7. Guess what? The results are pretty ugly.
And to wrap things up I figured I'd show an average vehicle up against a Smart ForTwo.
I think I'll let the videos do the talking and let YOU do the judging.
With that said, what say you?