1) All the tests they do happen at a defined speed, for the front overlap it&#x27;s 40 MPH [1] which it looks like the video was doing. Can&#x27;t really fault them for using their standard tests.<p>2) It was to show how much better cars have gotten in the 50 years (1959 to 2009 when the video was produced) seat belts didn&#x27;t even appear as a standard fitting on a car until 1958 on a Saab.<p>3) New cars are engineered to handle all the types of crashes that the IIHS tests for. I don&#x27;t see your point.<p>4) The newer car had basically no damage on the opposite side and I doubt the older car did better than the 2009. It&#x27;s not shocking at all that the non involved side of the car wouldn&#x27;t take much damage. They don&#x27;t even track the movement on that side of the car during their tests.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.iihs.org&#x2F;iihs&#x2F;ratings&#x2F;ratings-info&#x2F;frontal-crash-tests" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.iihs.org&#x2F;iihs&#x2F;ratings&#x2F;ratings-info&#x2F;frontal-crash-...</a>