Fiat ESV 1500 was the only small car that was presented in conjunction with the ESV project. Safety

Fiat ESV 1500 was the only small car that was presented in conjunction with the ESV project. Safety equipment made it 50 percent heavier and 40 percent more expensive corrugated box to produce than the car it was based. In practice did the impossible to sell.
OFF: thomas arnroth / NTB theme Published May 3, 2013 7:23 Updated May 3, 2013 7:24
Swedish Fredrik Nyblad is not like any other automotive journalists. Instead of an interest in the classics with gorgeous shapes and innovative driving dynamics, he dug into a group of cars that were ugly, difficult to drive and heavy as tanks.
In the book "Krasch! The dream of Säkerhetsbilen "he tells these forgotten cars, designed to make it safer to be a motorist, and room systems that are developed and become everyday in modern vehicles. Increasing deaths
In the early 70th century initiated the U.S. traffic safety agency project ESV: Experimental Safety Vehicle. The purpose was to get car manufacturers worldwide to develop safer cars.
Right from the start it was identified 82 points which needed to be improved. Several of them were sighted, and is now standard on many cars. For example, the requirement for a warning light that illuminates if there is a problem with the lights, and side mirrors that can be adjusted from within. Periscope
The producers also came with their own ideas, but not all equally good. Some believed it inside rearview mirror was not good enough, corrugated box because visibility could be obstructed by passengers in the back seat or luggage. More models therefore made periskopspeil on the roof.
In 1974, the USA introduced a new requirement that a car would get boast the title ESV. It must have bumpers that handled a collision in 16 km / h without getting hurt. The result was a series of cars with huge bumpers.
Set of Nordic eyes epoch pearl Volvo vesca. There was an orange car with anti-lock brakes, airbag for neck and a construction which would prevent the engine from being pushed into the passenger compartment in a collision.