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It's an interesting video - probably somewhat unfair since (like Mike pointed out) all of the rust & dust that came flying out of that car upon impact. I wonder how different it would be with a fresh new one that just rolled off the assembly line.
But there's no doubt that cars today are way WAY safer than they were 50 years ago. There is, however also way more mass per sq.in. in modern cars because of all of the safety & convenience items. Strip out the air conditioner, all of the airbags, power brakes, tire pressure monitors, power window motors, all (but one!) of the speakers, traction control, ABS, stability control, power seats, etc etc. and you'd have a much lighter car.
(Also much more fuel efficient one, btw)
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