2012 Chevy Sonic Crash Test Video, To Come Standard With 10 Airbags

Whether or not you like the look of the new 2012 Chevy Sonic, you have to admit the safety that GM has made standard with the Sonic is quite impressive. Now they have released the crash test video to prove it.

the folks at the autoblog reported on the new video a couple of days ago. We’ve got to admit, how we may not be a fan of the design of the car, the new Sonic proves it can take a punch! You can watch the video below.

According to a recent GM press release, the 2012 Chevy Sonic will come standard with 10 airbags built into the compact car. It will then utilize high strength steel in the car. “Nearly 60 percent of the body structure, as well as the four-mount hydro-formed engine cradle, uses high-strength steel. Ultra-high-strength steel is strategically integrated in the forward portion of the rockers and the center cross bar. The Sonic’s engine cradle distributes energy in frontal and side impacts. Together with the front bumper system and the engine compartment rails, the engine cradle bars absorb the brunt of a frontal crash.”

The 2012 Chevy Sonic will include the following safety features:

• Dual-stage airbags for the driver and the front passenger
• Roof-rail mounted head curtain airbags with rollover protection. The bags stay inflated longer than air bags developed only for side impacts, since rollover incidents can last longer. They also help keep occupants from being ejected.
• Seat mounted side-impact airbags for front and outboard rear seat passengers are activated by sensors in the B-pillar and front door impact beams
• A driver knee air bag and a segment-exclusive front passenger knee air bag can help reduce injury to lower extremities.
• If the Sonic’s onboard sensors register that the vehicle “tips up” on a flat road surface, the brakes are activated to reduce lateral force.

So what do you think of the new Sonic? Will you be looking at buying one? Leave us a comment below and let us know.