Look at these features in Russia's "anti-sanctions" car

[andricv]

Russian TV is touting this Lada as a sanctions buster.

"Most affordable" is perhaps its only selling point. Due to Western sanctions, the Russian carmaker cannot import all the components it used to. So the "anti-sanctions" Lada Granta has no airbag, no anti-lock braking system, no Electronic Stability Control and no seat-belt pretensioners.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61796067

[RockRaven]

1. That's a *something* buster alright...

Head, face, ribs, spleen, liver, tibia, fibula, etc...

[Glorfindel]

2. I had never heard of "seat-belt pretensioners" so I looked it up

"What Is Seat Belt Pretensioner? A seat belt pretensioner is a device that is used to hold a passenger firmly in their seat just before and at the start of a collision (especially in a front or head on collision) and then allow that passenger to come into contact with the inflated airbag in a controlled way."

Sounds like a handy device to have. Pity the poor Russkies aren't able to get them.

[localroger]

6. Car manufacturers don't brag about them much because they are explosive devices

What they do is cinch up the seatbelt really tight for a fraction of a second before the airbag goes off. The idea is to keep you at the right distance so the airbag, which is also an explosive device, doesn't smash your face in. All of this stuff is pretty well proven and mostly works well, less so for people who are very large or very small compared to average, but for nearly everyone better than being in the same collision without them.

[SergeStorms]

3. "It's the most affordable new vehicle in Russia ".

You can polish that turd all you want, but you're only going to have a shiny turd when you're finished. It's still just shit.

[Brother Buzz]

5. There's an old Russian saying...

какашку не отполируешь, а блестками обваляешь

[Brother Buzz]

4. They can't import horns so they fixed this sign on the front of the vehicle

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[localroger]

7. Well if they can't buy the safety devices, they don't have to pass the costs along to the buyers

Of course there is the resulting strain on the medical system, the funeral parlors...

[Takket]

8. Probably looks like this