Wheels 'Ford Mustang V8 scores ‘poor’ 2-star safety rating'

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Originally Posted by asagaai

Yes- the small car has less kinetic energy to dissipate, but what comes into this is the structural design and strength of a vehicle. I would rather crash going at 60 kph into a pole head on in my Falcon than my wifes Honda Civic 1.6 diesel.

Similarly going sideways into a pole- I have seen the rails in a Civic, and the rails in my Falcon, is like the difference in steel between a Hummer and an Abrahams tank....

Generally, what is most concerning is the lack of structural strength of the body/chassis. Forget all the standards about electronic warning gumph, when things go foul and they will for people, you want good airbags and as the final defence to life a limb, as strong a structure as you can get.

And the comment about what if you hit a w4d does not matter.

Sure- hit a Mack truck/Bus/B Double- whatever.

But risk minimization in automotive industry is like climbing, the worst can happen that cannot be avoided like a column of cliff you are climbing on collapsing. Like hitting a B Double head on.

But you implement all possible risk minimization strategies to minimize your exposure to risk- its playing mathematical odds.

And in cars that means active safety (good tyres, brakes, steering, handling to maximize accident avoidance) and passive safety if a crash occurs (seatbelt tensioners, airbags that work and positioned correctly, and STRONG STRUCTURE with progressive crush zones).

Not good enough in such a major world car with high performance engine and companies doing HP supercharging to have weak structure.

Wrong post quoted.