Modern Muscle Cars Aren’t Quite As Safe As You’d Think
Since sports cars tend to be driven enthusiastically, it’s important they’re as safe as possible. However, a trio of modern muscle cars - a Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger - all missed out on the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) top safety ratings.
To nab the IIHS’ ‘Top Safety Pick’, a car needs a ‘good’ rating in the small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restrain tests, and have some kind of front crash prevention system. The Mustang came closest, but was let down by an ‘acceptable’ rating in the small overlap test, where the roof buckled and the A-pillar plus instrument panel intruded into the cockpit.
The Camaro fared much better in the small overlap, but it scored only ‘acceptable’ in the roof strength test, and doesn’t have any front crash prevention tech.
The Challenger - the oldest of the trio - performed the worst, scoring ‘acceptable’ for roof strength and the head restraints, and only ‘marginal’ in the small overlap.
So in other words, room for improvement with all three cars…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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The answer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioYE_6Lx_hA
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Big deal. Who buys a muscle car because it’s safe or fuel efficient or practical.
ALL cars should be as safe as possible. Saying “Big Deal” is just silly. If I have a crash in my muscle car that was in no way my fault, I want to know that my Mother wont be attending my funeral.
Mustangs must be soft for the crowds.
“The challanger wasn’t up to the challange” Get out.
The mustang is so happy! He’s getting some practice time!
https://youtu.be/5PSmY9B9x1c
Pretty sure it’s just modern cars in general.
The FRS scored the same. Acceptable.
I’m pretty sure they’ve only been doing the small overall test for a year or two. Companies haven’t had a chance to design their cars to match the new test like they have already done with the old ones.
I thought they where crash the mustang into a crowd of people … but guess not
So this is why when a Mustang lose control, they hit people not walls
No it’s because people in 2016 are soft and wussy and can’t handle a REAL car anymore