Date: 2 Jul 2004 17:53:42 -0700 From: hollywood_onealnospamo.com (The Diesel) Subject: Re: Do the Volvo S80 and Saab 9-5 have center fuel tanks or rear fuel tanks?
It's certainly not unheard of for an older model car to do better in the the front and or front offset crash test than newer model of the same car. For example, in terms of a FRONT collision, I'd feel much safer in the beat up old 94 Town Car that just sits in the driveway and collects dust, than I would in the 2000 Town Car. Although neither car has been tested in the IIHS front offset crash test, you can compare the NHTSA front crash test and see that the 1994 Town Car does much better than the 2000 Town Car in the NHTSA front crash test. http://www.nospam/NCAP/Cars/891.html http://www.nospam/NCAP/Cars/1003.html Newer cars more often than not are much safer in side impact crashes though especially when equipped with Side Airbags and have to comply with 1997 federal side reenforcement standards. I read that 52% of all fatalities in car accidents happen in side impact crashes even though side impacts make up only like 1/4th of all accidents, so I would say side impact protection is very important. "JIM" <Firewagon1nospamigy.net> wrote in message news:<Xp7Fc.99$vL5.1nospamsvr33.news.prodigy.com>... > "The Diesel" <hollywood_onealnospamo.com> wrote in message > news:e1df7c64.0406251901.359a608bnospaming.google.com... > > Right now the car I drive most is my dad's 2000 Lincoln Town car, and > > I just don't feel like it's a very safe car. > ....<cut>.... NEVER was tested in the front offset test, but if it ever was > I'm sure > > it would have gotten a marginal or poor rating. > ....<cut>.... > > Not sure what the 2000 LTC could do in all that stuff; however, my son has > an '88 that took on a deer in an "offset test" and all he had to replace was > the headlight bezel - deer didn't make it btw....wouldn't recommend trying > that in some of these later model rigs, probably wind up with the deer in > your lap;) > > Jim
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