2010 Mustang frontal/side impact test
5/30/12 | 11:18 PM
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2010 Mustang frontal/side impact test
Thought this was pretty neat a 40 mph frontal/side impact test on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=wkQvcYvB3sM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=wkQvcYvB3sM
5/31/12 | 09:32 AM
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Kind of makes me wonder whats better for my 9 yr old daugther when I take her to school. She meets the weight requirements to sit in front but that air bag for short people is not a good thing from my understanding
5/31/12 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Jellowood
Kind of makes me wonder whats better for my 9 yr old daugther when I take her to school. She meets the weight requirements to sit in front but that air bag for short people is not a good thing from my understanding
5/31/12 | 11:43 AM
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From: CenTex...sort of
The rocker panel isn't what's keeping that wheel frozen. It isn't held on the car with enough force to be able to do that. The wheel assembly has been crushed into the wheel well and surrounding framework, which will provide much greater force upon the tire and wheel than the rocker.
5/31/12 | 01:07 PM
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ouch! . . . the link is bringing up front off-center impact, but the side impact test is in the thumbnails . . . actually the car holds up amazingly well
yep, after seeing that rear seat side impact I'm glad I let my 12-year-old ride in front . . . the front airbag should not be a problem, the weight sensor should automatically turn the passenger side airbag off, there is a light on the rear view mirror pedestal that will let you know that it is off
yep, after seeing that rear seat side impact I'm glad I let my 12-year-old ride in front . . . the front airbag should not be a problem, the weight sensor should automatically turn the passenger side airbag off, there is a light on the rear view mirror pedestal that will let you know that it is off
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5/31/12 | 01:23 PM
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ouch! . . . the link is bringing up front off-center impact, but the side impact test is in the thumbnails . . . actually the car holds up amazingly well
yep, after seeing that rear seat side impact I'm glad I let my 12-year-old ride in front . . . the front airbag should not be a problem, the weight sensor should automatically turn the passenger side airbag off, there is a light on the rear view mirror pedestal that will let you know that it is off
yep, after seeing that rear seat side impact I'm glad I let my 12-year-old ride in front . . . the front airbag should not be a problem, the weight sensor should automatically turn the passenger side airbag off, there is a light on the rear view mirror pedestal that will let you know that it is off
5/31/12 | 01:48 PM
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5/31/12 | 06:21 PM
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Look at the convertible nearly fold up... wow.
But apparently this was a 'before Ford fixed it', because there's a 'B' model that they ran that doesn't run the possibility of decapitation from the A Pillar.
But apparently this was a 'before Ford fixed it', because there's a 'B' model that they ran that doesn't run the possibility of decapitation from the A Pillar.
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5/31/12 | 07:28 PM
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Look at the convertible nearly fold up... wow.
2010 Ford Mustang convertible frontal offset test - YouTube
But apparently this was a 'before Ford fixed it', because there's a 'B' model that they ran that doesn't run the possibility of decapitation from the A Pillar.
2010 Ford Mustang convertible frontal offset test - YouTube
But apparently this was a 'before Ford fixed it', because there's a 'B' model that they ran that doesn't run the possibility of decapitation from the A Pillar.
6/2/12 | 07:51 AM
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