Nissan Leaf, Mazda 5 do poorly in crash test

Post by **Jesda** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:45 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvs7A8tMqkk[/youtube]

Post by **darylzero** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:32 pm

at 2:01 "The good news is in neither car did we see a problem with the batteries are a result of the crash." Who gives a s*** if your dead! Plus that car would be totaled anyway.

Post by **MinisterofDOOM** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:24 pm

This is what happens when you train automakers to build-to-test. Put too much importance on crash test ratings and that becomes the focus. Another case of the act superseding the purpose. Building a safe car involves more than just select crash test ratings, but when you establish a standard that people then hold up as a qualifier, automakers have little choice but to build-to-test. Pass the tests, get good publicity. It's a sea of self-perpetuation. Then BAM let's throw a new test in. It'll take a few years for automakers to catch up but soon they'll be building for that one, too. In the meantime, however, those lagging behind are made to look bad when in reality nothing has changed except the yardstick itself.

Post by **PapaSmurf2k3** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:14 pm

I think that's what happened to Joe in Jenn's RX-8.
It didn't do so hot...

Post by **nissangirl74** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:43 am

PapaSmurf2k3 wrote:I think that's what happened to Joe in Jenn's RX-8.
It didn't do so hot...

THIS. It's a wonder Joe wasn't killed.

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