RE: New Ford Mustang!

[J4CKO]

Dave Hedgehog said:

Regiment said:

Considering all the Mustang crashes I've heard about, every single person walked away. The American version of the NCAP rating also gave it 5 stars?

there is an autocar article relating to this result explaining a lot of the US safety kit was removed for the eu cars to make them cheaper

It looks pretty stable in the video, the Rover 100 got 1.5 stars but folded like a Coke Can, it is safe enough but I would hesitate if using it to cart small kids about but that is what Picassos are for.

[Cold]

Mustang NCAP test compromised by "a bunch of guns going off".
True story.

[Guvernator]

J4CKO said:

It looks pretty stable in the video, the Rover 100 got 1.5 stars but folded like a Coke Can, it is safe enough but I would hesitate if using it to cart small kids about but that is what Picassos are for.

I'd disagree with that last statement, the whole point of coupe's with rear seats is that they are supposed to be usable as kid transport for parents who don't want to give up on life and drive an MPV or for those for whom 2 cars isn't doable. If the safety or design i.e. not enough legroom, compromises that then they might as well have saved the bother and made it a two-seater.

Unfortunately these days, the genuinely usable 4 seat coupe seems to be going the way of manual gearboxes and NA engines.

[Regiment]

Cold said:

Mustang NCAP test compromised by "a bunch of guns going off".
True story.

I thought the guns were one of the safety features Ford removed for the Export version? How strange.

[croyde]

These systems tend to be only available as options on most other cars anyway.