Best car to be rear ended in.
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No, not some late night dogging but actually being the victim of a rear end shunt.
I vote the Ford Focus
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2603593/Dr...
Looks like it landed arse first, lucky lucky man, or unlucky if he tried to kill himself.
I vote the Ford Focus
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2603593/Dr...
Looks like it landed arse first, lucky lucky man, or unlucky if he tried to kill himself.
Was rear ended by an Almera in my E46-he was doing a good 20-25mph. I got out expecting the worst but to my surprise I had a crack running across the middle of my bumper yet his front end folded up like it was made from tin foil. The 325 required a new rear bumper as there were two shock absorbers underneath that burst but there was no chassis/frame damage.
Apparently all modern German cars have these shocks in the bumpers??
Apparently all modern German cars have these shocks in the bumpers??
It depends rather how how hard. In a gentle impact, you probably want the most rigid structure you can get so the damage is all done to the other car; in a high-speed impact, you want something which crumples behind the C-pillar to absorb the impact, whilst keeping the passenger cell intact.
Beyond structural considerations, the most important thing is how well designed and adjusted the head-restraints are. Bucket seats tend to be very good because they offer a nice flat support area behind your head, rather than a curved cushion which can cause extension or compression of the spine if the head tries to go over or under the restraint.
Beyond structural considerations, the most important thing is how well designed and adjusted the head-restraints are. Bucket seats tend to be very good because they offer a nice flat support area behind your head, rather than a curved cushion which can cause extension or compression of the spine if the head tries to go over or under the restraint.
kambites said:
I'd imagine a saloon typically has more strength behind the rear seats because it's got a solid crossmember at the bottom of the window to stop the box-section collapsing inwards.
That's an interesting and probable theory. I wonder if anybody (it'll probably be fifth gear, won't it?) has done some sort of test to compare rear end damage to the saloon and estate versions of a carTBH an 80 foot drop, the car's probably not going that fast when it hits the ground versus a normal traffic collision.
Here's the results of an ancient volvo 850 driven off a cliff of similar size
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN4o8TERuoY
a far stronger modern car should have no problem.
Here's the results of an ancient volvo 850 driven off a cliff of similar size
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN4o8TERuoY
a far stronger modern car should have no problem.
ModernAndy said:
That's an interesting and probable theory. I wonder if anybody (it'll probably be fifth gear, won't it?) has done some sort of test to compare rear end damage to the saloon and estate versions of a car
If american demolition derby's are to be believed, hatchbacks are the weakest, saloons are much stronger. Estate car's are tougher again and some models were actually banned for having an unfair advantage.The overall best car to be rear ended in is the Ford Crown Victoria and the only car to be certified by ford for 70mph rear collisions, due to it's extensive use as a police car.
It also has a full ladder chassis
After that your in big SUV territory.
It also has a full ladder chassis
After that your in big SUV territory.
Edited by skyrover on Sunday 13th April 13:37
My Laguna got rear ended by a fully laden Transit pick up. He was doing at least 20-25mph, quite a thud.
Crack in the bumper, one number plate light broken, the rear crumple zone meant the tailgate took the brunt. It still opened and closed but was slightly twisted. There was also a bit of damage to the boot floor, but no chassis damage. It was fixed under insurance and I ran about in that car for another couple of years.
That guy in the Focus was extremely lucky. I just wonder if the outcome would have been the same in one of these city cars that are now all the rage by various manufacturers.
Crack in the bumper, one number plate light broken, the rear crumple zone meant the tailgate took the brunt. It still opened and closed but was slightly twisted. There was also a bit of damage to the boot floor, but no chassis damage. It was fixed under insurance and I ran about in that car for another couple of years.
That guy in the Focus was extremely lucky. I just wonder if the outcome would have been the same in one of these city cars that are now all the rage by various manufacturers.
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