Safety -- Crash Test Ratings
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From: West Mids.
Anyone who's worried about side impact should have a good look at that huge sill you have to climb over every time you get in the car. It's actually part of the very substantial High X Bone chassis. That coupled with the side impact protection in the doors should afford excellent protection. Whilst there's no room for complacency on the issue, surely we've seen enough people walk away from some spectacular shunts not to have any doubts about the crashworthiness of the car.
The test results I saw rated it highly in crash testing in all areas except pedestrian safety. I think this is a problem with all low sports cars generally. The lower you hit pedestrians under their centre of gravity , the more likely you are to take them up and over the back of the car( For a full 5 points........ j/k )
Standards are being raised all the time quite rightly so too. Exterior air bags for pedestrian protection will be with us before long.
The test results I saw rated it highly in crash testing in all areas except pedestrian safety. I think this is a problem with all low sports cars generally. The lower you hit pedestrians under their centre of gravity , the more likely you are to take them up and over the back of the car( For a full 5 points........ j/k )
Standards are being raised all the time quite rightly so too. Exterior air bags for pedestrian protection will be with us before long.
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From: mount airy
I don't own a S2000, but from my test drive I can tell it is solid. One problem with the official crash tests is that they are only done after the cars are on the road. So if you want to wait for a result it may be a long time, if ever. The new corvettes have not been tested that I can see and they have been out for 6 years at volumes of 30,000 a year. The S2000 may never be tested due to it's low volumes.
Honda can say whatever they want but it does not substitute for a official unbiased test. If it came out bad do you think they would tell you?
The most important thing to remember is the S2000 is a small car, the test into a stationary barrier is a gimic to make small car buyers feel safe. A stationary object simulated another car of the exact same weight hitting the test car at the same speed. If they had a 4000 pound car as a standard test object it would demolish most 2800 pound cars. But if the tests were done that way you would see that larger heavier beats smaller lighter. But of course the goverment doesn't want people to forgo small fuel efficient cars.
That being said, the S2000 is very nimble and stops well and this may make it avoid accedents. The thing is side airbags and head bags seem to be better than nothing and will be the way of the future. Also stability control wouldn't hurt.
Honda can say whatever they want but it does not substitute for a official unbiased test. If it came out bad do you think they would tell you?
The most important thing to remember is the S2000 is a small car, the test into a stationary barrier is a gimic to make small car buyers feel safe. A stationary object simulated another car of the exact same weight hitting the test car at the same speed. If they had a 4000 pound car as a standard test object it would demolish most 2800 pound cars. But if the tests were done that way you would see that larger heavier beats smaller lighter. But of course the goverment doesn't want people to forgo small fuel efficient cars.
That being said, the S2000 is very nimble and stops well and this may make it avoid accedents. The thing is side airbags and head bags seem to be better than nothing and will be the way of the future. Also stability control wouldn't hurt.
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Originally posted by boiler
I believe that my car is very safe. I have seen first hand how Honda believes in crash safety. My wife's new Odyssey was rear ended by an Intrigue doing 45 (we were stopped) and the damage was almost nothing: some paint scratches on the bumper and two dime sized dents in the rear door. The Intrigue had nothing left in front of the front wheels and it was totaled.
Bob
I believe that my car is very safe. I have seen first hand how Honda believes in crash safety. My wife's new Odyssey was rear ended by an Intrigue doing 45 (we were stopped) and the damage was almost nothing: some paint scratches on the bumper and two dime sized dents in the rear door. The Intrigue had nothing left in front of the front wheels and it was totaled.
Bob
The odyssey is a 4300 pound car being hit by a 3500 pound car. odyssey 800 pound advantage.
the S2000 would have a 800 pound DISadvantage.
S2000 is 2800 pounds thats 1500 pounds less than the odyssey they should not even be mentioned in the same sentence.
Also the CR-V got a poor crash rating so why is that if it is also a honda like the odyssey?
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