Originally posted by Liberator
So that's a reason to deny people the right/opportunity to buy one? The reason SUVs of all kinds are popular is because they are inherently safer to have a wreck in than eco-cars.
Heheh, not sure about that - I'd have thought it would be because people think "I know, I'll get a big, wide car so I can fit my big, wide ass into it without breaking it", or because they were fashionable about 8 years ago. And they're not safer at all - off-roaders (or not, in the case of most of them
) are unstable at high speeds, and roll far more easily than normal cars. There was a test on "Fifth Gear" (motoring magazine programme on Five), where they got a Range Rover and an old BMW 5 Series, and drove them behind another car. The car in front suddenly jammed on the brakes, and the following car had to swerve around it. They then increased the speed both cars were travelling at, and watched the results.
The Beamer stayed fine up to 80mph (though it did spin at higher speeds), and they stopped the test there. The Range Rover flipped on it's roof and rolled 4 times at
45mph. Now, I dunno about you, but I'd rather spin into another car than get crushed upside down....
Raa:
Nice - the Japanese and the Germans build the best cars by a long way. Normal cars, anyway. The British and the Italians build the best top-end sports cars....
