Five-Star Dodge Ram. You Should've Seen the Other Guy…
Published: December 9th, 2008
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@Windswords. GARAK is right. A 100% overlap test is worthless in terms of real life front collison data.The 40% overlap conducted for example as part of the Euro NCAP is what counts. Example: Chevrolet Aveo: US- NCAP- 4 stars, Same vehicle:Euro-NCAP: 1-star! It is a vast difference to concentrate all of the applied force across 100% of the front absorbion area of a vehicle versus just 40%! And in the video as you stated we are NOT seeing a collision between a "RAM and a similiar size vehicle". What we are seeing is a collision between a "Ram" and solid barrier. A collsion with another "Ram or similar mass vehicle" would have meant that the barrier would have been "deformable".
Oh please, don't get me started on the supposedly "superior" Euro NCAP. If they were so damn great we would be using it here. Better yet if they were so great the Euro cars from GM and Ford could come right over here without any rework. Except that they can't.
@Windswords Again your statements are without any foundation. The rework as you stated on GM's and Ford's Euro Bodys sold in the US does not affect any structural BIW changes.
Well said, dadude53. See also the NA IIHS offset frontal crash tests, which better ape the superior Euro NCAP. Wonder what the insurance companies know that windswords doesn't? Oh, that's right, the actual damage suffered by vehicles in everyday wrecks. The frontal area of the Dodge Ram is enormous (over 80 inches wide). Spread a force over a large enough area, and yes, anything can take it. Yet in the IIHS tests, there was cabin intrusion.