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Ford Mustang Convertible aces NHTSA crash tests {Autoblog}
Oct 4th 2007 10:26PM Too bad the '07 Mustang failed a NHTSA compliance test recently. Probably a big recall for the passenger airbag coming soon.
From the test report: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/database/aspx/searchmedia2.aspx?database=v&tstno=6086&mediatype=r&r_tstno=6080
TEST FAILURES:
FMVSS 208 S16.1; The 5th% female passenger dummy had a tension-extension neck injury
(Nte) measure of 1.11 at 62.6 ms after barrier impact during the 40 kmph unbelted frontal
impact test. The maximum allowed is 1.0.
What role did the Volt play in the UAW strike of GM? {Autoblog Green}
Oct 1st 2007 2:04PM "Add the far left's excessive regulation with the manufacturer’s legacy and capital costs and one begins to wonder how ANYTHING is made in the US."
Not sure what you mean by this, but it is the current lack of regulation started by Reagan that allows US companies to outsource labor and kickback all of the profits to CEO's and members of the board at the expense of the health of our country.
NHTSA head says crash standards should be higher {Autoblog}
Sep 24th 2007 12:26PM You really do not know anything about auto safety. The cost to repair a damaged bumper has absolutely NOTHING to do with how safe you are in a vehicle. That 1984 Escort, while cheaper to repair, will also leave you crippled or dead in a crash that today's new cars will let you walk away from.
Also, the dollar figures are a combined total of 4 separate tests. I find it very unlikely that you will get hit twice in the front and twice in the back at speeds of 5mph or less all at the same time.
Besides that point, once you pay your $500 deductible, why on earth do you care how much the insurance company pays after that? If you are really that worried about how much the insurance premium is for a certain car, make it part of your research BEFORE buying a car.
Elastic steel makes your car safer by stretching it out {Autoblog}
Sep 21st 2007 9:45PM Too bad an accident doesn't stretch your car out, this might actually work.
All joking aside, this material actually could have great benefits in the applications listed such as bumpers and side structure where an impact tries to stretch the metal.
Saab 9-4X to share a platform with new compact Cadillac CUV {Autoblog}
Sep 17th 2007 9:39PM So much wrong information, so little time. Do a little reading at gminsidenews.com or cheersandgears.com for better info. Sam not only did you spell Antara wrong, you assume that since the Vue is made in Mexico, and the upcoming 9-4x/Caddy will be built in Mexico that they are now magically the same platform.
Pearl Jam sings against BP's Lake Michigan ammonia dumping {Autoblog Green}
Aug 22nd 2007 9:07AM As stated in the older linked ABG article, why the hell are companies allowed to dump ANY pollution into our water supply?
Last I checked, oil companies in particular are making record profits, so I think they can afford to dispose of their waste properly.
Holden finally reveals VE Ute {Autoblog}
Aug 22nd 2007 8:45AM 10 bags of mulch? A Chevy Aveo can carry 10 bags of mulch.
Use gas taxes to repair American bridges? Bush says nah. {Autoblog Green}
Aug 10th 2007 10:37AM 10. This is the lefty mentality in action: "A bridge collapses - let's have a new tax!"
And here is the righty mentality in action: "Thank God for the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse"
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/6004
Pelosi responds to removal of 35mpg CAFE standard in House bill {Autoblog Green}
Aug 3rd 2007 7:05AM Here is the short version of how Congress works when passing legislation:
1. House passes their version
2. Senate passes their version
3. House & Senate reconcile differences in their versions and ratify one bill to send to the Prez
4. Prez vetos anything that leads to domestic progress
The Energy Bill is only at step 1 above. The Senate version has the CAFE upgrades intact, and Pelosi has stated she supports it even though the House version lacks CAFE upgrades. It is highly unlikely the final Energy Bill does not have at least some MPG improvements to CAFE. The House just needed more time to debate what level they can agree on.
Are speed limits really useful in reducing pollution? {Autoblog Green}
Jul 30th 2007 11:03AM "3. With lower speeds, safety standards can be lowered too and therefore automakers don't have to add so much weight to the vehicles."
Not so much. The highest speed that is regulated for crash protection is 35mph.
