Least Safe American Car
Saturn Ion coupe and sedan
Base price: $12,490
The Ion is the only American car to have the worst Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-test scores in its weight class and a "substantially worse [i.e., higher] than average" frequency of injury claims filed, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute. On its Web site, the HLDI states that "vehicles with high death rates often have high frequencies of insurance claims for occupant injuries."
10 of the worst vehicles of 2006
Yeah makes yeah think don't it. i realy feel sad for the ion owners
NightmaresCavy wrote:Yeah makes yeah think don't it.
As a matter of fact MOST of those cars are GM.
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its a pretty even split with the "big 3"
of course its split on the big 3...worst AMERICAN cars....that pretty well singles out the big 3...now how do our worst compare to everyone else's worst? and half of those vehicles are fleet vehicles of some sort, and not many foreign cars are bought in fleet so the comparison is crap and would compare apples to oranges anyways
well duh
but the comment before mine said most were gm
im just sayin it was pretty evenly split
sheesh
dude...i just pointed it out...its a comparison of ONLY the big 3....of course we're excelling..we're the only ones in it...sorry if I seemed harsh marin8tor it seemed less thought out on your part the first time I read it haha. my bad
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What a load of crap...
Who writes these kinds of articles? No wonder why American cars have such a bad reputation. With the American press writing garbage like this, who needs enemies?
How do they come up with 10 cars? Many are duplicates, platform-wise. The Crown Vic and the Grand Marq are on the same platform. Same with the four GM minivans, only ONE of which will survive into the new year.
They called a van, an SUV and a pickup truck cars... Then they lambaste these heavy duty vehicles because they don't get 50 MPG? Do the writers not realize these are heavy duty vehicles, some built to a purpose(i.e. the Econoline or the Sprinter)?
Where are the comparison to the creaky Toyota Camrys, the stunningly average gas mileage Prius' or the catch-on-fire-from-oil-leaks Nissan Sentras?
The bad thing is, car people know the difference.
But some 'allegedly' educated person will read that list and just assume that all American cars are crap.
Stuff like this just irritates the living sh*t out of me.
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George (geozinger)
'95 Sunfire GT-my second Pontiac from Hell!
'97 Cavy Beater-still running like a champ!
'04 Sunfire - my kid's car, but I get the bills...
'09 Pontiac G6 - Sport Package 1
I know most of it was bS but the saturn ion getting that suprised the hell out of me i was thinking of trding in for a redline for performance and saftey but that is making me reconsider. i Am stickin wit my j
most of those cars are "well no @!#$" ratings.
Not to start a war ... but don't most cavaliers and sunfires make this category? And what doest make any since, why not the cobalt? Are they not on the same platform as the ion?
dan
i think the ion has the plastic kinda body idk what its called but no the cobalt is a normal body and has a 5 start crash rateing.
^^Only when you have it loaded with all the optional airbags.
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^^Only when you have it loaded with all the optional airbags.
your kiding right? the cobalt passed every crash testing score. unlike a jbody the cobalt can take a hit and not crumble to Pieces
edmunds.com 2006 chevy cobalt LS
Pros Strong acceleration with any drivetrain, smooth and quiet ride, solid brakes,
good crash test scores.
cobalt
NHTSA Ratings
Passenger: Excellent
Driver: Good
Side Impact Front: Not Tested
Side Impact Rear: Not Tested
Rollover Rating: Good
NHTSA: Excellent, Good, Average, Poor, Very Poor, Not Tested
IIHS Ratings
Crash Offset: Good
Bumper Bash: Not Tested
I still love my Ion..
The plastic panels have saved me quite a bit of money already..
Red 2005 Saturn Ion-3 Coupe
Piss on them. I love my Ion. It feels WAY WAY safer than my j.
jbody03eco wrote:Quote:
^^Only when you have it loaded with all the optional airbags.
your kiding right? the cobalt passed every crash testing score. unlike a jbody the cobalt can take a hit and not crumble to Pieces
edmunds.com 2006 chevy cobalt LS
Pros Strong acceleration with any drivetrain, smooth and quiet ride, solid brakes, good crash test scores.
cobalt
NHTSA Ratings
Passenger: Excellent
Driver: Good
Side Impact Front: Not Tested
Side Impact Rear: Not Tested
Rollover Rating: Good
NHTSA: Excellent, Good, Average, Poor, Very Poor, Not Tested
IIHS Ratings
Crash Offset: Good
Bumper Bash: Not Tested
the most important crash test ratings are not even on there
side impact is possibly the most important, as well as offset, because most major accidents will not have head on collisions
jbody03eco wrote:
your kiding right?
You're an idiotic nut swinger, right? Just checking.
Worst cars for 2005.
Least Safe: Ford Ranger
Mazda B-Series
Least Safe: Mitsubishi Lancer
Least Safe: Nissan Sentra
Least Reliable: Infiniti QX
Worst Residual Value: Chrysler Sebring sedan
Worst Residual Value: Ford Freestar
Worst Residual Value: Jaguar X-Type
Worst Residual Value: Kia Optima
Worst Residual Value: Mercury Monterey
if your to stupid to no that its a known fact that the cobalt has better crash testing scores then a Jbody then theres no hope for you sorry.
with the cobalt...its a five star with sides (leader in its class , yes, ahead of the f*m civic and camery) and w/o side bags its a 4 star (2nd in its class)
those lists are total bull@!#$
Umm no.
Check and see how all of GM's small cars scored with "safety concerns" or low stars for the critical side impact.
http://www.safercar.gov/Index2.cfm
Check here
That these Deltas are no class leader as you all love to put it.
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=40
Some pictures to look.
Now I'm in no way a supporter for BS crash rating, because you'll never going to have a crash at a set speed or that angle etc, there are to many variables.
One thing is for sure all three suffered amount of cabin damage, granted the Cav tested is a 1995 and in its ten years it has gone through some changes on its cabin stucture, seatbelts and airbags.
Overall to say one is safer then the other is utter stupidity, because when the day comes (god forbid) a person may die in a "5 star" and the other may walk away in a 1 star car. It all depends on your destiny.
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