Back in 01', my Aunt was driving one of these and crashed into a tree at about 45 miles an hour and was killed. This video really opened up my eyes to how bad it truly was. RIP <|3
American cars are SO much better now than they were even ten years ago. The 2012 Civic is a dog, for the first time ever. Focus, Elantra, Cruze are all miles better. Honda has cheaped out, and so has Toyota.
I've been in the back seat of a 1986 towncar on the highway as it devoured 3 cars in front of it.
Totaled
2004 Ford expedition (left on a trailer)
1980's Mercury Gran Marquis (rear end tore up)
and a late 1990's Honda civic that also left on a trailer.
While my friend sorted out the insurance and crap, I pop'd the dent off the front Q/p Rubbed the rubber marks off and found his turn signal lens and stuck it back on.
I was hit head on at 55 mph in my 97 Lincoln Continental a few years ago and walked away completely uninjured. The driver that hit me was in a 1998 Cadillac SeVille and was airlifted away from the accident. I do drive a Cadillac now but owe my life to the Lincoln.
@gwest111 I smoked a minivan in a 2001 saturn SL1 goin 70 klicks not even close to 50 mph and the saturn was totaled I own a 98 conti now. Good to hear they are life savers!
Well this did a lot better than offerings from Toyota and GM during the time. But Lincoln eventually got better and created the safest car ever. The Lincoln Town Car. While the Town Car got bigger and safer, competitors got smaller and less safer.
Actually, look at today's Civic, Accord, Camry, Corolla, Sentra etc. They are all safe sedans, earning high crash test ratings. Jap cars are getting safer and safer. Sure, 10 years back they were crap shit. Dangerous, ugly and nobody bought them. But now they are really popular in the US and in many other places around the world. Jap cars give good quality for their value, and they are cheaper, much more economical then US cars, safe, have good designs. I would definitly get a Jap car.
I currently drive a 1992 Lincoln Continental. I love it and have always driven large american cars.
That being said I hate to have to agree with you. US automakers are in the spot they are in because they build over priced, undeserable, fuel guzzling crap.
Now with THAT being said I will still continue buying my overpriced, gas guzzling crap because I like the way it rides. I like having STEEL around me. And Im a PATRIOT o_O
For its year, not too bad. You would live. But that crash test was with a deformable barrier. If you crashed into a wall at 40 mph, it could be much worse... But not bad overall.
Just because a car gets a 5 star on the NHTSA dosen't mean it will do better on the IIHS. You have a better chance of of winning a 'MEGA' lottery & getting hit by lightning in the same day that you do of hitting anything at a perfect 90 deg angle. Even if you move the angle of the car a few degs. the results of a NHTSA test will be worse. This car would most likely get a good NHTSA rating because the whole front end would absord the impact. IIHS are the avg. speed & type of a crash in the US.
If you crash at an offset angle (less than the whole width of the car's bonnet), it will be worse than crashing head-on into a wall, because in the case with the head-on impact, the entire width of the car's crumple zone takes the impact. The NHTSA tests are better because they are more demanding of the occupant restraint systems. Yet the IIHS tests are more demanding of the vehicle's strutual integrity. Both results should be considered when purchasing a car.
No doubt. When this cars was tested car companies had a hard time getting top ratings on both tests. Like I said in my other comment, this year car may have got a 5 star NHTSA, but as anyone can see it fell short in the IIHS test. New cars pass both, but in reality someone has a very slim chance of a perfect 90 deg T-bone type crash. At least one of the drivers has some time to react, if you change the angle of the NHTSA test even a few degrees the results would be different.
@PontiacDudeMan that's true but lets not forget theres also a V8, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE system in the front end of this car that acts as a barrier between the driver and whatever he hits Front wheelers may not have traction but they sure can stop for their size, and with a v8 front wheel assembly lacking a crankshaft theres more room in the cabin.
she's also not as rigid as some of these modern built super cars... Though it is pretty tightly packed ,mechanically. Even for road boat standards...
@GodlessMartyr666 you can barely change anything without working for hours Most good drivers can appreciate big american cars, most mechanics hate them.
But, by the looks of this, it would score about AVERAGE or MARGINAL.
Dummy kinematics were not very well controlled as you can see the dummy's head contacting the door sill on the rebound. Plus, it looks like the safety cage held up reasonably well, but not as good as other models have.
i believe large cars are safer because there's more of a crush zone to them unlike a smaller car im all for the lincoln and big cars in my opinion
TWOwicked92 2 weeks ago
Back in 01', my Aunt was driving one of these and crashed into a tree at about 45 miles an hour and was killed. This video really opened up my eyes to how bad it truly was. RIP <|3
motorolarival3 1 month ago
American cars are SO much better now than they were even ten years ago. The 2012 Civic is a dog, for the first time ever. Focus, Elantra, Cruze are all miles better. Honda has cheaped out, and so has Toyota.
somewhatlongdong 6 months ago
i was hit jus lik dat but on da driver side i walk with nothin major i loe that car trying to bye another one
TheFlintownkid 1 year ago
american cars crumble?
I've been in the back seat of a 1986 towncar on the highway as it devoured 3 cars in front of it.
Totaled
2004 Ford expedition (left on a trailer)
1980's Mercury Gran Marquis (rear end tore up)
and a late 1990's Honda civic that also left on a trailer.
While my friend sorted out the insurance and crap, I pop'd the dent off the front Q/p Rubbed the rubber marks off and found his turn signal lens and stuck it back on.
only permanent damage was a scratch to his lens
ganymedeIV4 2 years ago 3
@ganymedeIV4
Driving a lincoln now among prisus' and hybrids is like driving a dumptruck on a go cart track.
Safety first!! (for me and my family!!)
Lincoln for me, everybody else drive a prius
24preacherboy 1 year ago
@24preacherboy hahahah yeee brah we fly the big boats
GodlessMartyr666 1 year ago
I was hit head on at 55 mph in my 97 Lincoln Continental a few years ago and walked away completely uninjured. The driver that hit me was in a 1998 Cadillac SeVille and was airlifted away from the accident. I do drive a Cadillac now but owe my life to the Lincoln.
gwest111 2 years ago 17
@gwest111 I smoked a minivan in a 2001 saturn SL1 goin 70 klicks not even close to 50 mph and the saturn was totaled I own a 98 conti now. Good to hear they are life savers!
GodlessMartyr666 1 year ago
ok oldsmobile had the aurora cadillac had the sts both of which are much safer than the town car let alone the continental
oldsmobiletw 4 years ago
Well this did a lot better than offerings from Toyota and GM during the time. But Lincoln eventually got better and created the safest car ever. The Lincoln Town Car. While the Town Car got bigger and safer, competitors got smaller and less safer.
CsalbertCs 4 years ago
Actually, look at today's Civic, Accord, Camry, Corolla, Sentra etc. They are all safe sedans, earning high crash test ratings. Jap cars are getting safer and safer. Sure, 10 years back they were crap shit. Dangerous, ugly and nobody bought them. But now they are really popular in the US and in many other places around the world. Jap cars give good quality for their value, and they are cheaper, much more economical then US cars, safe, have good designs. I would definitly get a Jap car.
PontiacDudeMan 4 years ago
I currently drive a 1992 Lincoln Continental. I love it and have always driven large american cars.
That being said I hate to have to agree with you. US automakers are in the spot they are in because they build over priced, undeserable, fuel guzzling crap.
Now with THAT being said I will still continue buying my overpriced, gas guzzling crap because I like the way it rides. I like having STEEL around me. And Im a PATRIOT o_O
imthejoker4u2 2 years ago
They weren't that shit ten years ago, mate. No more shit than the American cars of their time.
Fact is, Japanese cars just offer bags more performance, reliability, modification options and they are well priced.
This Lincoln is shocking. So many American cars just crumble - into the drivers face.
Psychosix 2 years ago
true true but even 10 years ago they were way better built than american cars
chippy7100 2 years ago
For its year, not too bad. You would live. But that crash test was with a deformable barrier. If you crashed into a wall at 40 mph, it could be much worse... But not bad overall.
alexkvaskov 4 years ago 5
Just because a car gets a 5 star on the NHTSA dosen't mean it will do better on the IIHS. You have a better chance of of winning a 'MEGA' lottery & getting hit by lightning in the same day that you do of hitting anything at a perfect 90 deg angle. Even if you move the angle of the car a few degs. the results of a NHTSA test will be worse. This car would most likely get a good NHTSA rating because the whole front end would absord the impact. IIHS are the avg. speed & type of a crash in the US.
jjjkkklllwww 4 years ago
If you crash at an offset angle (less than the whole width of the car's bonnet), it will be worse than crashing head-on into a wall, because in the case with the head-on impact, the entire width of the car's crumple zone takes the impact. The NHTSA tests are better because they are more demanding of the occupant restraint systems. Yet the IIHS tests are more demanding of the vehicle's strutual integrity. Both results should be considered when purchasing a car.
PontiacDudeMan 4 years ago
No doubt. When this cars was tested car companies had a hard time getting top ratings on both tests. Like I said in my other comment, this year car may have got a 5 star NHTSA, but as anyone can see it fell short in the IIHS test. New cars pass both, but in reality someone has a very slim chance of a perfect 90 deg T-bone type crash. At least one of the drivers has some time to react, if you change the angle of the NHTSA test even a few degrees the results would be different.
jjjkkklllwww 4 years ago
@PontiacDudeMan that's true but lets not forget theres also a V8, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE system in the front end of this car that acts as a barrier between the driver and whatever he hits Front wheelers may not have traction but they sure can stop for their size, and with a v8 front wheel assembly lacking a crankshaft theres more room in the cabin.
she's also not as rigid as some of these modern built super cars... Though it is pretty tightly packed ,mechanically. Even for road boat standards...
GodlessMartyr666 1 year ago
@GodlessMartyr666 you can barely change anything without working for hours Most good drivers can appreciate big american cars, most mechanics hate them.
GodlessMartyr666 1 year ago
damn,
akimunduk 4 years ago
it's actually acceptable
whattheheck1000 4 years ago
That only means you wouldn't die. I think you would walk with a limp for sometime after though.
jjjkkklllwww 4 years ago
actually its rated poor.
TornadoWarrior1 4 years ago
how many stars?
gearhead275 4 years ago
IIHS does not rate with stars.
But, by the looks of this, it would score about AVERAGE or MARGINAL.
Dummy kinematics were not very well controlled as you can see the dummy's head contacting the door sill on the rebound. Plus, it looks like the safety cage held up reasonably well, but not as good as other models have.
Intersonus903 4 years ago
IIHS dosen't rate with stars. NHTSA does.
jjjkkklllwww 4 years ago
and euroncap
alexkvaskov 3 years ago
the outcome, safe?
Megatone65 5 years ago
Not really
72duster 5 years ago
it did ok nut not as good as the Town Cars
mark0101 4 years ago