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To: eartotheground

Mass is your friend. Given similar crash test ratings - and the IIHS 40mph into a wall test has been going on long enough that pretty much every new vehicle has been engineered to pass it with a ‘good’ - every extra pound you bring with you is that much less acceleration when something hits you. (And also that much less acceleration when you put a gram of fuel into the engine.)

Ford makes the portliest pickups and large SUVs on the road, which would be a good place to start looking. Also in your favor there is that it’s significantly more difficult to be hit by a drunk driver when you’re standing in the dealership with your vehicle down for the count in the service bay.


34 posted on 12/31/2007 10:14:30 AM PST by CGTRWK
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To: CGTRWK
FWIW, on the subject of mass and crash compatibility....

Vehicle Weight, Fatality Risk and Crash Compatibility of Model Year 1991-1999 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks

40 posted on 12/31/2007 10:22:21 AM PST by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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