Thread: Crossfires are junk on wheels...
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 11:39 PM
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Default Re: Crossfires are junk on wheels...
Just another reason not to purchase a Crossfire... and if you still think you love it, then you best slow down in the curves... or wear a helmet.

http://www.autosafety.org/article.php?did=1228&scid=174

Safety activists say federal standards are too lax.

David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON -- Last year, federal safety officials proposed strengthening a 35-year-old vehicle roof strength standard after studying the contentious issue for more than a decade.

New rules proposed

NHTSA's proposed standard would require that a vehicle roof withstand a force equal to 2.5 times the vehicle weight while maintaining sufficient head room for a buckled-in average size adult male to avoid being struck -- up from the current 1.5 times standard.

Chrysler, which met with NHTSA on April 13 to lay out its concerns.

Requiring the Dodge Viper and Chrysler Crossfire to meet the new rules "is not reasonable, practical or appropriate," said Stephen J. Speth, director of Chrysler's vehicle compliance and safety affairs.


DaimlerChrysler said just 37 percent of its current vehicle lineup pass the new rules.

***My 2 cent: The Crossfire is not part of the 37 percent stated by DaimlerChrysler. Hooah
 
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