Firedawgs posted this article on Legacygt from the December 2005 Firehouse Magazine. A very interesting read. I like the safety features, but I may have to forward this to my local fire dept...there's a heck of a lot of subies around here. I wonder if they've run into this before.
"This innovative Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frame body structure provides certain Subaru vehicles manufactured since model year 2002 with some unique crash protection."
Among other things as well but that was a big factor. The weight difference in my '99 hood and my '05 hood is amazing. Every pound saved in an area like the hood or a door panel can be applied where it counts, like those wonderful B pillars we now have. I wondered for a while how the Legacy/Outback got such good crash ratings. I don't wonder anymore.
A lot of the weight in the A4 is in that V6 block. Even if it is aluminum that's still a big chunk of metal. There's probably also quite a bit more sound deadening material in the A4 than the 2.5i Outback.
I wonder what other exotic materials are going to find their way into consumer grade vehicles in the future. Titanium frames? Maybe Magnesium? Carbon Fiber hoods and body panels?
Aint' technology grand?
Among other things as well but that was a big factor. The weight difference in my '99 hood and my '05 hood is amazing. Every pound saved in an area like the hood or a door panel can be applied where it counts, like those wonderful B pillars we now have. I wondered for a while how the Legacy/Outback got such good crash ratings. I don't wonder anymore.
A lot of the weight in the A4 is in that V6 block. Even if it is aluminum that's still a big chunk of metal. There's probably also quite a bit more sound deadening material in the A4 than the 2.5i Outback.
I wonder what other exotic materials are going to find their way into consumer grade vehicles in the future. Titanium frames? Maybe Magnesium? Carbon Fiber hoods and body panels?
Aint' technology grand?
Just read a Road & Track article on the BMW M5 & M6. The M5 is 4035 lbs and the M6 is 3770. The M6 has a carbon fiber roof (first in series production) and carbon fiber bumber supports. All for a paltry $97,200 American dollars.
Now where's my checkbook?
Just read a Road & Track article on the BMW M5 & M6. The M5 is 4035 lbs and the M6 is 3770. The M6 has a carbon fiber roof (first in series production) and carbon fiber bumber supports. All for a paltry $97,200 American dollars.
Now where's my checkbook?
I've been showing this scanned article to every car guy I know. We all bought our Subies knowing they are safer than the average car, but to actually see an analysis of a "hidden" safety feature like this is all the more satisfying!
"my car is so safe it requires a special procedure to be cut open after a wreck" lol
"My car is so safe the emergency crew didn't know the special procedure to cut it open, couldn't get it open fast enough and I had to spend an extra week in the ICU (or worse)."
"My car is so safe the emergency crew didn't know the special procedure to cut it open, couldn't get it open fast enough and I had to spend an extra week in the ICU (or worse)."
Yeah, but in another car you may not have survived at all. I think I am willing to take my chances having to wait a little longer to get rescued. This article makes me feel a lot safer traveling with my kids.
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