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> They further unequivocally stated that, no hatter WHAT you
> do to the steering wheel, it is IMPOSSIBLE to roll any car or truck
> made today unless you do something like hit a curb, Jersey barrier,
> or another vehicle. Skid, yes, but not roll over.
Driving instructors!
In a recent AutoWeak AutoFile test, they reported a surprisingly high
slalom speed for a BMW X5, but admitted they'd gotten the thing up on
2 wheels (tires) in doing so...
And we've all seen the now-[in]famous video of Consumer Reports getting
tipsy in the Suzuki Samurai.
Thursday, Car and Driver held a news conference regarding their tests with
a Ford Exploder rigged to suddenly deflate a rear tire. They calmly and
professionally and expertly debunked the myth that such a condition is
any big deal. But there was never any actual tread separation to help
launch that corner of the truck.
In the hands of a panicked driver traversing surfaces of mixed traction
and elevations, out of control, "IMPOSSIBLE" is not the word I'd use to
describe the probability of a rollover.
> Recall also that
> most of the news photos of the inverted Explorers seem to show that
> they've left the pavement
That can't happen in skid class, but out in the real world... Maybe they
meant their "IMPOSSIBLE" remark to pertain to continuous relatively smooth
pavement?
I noticed the C70 was rated more likely to roll than the S70. Methinks
they included some insurance company information (biases about who drives
what cars how [fast]) in ranking various models.
- Dave; '95 854T, 101K mi
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