> 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