Hi, There are other VW models with crumple zones that did just as poorly. 1993-94 VW Eurovan----------- Van-- 3860 (* ) (*** ) 1987--- VW Fox--------------- 2Dr-- 2610 (* ) (* ) 1981--- VW Jetta------------- 4Dr-- 2650 (* ) (** ) 1982--- VW Quantum----------- 4Dr-- 2954 (* ) (*** ) 1980--- VW Rabbit CV--------- 2CV-- 2767 (* ) (*** ) 1982--- VW Scirocco---------- 2Dr-- 2680 (* ) (**** ) Scroll up the page to see other manufacturers, such as the 4Runner and Suburban with one *. I guess my point is is that it isn't all about having no front end. Keep a safe distance in front of you - don't follow too closely. And stay in the right lane as often as you can to avoid front-offset crashes (most common front impact). Conrad On Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at 05:13 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration > the > Vanagon rates lowest (1 point) on a 4 point scale for Frontal Impact > Safety, refernece: > http://www.crashtest.com/explanations/archive/crash.htm |
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