Just Youtubing and found this.
I thought the Taurus was safer than this.......
She is still a big beast safety wise. The offset was worse than I thought it would be.
https://youtu.be/uzD_3OFOPVQ
Did pretty good considering. The question is whether the test, which began in 2012, was available to work with at the time of the 2013 update to the Taurus.
If we look at redesigns/refreshes post 2012, we can see the difference:
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/ford/fusion-4-door-sedan/2017 (http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/ford/fusion-4-door-sedan/2017)
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/lincoln/mkx-4-door-suv/2016 (http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/lincoln/mkx-4-door-suv/2016)
The New offset test is viscous too. Solid rounded steel and no crumple zone on crumple zone impact on the offset.
Brutal.
Quote from: SHOdded on April 06, 2018, 11:37:01 PM
Did pretty good considering. The question is whether the test, which began in 2012, was available to work with at the time of the 2013 update to the Taurus.
If we look at redesigns/refreshes post 2012, we can see the difference:
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/ford/fusion-4-door-sedan/2017 (http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/ford/fusion-4-door-sedan/2017)
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/lincoln/mkx-4-door-suv/2016 (http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/lincoln/mkx-4-door-suv/2016)
That was my thought, have you watched the offset test of similar vehicles to see how it compares?
I have not, not knowing their refresh cycles. But it seems to take about 3 years to get integrated into vehicular architecture.