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I remember that test.
My question would be......did they test other SUVs in the same manner? Was the Suzuki much worse than the others under the same test? That would influence how I buy. Gould 0738 wrote in message ... It seems that back in 1988 CR gave the Suzuki Samurai an unacceptable rating after finding it had a tendancy to tip over while turning, a quality I would find alarming in a motor vehicle. The Samurai tipped over on a test course where the following stunt was performed. The driver floored the accelerator, and then began turning the wheel rapidly back and forth. After a number of "swings" the Samurai became dangerously tippy. Suzuki's perspective was that the test did not duplicate any normal driving situtation. How many people keep the pedal to the metal when swerving around an obstacle? How many people encounter situations where they must repeatedly swerve around obstacle after obstacle without slowing down? |
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I remember that test.
My question would be......did they test other SUVs in the same manner? Was the Suzuki much worse than the others under the same test? That would influence how I buy. Several SUV's did badly in that particular test. The Samurai was the worst, probably due to a relatively highg ground clearance and narrow track. If you remember news coverage about rear wheels of SUV's leaving the ground during certain maneuvers, this was the test those reports referred to. Personally, I tend to agree with Suzuki and some of the other manufacturers who cried "foul" at the time. If you found yourself in a situation where you were required to dodge a series of consecutive obstacles and slalomed back and forth between them, would you continue at full throttle? I'd hazard a guess that few people are often at full throttle in a motor vehicle to start with, and most would slow down if encountering such a situation. The tests proved only that if a vehicle is driven in an extremely stupid manner a disastrous accident could result. Maybe CU expects all manufacturers to build products that are totally idiot proof under any circumstance. |
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I guess they would be a bad choice for the offroad rally type of racing.
A couple of years ago one was hit in a busy intersection 2 blocks from my home. It looked comical laying 'tits up' until the towtruck arrived. Gould 0738 wrote in message ... I remember that test. My question would be......did they test other SUVs in the same manner? Was the Suzuki much worse than the others under the same test? That would influence how I buy. Several SUV's did badly in that particular test. The Samurai was the worst, probably due to a relatively highg ground clearance and narrow track. If you remember news coverage about rear wheels of SUV's leaving the ground during certain maneuvers, this was the test those reports referred to. Personally, I tend to agree with Suzuki and some of the other manufacturers who cried "foul" at the time. If you found yourself in a situation where you were required to dodge a series of consecutive obstacles and slalomed back and forth between them, would you continue at full throttle? I'd hazard a guess that few people are often at full throttle in a motor vehicle to start with, and most would slow down if encountering such a situation. The tests proved only that if a vehicle is driven in an extremely stupid manner a disastrous accident could result. Maybe CU expects all manufacturers to build products that are totally idiot proof under any circumstance. |
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I guess they would be a bad choice for the offroad rally type of racing.
A couple of years ago one was hit in a busy intersection 2 blocks from my home. It looked comical laying 'tits up' until the towtruck arrived. Gould 0738 wrote in message ... I remember that test. My question would be......did they test other SUVs in the same manner? Was the Suzuki much worse than the others under the same test? That would influence how I buy. Several SUV's did badly in that particular test. The Samurai was the worst, probably due to a relatively highg ground clearance and narrow track. If you remember news coverage about rear wheels of SUV's leaving the ground during certain maneuvers, this was the test those reports referred to. Personally, I tend to agree with Suzuki and some of the other manufacturers who cried "foul" at the time. If you found yourself in a situation where you were required to dodge a series of consecutive obstacles and slalomed back and forth between them, would you continue at full throttle? I'd hazard a guess that few people are often at full throttle in a motor vehicle to start with, and most would slow down if encountering such a situation. The tests proved only that if a vehicle is driven in an extremely stupid manner a disastrous accident could result. Maybe CU expects all manufacturers to build products that are totally idiot proof under any circumstance. |
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I remember that test.
My question would be......did they test other SUVs in the same manner? Was the Suzuki much worse than the others under the same test? That would influence how I buy. Several SUV's did badly in that particular test. The Samurai was the worst, probably due to a relatively highg ground clearance and narrow track. If you remember news coverage about rear wheels of SUV's leaving the ground during certain maneuvers, this was the test those reports referred to. Personally, I tend to agree with Suzuki and some of the other manufacturers who cried "foul" at the time. If you found yourself in a situation where you were required to dodge a series of consecutive obstacles and slalomed back and forth between them, would you continue at full throttle? I'd hazard a guess that few people are often at full throttle in a motor vehicle to start with, and most would slow down if encountering such a situation. The tests proved only that if a vehicle is driven in an extremely stupid manner a disastrous accident could result. Maybe CU expects all manufacturers to build products that are totally idiot proof under any circumstance. |
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:52:48 GMT, "Don White"
wrote: I remember that test. My question would be......did they test other SUVs in the same manner? Was the Suzuki much worse than the others under the same test? That would influence how I buy. Yes. They did all the same way. They always do. Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a The sound of a Great Blue Heron's wingbeats going by your head |
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:52:48 GMT, "Don White"
wrote: I remember that test. My question would be......did they test other SUVs in the same manner? Was the Suzuki much worse than the others under the same test? That would influence how I buy. Yes. They did all the same way. They always do. Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a The sound of a Great Blue Heron's wingbeats going by your head |
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