![]() | #31 |
Senior - BHPian | ![]() since when did the corsa have ABs? never heard of this before. |
![]() |
|
![]() | #32 | ||||
BHPian | ![]() Quote:
I mean just to save few bucks here n there ,they ignore such features and take the casual attitude towards their own life . Now the thing is why do we indians always want to learn things the hard way .Its hard for us(Team-bhpians) to understand that why most of our country people always fail to accept the simple fact that "prevention is always better than cure" . Quote:
[quote=muni] U never know when those safety features are gonna be ur saviours. Quote:
Quote:
| ||||
![]() |
![]() | #33 | |
BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Navi Mumbai
Posts: 153
Thanked: 2 Times
| ![]() Quote:
Let me explain the concept of thsi in simpler terms. Concider one old car say our dear old amby and new car say honda city of opel optra . Now consider two tennis baxxxlls. Only these are not normal tennis baxxxlls. let say one is made up of say stenless steel for hardness , shine etc and other is made up of clay /Mud .No shine and polish on this one. Now drop them from say one meter height to ground. Imagine them hitting the ground. What do you imagine what would happen. 1, The stainless stell ball will bounce off the ground and roll away over a long distance. In all probabbility it's size will not change. 2. The mud ball will land with a thud . Deform change it's shape at the point of impcat may be break into two but stay at the location. Now imagine the stainleess as older generation ( read thick and heavy metal cars) and mud as new genration ( read cars with crumple zone and being dented easily) What type of car you will be more safe in. Stainless steel ball - where if u were inside u will be tossed ten times rollover and feel every bounce Mud- where once u are hit you will not feel the effect much a the energy is absorbed by the mud. Guys that is the simplified logic- The cruple zones and metal provide actual energy absorbent features and lot of design input goes into it. The actuall protection inside newer crs in case of impact is by using additional reinforcement bars not the body shell. I hope that was clear. Last edited by pranil : 22nd September 2005 at 08:44. | |
![]() |
![]() | #34 |
BHPian | ![]() @pranil: that was the simplest way you could explain them. The present day car manufacturers have a lot of analysis tools with tonnes of info feedback at their disposal. They can analyse the forces/stress/loads that a car/vehicle is subjected to on collissions and design the cars accordingly. The collision again has a lot of parameteres attached to it. Speed of ur vehicle and the other vehicle ( the vehicle or object can be stationary also). The angle of impact, the size of the colliding vehicle , the weight of vehicle and lots of factors. So while designing a car, the manufacturers have to strike a balance between howmuch they can offer as safety and the costs that they are gonna incur. The more costly the car, the more freedom they have to design a safer car using state of the art materials that perform well during impacts. ABS/Airbags/Traction control are all safety features to ensure u stand a better chance with lesser injuries. The present euro Safety regulations call for pedestrian safety on collisions and many of the modern cars fail to meet its recommendation. Lots of things are driven by money and lack of awareness. Hurry Home Last edited by muni : 22nd September 2005 at 09:19. |
![]() |
![]() | #35 |
Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR
Posts: 3,129
Thanked: 757 Times
| ![]() coming to the debate of "more the metal more the safety" the classic examples which come to mind are Tata Indica and Tata Sumo. Inside these cars you feel very safe, but actually they are not.. |
![]() |
![]() | #36 | |
Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India
Posts: 1,502
Thanked: 22 Times
| ![]() Quote:
| |
![]() |
![]() | #37 | |
BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gurgaon
Posts: 194
Thanked: 5 Times
| ![]() Quote:
| |
![]() |
![]() | #38 | |
Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India
Posts: 1,502
Thanked: 22 Times
| ![]() Quote:
![]() | |
![]() |
![]() | #39 | |
BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gurgaon
Posts: 194
Thanked: 5 Times
| ![]() Quote:
![]() | |
![]() |
![]() | #40 | |
Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India
Posts: 1,502
Thanked: 22 Times
| ![]() Quote:
| |
![]() |
![]() | #41 | |
BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gurgaon
Posts: 194
Thanked: 5 Times
| ![]() Quote:
Last edited by vivek_pinkoo : 22nd September 2005 at 14:14. | |
![]() |
![]() | #42 | |
Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune
Posts: 2,092
Thanked: 66 Times
| ![]() Quote:
| |
![]() |
![]() | #43 | |
Senior - BHPian | ![]() Quote:
The Indica is one of THE safest cars on road, sans airbags and abs... | |
![]() |
![]() | #44 | |
Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you!
Posts: 2,767
Thanked: 35 Times
| ![]() Hi, Man my friend only bought corsa just becauise of these three features which he was not getting in ford ikon flair. 1. ABS (He bought the car nov 2003) 2. 32 Bit computer and snypor safety 3. A 88 ps engine. Thanks Quote:
| |
![]() |
![]() | #45 |
Senior - BHPian | ![]() I still dont know if corsa has ever had abs. btw how about listing some cars that have 1. good and strong body. 2. Abs 3. airbags. 4. are bs3 comliant. this will help new car buyers a lot. |
![]() |
![]() |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
![]() | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Mumbai Pune Expressway - Assistance Measures | parsh | Street Experiences | 8 | 30th March 2013 14:42 |
World's lowest roadworthy car measures 18 inches! | adg_andy | The International Automotive Scene | 2 | 27th September 2012 10:50 |
Desperate measures | devarshi84 | The International Automotive Scene | 4 | 12th June 2007 16:31 |