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In rec.autos.driving floyd a rogers <fbloogyudsr@accessone.com> wrote:
: The ratings are based PURELY upon static measurements:  they
: compare the location of the center of gravity and the width of the
: rear wheels/tires.  Nothing else, if I read the articles correctly.

Which I have a problem with (not to mention that it seems they only picked
select cars and I know they didn't have a Pathfinder which means they
didn't even test all SUVs... how can they say GM's is the worst when they
left at least one SUV out of the picture? And how can they say Accord
was the best when they didnt' test all cars? Until they test all cars, I 
refuse to believe an Accord is more stable than a POrsche or a
Lamborghini).

Stability of a car does not just involve center of gravity and width of
tires. Yeah, that is very important. But also important is the suspension.
The problem the Troopers had when CR had a fit about them was that the
suspension was soft and springy and would collect momentum so that when
you did an S shaped turn the suspension was building momentum from the
first tilt to the second tilt and causing the car to have even more
momentum from tipping over).


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