Safety Rating
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Safety Rating
Hey guys. Just curious to know what the 944's safety rating was back in the day, and what it's rating is today (knock on wood)...
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I think the safety ratings you see today are a new invention. However, here is a lot of anecdotal evidence that these are safe cars. The drive train is essentailly a solid casting from the front of the engine all the way to the rear of the transaxle. I think they do pretty well in roll-overs as well.
I know a guy who walked away unhurt from a hard rear end hit from a pickup truck. He was in a 931 (924 Turbo) which has the same body shell. The guy in the truck was killed.
I know a guy who walked away unhurt from a hard rear end hit from a pickup truck. He was in a 931 (924 Turbo) which has the same body shell. The guy in the truck was killed.
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I wonder though about a frontal impact, like if the cab gets crushed and the firewall gets pushed in and you get a good view of the engine with it ending up in your lap.
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Also, the IIHS has been crash testing cars since the late 50s, haven't they? They must have done crash testing on at least one 924/944 variant at SOME point, right?
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Australian cars had side bars put in the doors ..for ADR's
Hmm a cage is always tricky on the street I guess if the cage is padded and you mount you seat low .. o would think in 1980's terms its a very safe car the once piece drive line makes it difficult for the engine to end up in the cabin there is a lot of car in front of you to take impact..
Hmm a cage is always tricky on the street I guess if the cage is padded and you mount you seat low .. o would think in 1980's terms its a very safe car the once piece drive line makes it difficult for the engine to end up in the cabin there is a lot of car in front of you to take impact..
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having bought the back end of an SUV yesterday i can tell you that the car held up well to a ~25mph impact..no injuries, the PS frame rail is crushed in front of the wheel but i think the shell may be salvageable with some creative sawzalling/welding
doors still open and close fine, sunroof is fine, roof is not distorted...bumpers got a hole though
doors still open and close fine, sunroof is fine, roof is not distorted...bumpers got a hole though
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Mind you, I don't think Porsche has been overly scrutinized through the years on low safety vehicles.
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If you look at the way the car is designed, you'll notice that the car is designed to transfer energy from the front to the rear of the car via the drive train. There are ears on the torque tube and torsion bar tube that will catch if the impact is great enough and the force will be transferred from the front of the car to the rear, bypassing the occupant cabin. I've never seen a photo of a wrecked cars rear underbody, but I've seen plenty of crash photos where people walk away with minor injuries from something that looks like they should have died.
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^^^That's interesting. I've not seen much of the drivetrain as I haven't changed the clutch(yet). So Porsche stuck with their guns and designed the car to be as expensive as possible even in a crash. Aaahhh, I love these cars.
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I've seen a number of bad 951 and 968 wrecks. I only know of one death, and the driver was going WAY above and beyond safe, reasonable speed. His pasenger was killed. He lived.
Other than that, the others walked away.
I'm VERY confident about the safety of these cars.
Other than that, the others walked away.
I'm VERY confident about the safety of these cars.
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Does anyone remember Bloodravens t-bon'd 951. He walked away without a scratch after getting hit in the driver door by a Durango going 50mph. I think these cars are extremely tough.