ardasaliah Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 I know this is a very difficult question to attempt to answer. But what are people opinions on how safe the supra is. I ask becoz recently a friend was involved in an accident -was OK thank god due to the car having a 4 Star rating - JUst can't help wondering what the supra would have looked like in a 40 mph head on as he was. Do people have an understanding of what makes a car safe structurally and does the supra have these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADD Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 i'm not sure of a rating, but they are very strong sturdy car. its gotta be pretty high on the ratings i'd of thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesupratt Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Well i hit a lamp post, front end! pretty hard!!!! and my car was repaired and back on the road 2 months later. no injuries to me! and chassis wasnt twisted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Well i hit a lamp post, front end! pretty hard!!!! and my car was repaired and back on the road 2 months later. no injuries to me! and chassis wasnt twisted! what speed roughly, funny you should mention just watched 5th gear test on lampost crash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 I know that both Rob Oldham and Chiefgroover have had some serious smashes in their cars, not to mention a few others forum members who've had some big crashes. To date I'm only aware of one forum member who sadly died in one (several years ago), pretty much everyone else has escaped crashes with very, very minor injuries. I managed to bounce mine of a few barriers at 60mph and escaped unhurt. Simply stuck the space saver on and continued on with my evening! Not sure about the head on smash rating but they certainly seem to fare very well with side impact and rollover crashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 To get a good NCAP rating doesnt it have to be all soft and friendly to the pikey kid that ran out in the road to taunt you when you mow him down. Keeping the occupants safe is only part of the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Although the Supra is a very safe strong car for the people inside it, like John said it probably wouldn't get a very good NCAP test result. The cars that get 5 stars have about 7-9 airbags and things like three rear passenger headrests for reduced whip lash. Bumpers that are designed to minimise impact to pedestrians etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 The cars that get 5 stars have about 7-9 airbags and things like three rear passenger headrests for reduced whip lash. Mine has rear headrests!! It's called the roof..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesupratt Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I hit the post at about 25-30mph! just needed, panles: wing, bumper, bonnet, and inner wing! never bent the car, the door still opened fine etc, and it still drove 100% fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I would rather be in Supra in an accident than a Renault modus that got 5 stars. New cars are designed to literally crumble on impact so the car absorbs the energy not you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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