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The big plastic bumpers on the Ford Ka were designed to survive city driving as well as comply with the law for motorway speed requirements of safety. The origi
by Theodores 9y ago
The big plastic bumpers on the Ford Ka were designed to survive city driving as well as comply with the law for motorway speed requirements of safety. The original version of the a had the same bumpers in the same black plastic regardless of the car colour. However, the version 2 Ka had colour coded bumpers, as if this 'easy to park' headline feature mattered not. The updated bumpers will show scratches whereas the black bumpers were visually more forgiving of damage.
So 'bumpers that you can hit things with' failed the market test (as did bull bars).
- robotresearcher 9y agoThey are very common in Europe, where parking is often very challenging. Watching people shunt their way out of spot in Rome, with no damage done, is entertaining for the first time tourist.
- jakobegger 9y agoI had a minor collision with an original Ford Ka after I switched lanes without looking. My car had no damage at all, but the Ka hat a bit of red paint on the black plastic bumper. It had to be replaced, since the owner didn't care how "forgiving of damage" it was, they wanted a car without scratches.
- andygates 9y agoThey're still pretty flexible plastic: I have one as my daily driver. The market test was failed because plain ABS faded to an ugly grey. Meanwhile the Citroen Cactus is sporting big squishies all over.