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Well, they don't crash them into each other but there are testing programs that crash them into standard objects like concrete walls. Crashing the new model in
by sandworm101 2y ago
Well, they don't crash them into each other but there are testing programs that crash them into standard objects like concrete walls. Crashing the new model into the old won't tell you much. Vehicles generally get larger/heavier with each new model. All you would probably learn is that newer Miatas weight more than old ones. Some quick googling shows that modern Miatas are about 10% heavier than they were in the 90s, probably due to the increase to 1.8 from 1.6 liter engines.
- Lwerewolf 2y ago1.8l engines were always an option.
- joshu 2y agocar came out in 1989. 1.8 wasn’t an option till 1993.
- wing-_-nuts 2y agoI mean, I hear you, but crashing like for like is the best way to understand safety over generations. We also have to acknowledge that all cars have gotten heavier over time, and thus your 10 year old car is operating in a more hostile, less safe environment
- sandworm101 2y ago>> all cars have gotten heavier over time Yes but there is a specific phenomenon within individual models between years. The drive to make each iteration "better" on paper leads to added features/mass/size. Just look at what has happened to the Jeep Wrangler/TJ. It is a monster compared to even the 90s models.