Who copied whom?

[gone-ot]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Hi,

I think what was meant was: aerodynamics is not styling -- it has to be right for the air flow to be right. Styling is what you do after you get the shape right.

...exactly...next time I'll be less obtuse.

...air is problem #1, after that it's styling.

[bluetwo]

Originally Posted by Old Tele man

...exactly...next time I'll be less obtuse.

...air is problem #1, after that it's styling.

Yeah, thanks for clearing it up, and my bad for taking as if it were sarcasm or something. I got it a little after the fact.

Aside from the wing shaped cars I wonder if any real improvements can be made give the constraints mentioned before, like all the things consumers want or need in a car and of course don't forget about all those pesky safety regulations.

[NeilBlanchard]

Hi,

Both the new Insight and the new Prius get the highest crash rating possible. So they are both aerodynamic and crash worthy.

[bluetwo]

That's good incentive too. My commuter only has a 4 star rating....

[Frank Lee]

Good incentive to what~ crash into something?

[bluetwo]

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

Good incentive to what~ crash into something?

Ha ha, of course! You'd just be that much more likely to survive?.....

No, to buy a new car, one that has a 5 star safety rating. That's just a little more incentive to buy said car, not that one shouldn't look at a LOT of other things or that the crash rating is ever that high on the list of priorities for most people, generally speaking.

When I said "too" I meant as well as any others....I forget people aren't the same train of thought as me sometimes.

[gone-ot]

...to, too, two, tu (spanish)

...read, red, read, reed, etc.

[Frank Lee]

I figure my odds of getting stepped on by an elephant are roughly the same as finding out how many stars my car has.

[gone-ot]

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

I figure my odds of getting stepped on by an elephant are roughly the same as finding out how many stars my car has.

...similarly: "...odds my car actually SURVIVES a crash at the same success rate as it was TESTED to in the laboratory"

[bluetwo]

Like they say, if it's your time to go, it's your time to go.

Here's how they rate your car though:

Safercar.gov