fordtech1 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Has anyone seen the rating for the 2010 Mustang convertible by IIHS? Take a look and tell me if it makes much sense. If its built before Jan '10 is "Poor", If its built after Dec 09 its "Good". But 09 gets "acceptable". I guess the requirements went up from 07- 09 to 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmarcantoni Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 From the site you had listed: "Ford Mustang convertible 2010 models mfg. before Jan. 2010 Test details: The Ford Mustang was re-engineered and restyled for the 2010 model year. Two tests of a 2010 Mustang convertible were conducted. In the first test as detailed here, the head/neck and overall ratings were poor. In response, Ford modified the convertible's front structure and the doors to improve occupant protection in frontal offset crashes begining with cars manufactured after December 2009 (note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door)." Looks like the improvements were made in response to the tests. Not bad. Safer after made in Jan 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 (edited) ^^^^^^ I defer to the master..... when you think about it, that was a pretty quick response by the engineering team to get a workable fix out there, I guess Ford really cares about its buyers safety and its good name....... Edited February 19, 2010 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordtech1 Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 It strikes me as odd that for a couple of production months the mustang did worse than the year before it. Especially when it was basicaly the same car as the year before except trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Even if it's rated good, it doesn't look very reassuring from the pictures. Usually you don't see the front driver wheel crushed up against the firewall. Usually the panel where the door starts never usually has a dent or seen anything else damage wise, go past that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT-Keith Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Even if it's rated good, it doesn't look very reassuring from the pictures. Usually you don't see the front driver wheel crushed up against the firewall. Usually the panel where the door starts never usually has a dent or seen anything else damage wise, go past that point. Heres the Mustang Coupe that doesn't suffer from what you described: http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=1186 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 (edited) ^^^^^^ I defer to the master..... when you think about it, that was a pretty quick response by the engineering team to get a workable fix out there, I guess Ford really cares about its buyers safety and its good name....... Whatever it was, I'd think it must have been a simple bolt on, like an extra support bracket or front tower brace or something. Edited February 19, 2010 by RangerM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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