That seat was empty during the crash, a sturdy rib cage would have held those sides apart : )

Motor racing is a sport, sports include the real chance of sudden death, games don't.

If you think you are truly safe driving any car, you are wrong.

I consider the EVO very safe for a motorcycle with a full fairing.

Mitusatb





[QUOTE=Ramen_Noodle;4782910]Exactly what my Ralliart looked like afterward only the brackets snapped and the passenger seat headrest smacked me in the head.[/QUO

 

Oh come on, thats a bit of an exageration by any standard. How fast was the car going that hit that Evo? Ill take an Evo in ANY crash situation over a motorcycle.

You guys act like this car is made of glass. Id love to see the results of a similar sized car having that same exact side impact. I know Id rather be in a side impact in my Evo over my Integra...

 

Think of it this way, the Evo would have a 5 star safety rating if there was a category for active safety such as braking, grip, manuvering, and awd stability.
Sure, you're less likely to be injured in an accident if you were driving a humvee, but you probably wouldn't have gotten into the accident in the first place if you were in the Evo

 

If you want a 4g63 motor get and eclipse gsx and use the savings to get a helmet, full roll cage, 6- point harness, and nomex suit, if your that worried about it.

 

take your car to a place that puts armor in cars im sure they could put some plates and bars in the panels to make it safe

 

look at a sti dude....."old mans car" seems like the car your looking for.....

 

check out this gutted door:



In my friend's xA, i noticed that toyota put a diagonal beam running from the lower corner of the door (by the feet) running up to the corner next to the window. I'm guessing you can get a little creative with some welding and put a length of steel going there to help improve the side impact rating... sure it's not tested, but something like that can only help right?

 

What do u plan on playing bumper cars with ur evo?

U think if a hummer hit ur evo on the side a extra little bar welded in is gona make some major difference?

WTF???

 

The 3000GT had a set of reinforcing beams welded inside the doors when they had the spyder conversion done (for extra rigidity).

Should be able to do the same in the evo, I would think?

 

Like posted before I would be very careful just welding metal into the door. The very part that you think will save you could actually hurt someone if it is not installed and tested properly. If you are not going to crash test a prototype I would not assume a metal bar welded or bolted in is going to protect you or a passenger.

 

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m1.htm

 

LOL! This cracked me up... best post in this thread.

 

Oh yea, either forget about the crash rating or simply make your wife sit in the back seat and never let her drive the car like most of us do, sheesh.

 

Yes you can add additional side beams (not inside the door). Basically you could have a nascar-type cross bar welded in (would require you to step over and into your seat...You could also weld an interior hoop around the inside door frame and have one or more removable crash beams integrated....You could likely do this with chrome alloy for like ~$1k per door (or cheaper)...You'll need to cover the beams and cage with padding...

This will help with side cabin intrusion, but will not address side head movement / damage...I guess you could wear a snell 2005 + approved helmet, but that would be a PITA for street driving....

 

Old man's car -- wrong. Oldsmobile is a car designed with an older demographic. That said, the STi does have a far better safety rating.