When the first Model S came out. It was rave reviews across the board. Breaking safety score records. Making electrical sexy. Even if it didn’t have the finesse and durability of the incumbent brands.
The idea was they should’ve gone up from there, not down. And they’ve gone down by a lot.
Or sedans that heavy. Because it’s a multiple of vehicle weight, while the raw number is extremely high for a sedan of the time, the roof crush score is actually pretty mediocre even compared to a Golf from the same year, it’s just so damn heavy the roof had to be stronger to even pass.
When the first Model S came out. It was rave reviews across the board. Breaking safety score records. Making electrical sexy. Even if it didn’t have the finesse and durability of the incumbent brands.
The idea was they should’ve gone up from there, not down. And they’ve gone down by a lot.
That’s because the testing standards had not yet adapted to cars with such low center of gravity.
Or sedans that heavy. Because it’s a multiple of vehicle weight, while the raw number is extremely high for a sedan of the time, the roof crush score is actually pretty mediocre even compared to a Golf from the same year, it’s just so damn heavy the roof had to be stronger to even pass.