Would you rather hit a wall in a MINI Cooper or a Ford F150? Guess again.....

[Revtim]

http://www.bridger.us/2002/12/16/CrashTestingMINICooperVsFordF150

Both of these vehicles hit the exact same off-set barrier at 40mph. Now there's no question what would win in a head-on collesion between the two but then again the majority of accidents involve only a single car. All you have to do is look at the dummy's legs and you can get an idea of what would happen if you hit a wall in either car. The MINI had almost no intrusion which "indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well" - the F150 on the other hand had "Major collapse of the occupant compartment that left little survival space for the driver."Not what I expected, that's for sure.

[Casey1505]

I wonder if the results have changed over the last two years? I would imagine the Ford folks were pretty embarassed by this.

[Casey1505]

I guess if I read the rest of the site, I would have seen that one of the posters provided a cite (http://www.iihs.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/0328.htm) where the current model year F-150s scored much better.

[Flander]

My dad has that model F-150. I've heard this report on the news or something a while ago, and as a result, instructed my father to, in the event of an oncoming collision, do his best to aim straight toward the obsticle.

[Revtim]

the current model year F-150s scored much better.I should have mentioned that in the OP, thanks for bringing that up.

[spiralscratch]

I'm not surprised at all.

The federal government holds trucks and SUVs to a lesser standard than cars when it comes to crash-worthiness. Some have tried to bring the trucks up to car standards, but the automakers have managed to knock down the effort each time.

[Shirley Ujest]

I've wanted a Mini Cooper for years.
This will only feed the flames of desire.

Knowing that I can hit a wall at 40 miles an hour and just hose off the dashboard in the aftermath.

I wonder if this will damage any of the clowns packed inside.