Comments on: Best rear-visibility study

By: matt

matt — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:54:59 +0000

what about the astra coupe? that has the most godawful rear vision of any car i’ve ever been in. the back window is THAT narrow.

By: Bret

Bret — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:41:59 +0000

Tony, why focus on SUV’s?
As a group they fair OK, because manufacturers have addressed the issue with them.

The big news hers is that VE Commodore, CamAurion and 380 all rate very poorly.
Look at the visability distance not just the star rating.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:28:01 +0000

Thats not a study, thats a tick box for wether they have a reversing camera or not.

By: tony

tony — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:51:23 +0000

Just mandate all SUVs must have a rear camera with audible warning that can’t be switched off when reversing! There will be no more accidents in driveways!

By: Grant

Grant — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:14:49 +0000

same old story.. to achieve a five star crash ratings, the c-pillar is made thicker and the cars window-line is moved further upward. its one of the trade-offs; just like curtain airbags = thick a-pillar.

a lot of this has to do with design trends, but if you made a car with excellent rear vision without a camera it wouldn’t achieve a good crash rating.