Top 20 Most Dangerous Vehicles(yaris in the list) - Toyota Yaris Forums

smurf · 07-29-2007, 03:59 AM

some one may creat this thread before......or i create this thread at the wrong place......if yes....plz tell i will... delete it....
how u guys feel when u got this news..???yaris ranked 5 in the Top 20 Most Dangerous Vehicles

plz click on the link
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2007..._0726cars.html

5. Toyota Yaris

Four-Door

SCORE: 132

ConsumerReports' accident avoidance: Worse than average

Even though the Yaris has impressive fuel efficiency, a nicely designed interior, high expected reliability, and a number of other positive attributes, Consumer Reports' John Linkov says that the Yaris can't be recommended, "because its emergency handling is quite tail-happy and the driver could get out of control very quickly." And to make an especially dangerous combination, the Yaris four-door performs badly in both major side-crash tests, with three stars from NHTSA and a "Poor" rating from the IIHS.

churp · 07-29-2007, 04:44 AM

Suspension mods for handling maybe should be 1st priority on everyones DO-LIST!

Violin · 07-29-2007, 07:14 AM

The results are for the Yaris 4-door (sedan) yet they picture the liftback.

Side airbags should be standard.

Pars · 07-29-2007, 08:43 AM

i'm glad my liftback has VCD. but no side-bag

i'm not worried about loosing the tail end in the Yaris, don't know why the pencil pushers would make it an issue.

brickhardmeat · 07-29-2007, 09:06 AM

yaris = certian death

Thotprawsis · 07-29-2007, 09:24 AM

Brick, You're killin' me

RocknRollRon · 07-29-2007, 10:49 AM

I look at it this way- 20 years ago the Yaris would be on the safest list. It's all a crap shoot anyway. Just don't drive like an ass and watch what's going on!

RocknRollRon

Thirty-Nine · 07-29-2007, 11:16 AM

This is a terrible article by a company that should stick to financial dealings. I think it's complete BS.

eTiMaGo · 07-29-2007, 11:27 AM

"quite tail-happy", were they trying to drift the poor thing???

Kioshi · 07-29-2007, 12:06 PM

thing is...these people compare cars to other high-end cars. Even though they say they sub-classed it and stuff. Like the saying goes....its the driver and never the car. Treat it well and it will do the same for you. They probably were turning from left and right really quickly and fast and braking at the same time. I've turned pretty good with this car, and w/ its height that high, its pretty damn good at cornering, and lowered......its a bliss~

WRBlue · 07-29-2007, 02:34 PM

Wow. Thats really retarted.

If you read the rest of the list, its very, very obvious that any car built before 2006 thats not a 6000lb beast is in the top 10. My WRX doesn't have side airbags so it'd be on the list too...

Violin · 07-29-2007, 03:58 PM

Like the Ford Ranger, Nissan Xterra and Dodge Dakota?

CameraCrew · 07-29-2007, 03:59 PM

That's why we bought a bright RED Yaris...and we have the side airbags, that helps.

spinejaruk · 07-29-2007, 08:00 PM

?? Mine has nine airbags??? SRS front and rear curtain shield airbags, front side and drivers knee etc. also has ABS + EBD + BA .....only danger is the air bags burning my face when it activates but I hope that day will not happen.

Angry Andy · 07-29-2007, 09:19 PM

Crash test results don't speak to me at all. She could be #1 on that list for all I care. I'm more concerned with fuel efficiency at this point. It's pretty certain that a car needs gas to function. It's not certain if I'll get into a serious accident with this car. Yes, I enjoy living dangerously.

stuffy · 07-29-2007, 09:54 PM

wow, living dangerously while pinching pennies on fuel!!

Angry Andy · 07-29-2007, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuffy

wow, living dangerously while pinching pennies on fuel!!

I don't pinch fractions of a dollar.

hystria · 07-29-2007, 10:16 PM

Hatch Yaris here in Canada, doesn't have side curtain airbag, even as an option. Sedan Yaris has it in option, but only with all possible options together. Still trying to understand Toyota's mentality....

Yaris has indeed a lack a stability in emergency handling, the car is very light - especially the rear half, and also the rear suspension is too soft. However, one nigh on the highway I almost crashed into a deer. As I saw it at the very last moment in the front of the car (was running across the highway) I had to violently turn the steering. Well, the car managed to stay on the road without rear sliding! Only the tires were non factory (changed for Michelin).

07-29-2007, 04:44 AM	#2
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	Suspension mods for handling maybe should be 1st priority on everyones DO-LIST! __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

07-29-2007, 09:06 AM	#5
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	yaris = certian death __________________ SPONSORED BY

07-29-2007, 10:49 AM	#7
RocknRollRon View User's Garage Drives: '07 Yaris LB, White (The Egg) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington, NJ 07882 Posts: 43	Cars get safer and people drive worse I look at it this way- 20 years ago the Yaris would be on the safest list. It's all a crap shoot anyway. Just don't drive like an ass and watch what's going on! RocknRollRon Attached Images

07-29-2007, 11:16 AM	#8
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	This is a terrible article by a company that should stick to financial dealings. I think it's complete BS. __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

07-29-2007, 11:27 AM	#9
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	"quite tail-happy", were they trying to drift the poor thing??? __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

07-29-2007, 03:59 AM	#1
smurf View User's Garage Drives: 5 door blackie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: malaysia Posts: 76	Top 20 Most Dangerous Vehicles(yaris in the list) some one may creat this thread before......or i create this thread at the wrong place......if yes....plz tell i will... delete it.... how u guys feel when u got this news..???yaris ranked 5 in the Top 20 Most Dangerous Vehicles plz click on the link http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2007..._0726cars.html 5. Toyota Yaris Four-Door SCORE: 132 ConsumerReports' accident avoidance: Worse than average Even though the Yaris has impressive fuel efficiency, a nicely designed interior, high expected reliability, and a number of other positive attributes, Consumer Reports' John Linkov says that the Yaris can't be recommended, "because its emergency handling is quite tail-happy and the driver could get out of control very quickly." And to make an especially dangerous combination, the Yaris four-door performs badly in both major side-crash tests, with three stars from NHTSA and a "Poor" rating from the IIHS. Last edited by smurf; 07-29-2007 at 08:06 PM.

07-29-2007, 07:14 AM	#3
Violin View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,592	The results are for the Yaris 4-door (sedan) yet they picture the liftback. Side airbags should be standard.

07-29-2007, 08:43 AM	#4
Pars Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 418	i'm glad my liftback has VCD. but no side-bag i'm not worried about loosing the tail end in the Yaris, don't know why the pencil pushers would make it an issue.

07-29-2007, 09:24 AM	#6
Thotprawsis View User's Garage Drives: '07 Blazin' Blue LB Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 201	Brick, You're killin' me

07-29-2007, 12:06 PM	#10
Kioshi Heart Up! Vitz Drives: トヨタ Vitz Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,582	thing is...these people compare cars to other high-end cars. Even though they say they sub-classed it and stuff. Like the saying goes....its the driver and never the car. Treat it well and it will do the same for you. They probably were turning from left and right really quickly and fast and braking at the same time. I've turned pretty good with this car, and w/ its height that high, its pretty damn good at cornering, and lowered......its a bliss~

07-29-2007, 02:34 PM	#11
WRBlue View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 3 Door, 04 WRX, 69 Lotus Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: norcal Posts: 128	Wow. Thats really retarted. If you read the rest of the list, its very, very obvious that any car built before 2006 thats not a 6000lb beast is in the top 10. My WRX doesn't have side airbags so it'd be on the list too...

07-29-2007, 03:58 PM	#12
Violin View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Auto Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,592	Like the Ford Ranger, Nissan Xterra and Dodge Dakota?

07-29-2007, 03:59 PM	#13
CameraCrew Drives: Absolutely Red Yaris LB Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delaware Shore Posts: 14	That's why we bought a bright RED Yaris...and we have the side airbags, that helps. __________________ Avoid Stoopid

07-29-2007, 08:00 PM	#14
spinejaruk View User's Garage Drives: Venetian Silver Yaris Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK Posts: 31	?? Mine has nine airbags??? SRS front and rear curtain shield airbags, front side and drivers knee etc. also has ABS + EBD + BA .....only danger is the air bags burning my face when it activates but I hope that day will not happen.

07-29-2007, 09:19 PM	#15
Angry Andy angryandy.net Drives: 2007 Yaris 5-dr black HB Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: St. John's, NL, Canada Posts: 30	Crash test results don't speak to me at all. She could be #1 on that list for all I care. I'm more concerned with fuel efficiency at this point. It's pretty certain that a car needs gas to function. It's not certain if I'll get into a serious accident with this car. Yes, I enjoy living dangerously.

07-29-2007, 09:54 PM	#16
stuffy Drives: 06 yaris 5-dr le man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 699	wow, living dangerously while pinching pennies on fuel!!

07-29-2007, 10:16 PM	#18
hystria Drives: 2007 Orange Yaris Hb 3Drs Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montreal-Canada Posts: 262	Hatch Yaris here in Canada, doesn't have side curtain airbag, even as an option. Sedan Yaris has it in option, but only with all possible options together. Still trying to understand Toyota's mentality.... Yaris has indeed a lack a stability in emergency handling, the car is very light - especially the rear half, and also the rear suspension is too soft. However, one nigh on the highway I almost crashed into a deer. As I saw it at the very last moment in the front of the car (was running across the highway) I had to violently turn the steering. Well, the car managed to stay on the road without rear sliding! Only the tires were non factory (changed for Michelin).

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