Performance vs. Safety
 

Do you think Chevy will sacrifice the perfect 5 star crash rating from the NHTSA and IIHS to make it faster? And which would you prefer?

No, I don't think so. The ATS has a 5 star rating. No reason GM can't do both.

I would say not. GM is not going to go backwards, if anything, they will move fwd.

I expect the Gen-6 Camaro to have a nose an inch or two longer than the ATS Coupe...which would only enhance its frontal protection (5.1 Stars?), and potentially aid in the offset tests.

As consumers, we should expect both.


The competition won't be making this trade off, GM shouldn't either.

Exactly. I would not really want one or the other.

I think if it does come up a little short of a perfect 5-star rating for any reason, it won't be because Chevy made an intentional safety sacrifice in the name of incrementally better performance.


Your question as to individual preference is a lot tougher to answer and probably depends on how each individual views his own driving history (and how much of it there is to look back on - I've got a little over 50 years worth).

For me, and as politically correct as I can word it . . . I've owned cars that probably wouldn't have even rated a single star had the star rating system been in effect at the time - and totaled one of them. So I'd certainly be comfortable enough at four stars. Maybe even three. And I'd still track the car (road course HPDE stuff, at whatever speed I felt comfortable doing at the time).


Norm

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For better or worse, I guess that's today's reality.


Norm