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Your premise is incorrect. The roof and back windows are two separate pieces, and there is support over their head. So, the answer is "safe."Since the roof and the back window are one piece without a structural support over the head of the rear passengers, how safe would the rear passengers be in case of a rollover?
Model 3 is "Designed to achieve 5-Star Safety Rating"
The Titanic wasn't tested before actual use.So was the Titanic.
Yes, but the Titantic didn't need to answer to the NHSTA. There are actual tests that must be passed to achieve that safety rating.So was the Titanic.
"Titanic, schmitanic... as long as it floats! What they do with it after it leaves drydock at the shipyards is their problem! Vote Union, YES!"So was the Titanic.
Your premise is incorrect. The roof and back windows are two separate pieces, and there is support over their head. So, the answer is "safe."
I see your point. This a great picture. I still don't see a structure over the heads of the rear passengers. I realize there is structural support over the heads of the front passengers. So in case of a rollover the highest part of the roof has a structure that acts like a safety cage. What happens when the back part part of the roof hits something in a rollover. This is a different design than the MS and any other car that I can recall.Your premise is incorrect. The roof and back windows are two separate pieces, and there is support over their head. So, the answer is "safe."
Side curtain airbags deploy. The rear window, made with laminated glass, breaks but stays together. The side framework, made from ultra high strength steel, yields but maintains a safe volume for the passengers.What happens when the back part part of the roof hits something in a rollover.
I don't think anyone can answer the question by sitting in the car and experiencing it.I agree with the sentiment that it'll be a hard car to roll. But I get what the OP is saying...I had a similar thought...if part of the reasoning behind having glass about the rear passengers' heads is so that they have head room, does that leave them possible vulnerable between the supports running on the sides of the cars if something were to impact the glass in the rear? Something I don't think I or most could 100% answer until we can sit in the back seat of the car and experience it.
I don't think anyone can answer the question by sitting in the car and experiencing it.
I think we will know, however, when the crash test data is available. I trust that far more than sitting in the car.
I believe the recent Model S accident near Munich involved a rollover (photos suggest end over end?). In this case, all 5 teenagers survived, highlighting the safety of rear seat passengers. If Model 3 performs in the same way, the rear seat should be similarly safe.
But MS doesn't have the same one piece glass.I believe the recent Model S accident near Munich involved a rollover (photos suggest end over end?). In this case, all 5 teenagers survived, highlighting the safety of rear seat passengers. If Model 3 performs in the same way, the rear seat should be similarly safe.
NoTDI's point is that the model 3 is missing a crossmember that it normally in the vicinity of the back passenger's heads, not that the metal panels are useful.Do a Google image search for "ultra high strength steel" and notice how the car chassis renderings don't even bother to highlight the roof panel material. They only highlight the frame material used for the pillars and door arches.