Tesla footage of braking before crash ahead [video]

Re:Tesla footage of braking before crash ahead [video] by loeg on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @02:16PM (#13272837)

> What's horribly unsafe to everyone is passenger cars built on truck frames.

Have any examples? The vast majority of new SUVs (which the one in this incident appears to be) are unibody rather than body-on-frame ("truck frame" style).

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Re:Tesla footage of braking before crash ahead [video] by pacificmint on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @07:56PM (#13274962)

> Have any examples? The vast majority of new SUVs [...] are unibody rather than body-on-frame

Apparently there are 18 models of Body-On-Frame SUVs that are being sold in the US in 2016:

  Cadillac Escalade
  Cadillac Escalade ESV
  Chevrolet Suburban
  Chevrolet Tahoe
  Ford Expedition
  GMC Yukon
  GMC Yukon XL
  Infiniti QX80
  Jeep Wrangler
  Land Rover LR4 *
  Lexus GX460
  Lexus LX570
  Lincoln Navigator
  Mercedes-Benz G-Class
  Nissan Armada
  Toyota 4Runner
  Toyota Land Cruiser
  Toyota Sequoia

Source: http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2016/02/body-on-frame-suv-produ...

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Re:Tesla footage of braking before crash ahead [video] by loeg on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @10:13PM (#13275415)

Any idea which of those are "passenger cars built on truck frames?" I am not sure if OP is talking about all body-on-frame SUVs or just a subset.

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Re:Tesla footage of braking before crash ahead [video] by brianwawok on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @08:51PM (#13275167)

Those are mostly the biggest ones. Maybe 25% of market at best?

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Re:Tesla footage of braking before crash ahead [video] by Animats on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @05:57PM (#13274394)

Other than the Jeep Wrangler, few car-size vehicles are still built on truck frames. About 10% of SUVs still are, mostly the larger ones.

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