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Ford Mustang becomes first convertible to receive NHTSA five-star safety rating

10/04/2007, 2:06 PM

By Drew Johnson

The 2008 Ford Mustang convertible has become the first convertible ever to receive the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration five-star safety vehicle rating. To achieve the five-star safety rating, the Mustang convertible earned five-star ratings in all of the New Car Assessment Program’s crash testing and rollover resistance evaluations performed by the NHTSA.

“The five-star ratings confirm our own analysis of the safety performance of this excellent vehicle,” said Jim Vondale of Ford’s Automotive Safety Office. “The Mustang convertible is another example of working at all levels to offer a vehicle that is both sporty and safe. It was developed with a dedicated focus on safety, making it the highest rated Mustang ever built.”

For 2008, Ford added standard side air bags to the Mustang.

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10/04, 2:29 PM

posted by:

autonut

Well, Ford broke into new category: preventing natural selection.

10/04, 2:34 PM

posted by:

LP640

UNBELIEVABLE I GOT 2ND COMMENT

10/04, 2:35 PM

posted by:

LP640

the mustang convertible is cool…………… if youre gay

10/04, 2:42 PM

posted by:

frylock350

the mustang convertible is cool…………… if youre gay
Comment by LP640, posted on October4 at 2:35 pm

I think you have mustang confused with Miata

10/04, 2:48 PM

posted by:

doghis

omg….wait for it…here it comes….YAWN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10/04, 2:52 PM

posted by:

christianboy10

still a POS

10/04, 2:56 PM

posted by:

anyclearer

How come noone ever gives credit where its due. For it to be 2008 and the mustang is the first and only to get 5 start on the crash test, thats pretty damn cool. Wouldnt expect it, but none the less good job Ford.

10/04, 3:10 PM

posted by:

CTS DRIVER

and you same haters get mad if someome says something bad about your precious imports,the 2 faced double standards here are unbelieveable. ford did something no other convertable sold in this country can do and you say its is f`n gay, its way less gay than your silly little miatas and s2000s and extremely less gay than a bmw convertable.

10/04, 3:24 PM

posted by:

F451

Quite a feat…congratulations Ford! The Mustang has true legacy, and will be carried onward even if Ford goes under in the long-run.

10/04, 3:28 PM

posted by:

jackjimturkey

frylock: good comeback
cb10: see frylock’s comment

CTS driver: They’re all safe until you crash them. Good point for the miata and s2SLOW

10/04, 3:29 PM

posted by:

MY Si

lp640 you still did better than me!

10/04, 3:35 PM

posted by:

HoosierHero

I say good job also. Not a lot of hard tops can say they have a 5 star rating! BTW, what’s up with all of the “1st comment” crap? Are the MySpace people bored?

10/04, 3:49 PM

posted by:

snork

Ford is definitely due credit on the Mustang, they just need to get a little bit of that juice flowing to their other vehicles. The Mustang is the only Ford car I’d even consider owning…other than an F-150 (which isn’t a car).

10/04, 3:52 PM

posted by:

christianboy10

Hey jjt I dont like fords and i have my reasons I work on cars and ford do not know how to put cars togather. They stay in buisness because americans are very patriotic.As for your comment on s2k that 4cylinder motor eat them big lazy V8s for dinner

10/04, 4:02 PM

posted by:

christianboy10

lol@autonut

10/04, 4:45 PM

posted by:

LP640

#

omg….wait for it…here it comes….YAWN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by doghis, posted on October4 at 2:48 pm
LMAO

10/04, 5:22 PM

posted by:

CTS DRIVER

AUTONUTT I SHOULD TAKE BACK THE S2000, I KIND OF LIKE THE ENGINE IN THAT ONE, IT REALLY IS A FUN SETUP. :)

10/04, 5:28 PM

posted by:

christianboy10

CTS thanx for reconizing a great car the S2000 im a proud owner of one

10/04, 5:39 PM

posted by:

CTS DRIVER

CB10, honestly i like most cars in general, but even my dumbass can recognize the s2000 really is a step above most other cars.
nice choice i couldnt even imagine how much that little critter must be, it is basically a perfect setup.

10/04, 5:40 PM

posted by:

CTS DRIVER

how much FUN that little critter must be.

10/04, 5:42 PM

posted by:

christianboy10

its a real cool car I have no problems

10/04, 6:06 PM

posted by:

jackjimturkey

cb10: You must think ford puts vehicles together as well as you put a sentence together

autonut: if you’re doing it with a women (including lewinsky) it’s not gay.

cb10: if it’s fun you’re after, try a Honda GL

10/04, 6:25 PM

posted by:

Mar Solo

Good for Ford. I like the new mustangs.

Hate them all you want, but they are simply fun to wrench lots of HP out of.

10/04, 6:26 PM

posted by:

christianboy10

jackjimturkey you never say anything that makes sence on this forum so you cant say anything about my sentences

10/04, 6:41 PM

posted by:

jackjimturkey

Mar Solo:
Yes, but not as much fun as the aforementioned GL

cb10: ENGLISH!

are you and the Fluffer getting it on? Y’all have similar cars and similar grammar.

10/04, 6:55 PM

posted by:

Arbiter

LP640 (like you have ever EVEN seen one!)
Try an (’) in “youre” [sic](like YOU’RE gay)Which of course, all small dick Lambo wannbee owners like you are………….

Geez, this site just keeps getting more and more lame. Let us all discuss the merits of Brittany having her demon spawn taken from her control.

Talk amoungst yourselves, discuss……………

10/04, 7:40 PM

posted by:

Commodore

The haters need to stop yapping, give credit where credit is due you biased ****s

10/04, 7:51 PM

posted by:

sharpie

Ford, you have a nice sport car / convertible, a nice mid-size sedan, even a pretty good full size sedan with an identity crisis, now start taking Toyota 101, and get the smaller Fiesta and Focus (Would the real Focus please stand up!!!) state-side to lure younger buyers!!!

10/04, 7:52 PM

posted by:

1c3d0g

Commodore: I f*cking agree. Time to show some respect to a Domestic, losers. The first convertible ever to get a 5-star safety rating is quite a feat, regardless of your brand preference. Congrats Ford, and hopefully more vehicles with this kind of safety ratings will be released in the near future.

10/04, 7:54 PM

posted by:

sharpie

Oh and I never had a problem with any Pony cars (Mustang, Camero, Charger). In fact, Toyota is the one who can’t seem to come up with a comparable pony car to race in the next Nascar series. Good luck racing the Corolla or the Prius :P

10/04, 9:40 PM

posted by:

Oldsmobile

The chicks who drive them will need all 5 stars. Hooray Stereotypes!

10/04, 9:50 PM

posted by:

rompn4x

Well heres the story. In this day it’s “cool” to bash on anything American. When there is lets say, a recall, people are standing in line dicks in hand to run their mouths about how “Ford” or “GM” is going down any second, but if Toyota has a recall or some other problem all you hear is “oh thats nothing, nothing is wrong praise allah Toyota”. Good for Ford for stepping up and making a safe product. Mustang’s are fun to drive and when modified with the right parts can smoke most cars out there. Watch here comes the “they can’t turn corners” bull****. Lookup how Maximum Motorsports built a 5.0 for under 9K that smoked Ferrari’s on a road course…

10/05, 12:03 AM

posted by:

Commodore

Finally some people like 1c3d0g, rompn4x, and sharpie are getting it. So much “down-with-this” sentiment is going on its ridiculous. BE FAIR. When Toyota announced that they are making a real sportscar in the form of the Lexus LF-A, I was excited and I praised them for finally stepping away from bland, uninspiring, A-to-B cars (but then off course they announced that it was going to be a hybrid and created a new oxymoron – hybrid sports car) but I still was optimistic. Either you guys are ALL extreme pesimists, or you have domestics.

What is absolutely fascinating to me is that these people are so loyal to Japanese companies…[not to start with the patriot BS again] but I can only imagine what America would be like if all these people were loyal to their country, or at least gave their country a chance.

10/05, 1:13 AM

posted by:

TOZO

Sorry, haters! Mustang kicked ass. Now if we could just see if any other convertibles were tested. See which convertibles are sorry excuses for cars. Good point though: “They’re all safe until you crash them.”

10/05, 7:33 AM

posted by:

Mr.Lude

*Looks outside to see if the sky is falling*
Well I’ll be damned, good for you Ford in beginning to lead the way in safety of connvertible vehicles by leading by example. This is quite a milestone that shouldn’t be overlooked. A+!!

10/05, 7:40 AM

posted by:

injunraiv

Congrats to Ford on this one! Although with the whole retro theme here, I wonder when that 1973 Mustang 2 convertible will be available… ;^)

10/05, 9:20 AM

posted by:

Fleming in Tennessee

Great American cars will be the choice of the up coming American generation…..all the Jap lovers are the past generation and simply don’t get it. Mustangs and Corvettes are symbols of America and anti-Americans simply can’t stand them no matter how great they are!

10/05, 11:10 AM

posted by:

jackjimturkey

Arbiter: You going around measuring?

Rompn4x: Around ‘92 or ‘93, I was a passenger in a mustang that bested an NSX in the quarter. Probably had more to do with the driver’s skill

10/05, 2:13 PM

posted by:

terminator

“Hey jjt I dont like fords and i have my reasons I work on cars and ford do not know how to put cars togather. They stay in buisness because americans are very patriotic.As for your comment on s2k that 4cylinder motor eat them big lazy V8s for dinner”-christianboy10

You sound pretty smart. They build such ****ty cars yet they were the first to get a 5 star rating for a vert, and their cars topped JD Powers initial quality list. If you actually did some research you’de know that there is no such thing in the automotive world as a quality gap between the major manufacturers anymore. Ford is rated practically even with Toyota (who has been plaqued in the last years with numorous recalls on current vehicles) when it comes to quality.

For the record I believe the Mustang is the first convertable I’ve ever seen that was tested quicker than the coupe. It’s accomplished sub 5 0-60s and 13.2 in the 1/4 mile while the S2K and 300hp 350z verts struggle out of the 14s, thats’s some great engineering there!

 
 
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