[urq] Ever wonder why the newer Audis (and other cars) are

[Buchholz, Steven]

... I've seen a couple commercials for the new Rabbit ... I wonder whether or not the new car has a "5-star" crash rating?  Could all the work on making the cars more robust have bumped up the minimum weight?  I wonder if anyone has done an analysis of curb weight vs. crashworthiness rating for vehicles in the same class?

Steve B
San José, CA (USA)
> 
> Hell, the new Rabbit (positioned as cute, nimble, young, whatever) weighs darn
> near 3,000 pounds!  It's insane.