“The Mustang offers top safety ratings that, like its design and performance, other sports cars cannot match," Sue Cischke, Ford Group Vice President of Ford Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, commented on the safety rating.
Specifically, the 2010 Mustang comes with lots of improvements supposed to enhance the safety it provides, including high-strength steel in its body and ultra high strength steel in the door intrusion beams. Furthermore, the body of the coupe is 31 percent stiffer compared to the previous Mustang, while the convertible is more than twice as stiff.
The car also include several crumple zones especially introduced to absorb impact energy and protect the cabin. Additionally, Ford installed a wide array of safety functions, including SYNC with 911 Assist and Vehicle Health Report, AdvanceTrac Electronic Stability Control, ABS, Beltminder and the Personal Safety System consisting of dual-stage driver and front passenger airbags and safety belt pretensioners.
“We’ve made many upgrades to the new Mustang that contributes not only to the car’s safety, but also to its driving enjoyment thanks to a stiffer structure," Steve Kozak, Ford Chief Engineer for Safety Systems, added.
“Interest in the fast, fun and affordable Mustang remains outstanding. The feedback from our dealers and customers is that we’ve taken the new 2010 Mustang to a new level of excellence," Steve Ling, Ford Car Marketing Manager, said.
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