Sam went into this buying process with the understanding that some of the cars will be substantially less safe than the current industry standard - and, what with many of her picks stemming from the need to have a cool car, that she's not getting a nuke-proof vehicle either way. Still, she would appreciate a car that could protect her in an incident.
SAFEST: 2005 OXXRON Artillery GT - @quiz (58.57)
With its recent model year and huge body, it’s no surprise that the Artillery GT is the safest choice in the mix - given that all the cars that are newer in it are either tiny, or body-on-frame as with the Rhania. Maybe there is some sort of case for this thing after all…
LEAST SAFE: 1969 Mayster Triumf 2.0 Coupe - @AndiD (26.35)
The dirt-cheap Mayster, on the other hand, would probably lose in a test of strength to an aluminum can - not that surprising given that it’s a fiberglass can which you could probably push off a cliff if you were to lift just a little bit of weight from the rear wheels. Samantha isn’t a coward, but the diminutive design lacking any sort of crash protection does, in fact, intimidate her somewhat.
Round 3 scoring
| Ranking |
Car |
Safety |
Total |
| 1 |
2005 OXXRON Artillery GT |
58.57 |
5.00 |
| 2 |
1994 Primus Merit C350 |
55.06 |
4.46 |
| 3 |
1979 Armor Hurricane S/C |
53.01 |
4.14 |
| 4 |
1989 Norðwagen Skaði RS6 Эvo |
52.75 |
4.10 |
| 5 |
1991 Phénix Hyperion S |
51.58 |
3.92 |
| 6 |
2005 Kaseal Pulss 2.2 |
51.13 |
3.85 |
| 7 |
1984 LVC LS50 |
48.70 |
3.47 |
| 8 |
1970 Arion Aquila 8C Pursuit |
48.60 |
3.45 |
| 9 |
1986 Wells Sidewinder |
46.60 |
3.14 |
| 10 |
2009 Eltrè Elite200 1.6 Cabriohtach |
45.30 |
2.94 |
| 11 |
1987 Hemsley Meteor HTX |
44.44 |
2.81 |
| 12 |
1986 Swanson 237 SF |
44.23 |
2.77 |
| 13 |
1993 Oryu Destriero GT |
44.00 |
2.74 |
| 14 |
1979 KHI Stellia ZR |
43.62 |
2.68 |
| 15 |
1978 Edgewater Daytona |
42.29 |
2.47 |
| 16 |
1983 Tarske C22 |
41.44 |
2.34 |
| 17 |
1972 Joliette Duchesse |
40.18 |
2.15 |
| 18 |
2007 Rhania Hunter |
39.39 |
2.02 |
| 19 |
2009 Aero Zip |
38.03 |
1.81 |
| 20 |
1980 Knightwick Puma |
37.43 |
1.72 |
| 21 |
1971 Veloce Canneloni II GTC |
34.74 |
1.30 |
| 22 |
1983 RAUK Huldra 16 Valve |
33.37 |
1.09 |
| 23 |
1969 Carrol ShieldTail StreetMachine |
32.77 |
1.00 |
| 24 |
1975 Eclair |
31.35 |
0.78 |
| 25 |
1969 Mayster Triumf 2.0 Coupe |
26.35 |
0.00 |
Current Leaderboard
| Position |
Car |
Score |
Position Change |
| 1 |
1984 LVC LS50 |
20.55 |
+1 |
| 2 |
1970 Arion Aquila 8C Pursuit |
19.78 |
+1 |
| 3 |
1969 Mayster Triumf 2.0 Coupe |
18.00 |
-2 |
| 4 |
1972 Joliette Duchesse |
17.61 |
- |
| 5 |
1980 Knightwick Puma |
16.59 |
+1 |
| 6 |
1983 RAUK Huldra 16 Valve |
16.55 |
-1 |
| 7 |
1986 Swanson 237 SF |
13.68 |
+1 |
| 8 |
1979 Armor Hurricane S/C |
13.54 |
+1 |
| 9 |
1978 Edgewater Daytona |
13.47 |
-2 |
| 10 |
1989 Norðwagen Skaði RS6 Эvo |
8.19 |
- |
| 11 |
2005 Kaseal Pulss 2.2 |
7.85 |
- |
| 12 |
1986 Wells Sidewinder |
6.84 |
- |
| 13 |
1994 Primus Merit C350 |
6.68 |
+3 |
| 14 |
1991 Phénix Hyperion S |
5.95 |
+3 |
| 15 |
2009 Eltrè Elite200 1.6 Cabriohtach |
5.94 |
- |
| 16 |
1979 KHI Stellia ZR |
5.87 |
-2 |
| 17 |
1971 Veloce Canneloni II GTC |
4.79 |
-4 |
| 18 |
1987 Hemsley Meteor HTX |
3.95 |
+1 |
| 19 |
1983 Tarske C22 |
3.58 |
-1 |
| 20 |
1969 Carrol ShieldTail StreetMachine |
2.02 |
- |
| 21 |
1993 Oryu Destriero GT |
1.99 |
- |
| 22 |
1975 Eclair |
-1.75 |
- |
| 23 |
2009 Aero Zip |
-6.86 |
- |
| 24 |
2007 Rhania Hunter |
-16.98 |
- |
| 25 |
2005 OXXRON Artillery GT |
-21.90 |
- |
Interesting Facts
- There are six cars in the competition with fiberglass panels - and five of them also comprise the bottom 5 of this round’s rankings, with the Edgewater Daytona being the only somewhat safe car made of this material.
- The Rhania Hunter is the only car here to use basic safety - basic 90s, at that - however, it’s still not the least safe of the 21st-century cars: the Aero Zip takes that honor because of how tiny it is.
- By contrast, the also-small Kaseal Pulss is one of the safer cars overall, and the safest 00s one. The reason for this is that it’s the only car in the entire competition to use AHS Steel as its chassis material.
- The average safety is 43.4, which is closest to the KHI Stellia ZR.
