iQ Coming to US as Scion

[jwight]

Well, there's an airbag back there which should help a little. Just remember all the comments from the thread about the guy selling his car because he was worried about getting rear ended - nothing to it.

[Smart Enuf]

Originally Posted by jwight

Well, there's an airbag back there which should help a little. Just remember all the comments from the thread about the guy selling his car because he was worried about getting rear ended - nothing to it.

Sure, as long as it goes 0-60 mph in 6.5 sec or less.

[Smart Enuf]

Originally Posted by JPaul

Note from the first picture: see how close the head of the rear passenger is from the back of the car, especially the rear window. Wonder if there is a safety issue there in case the car is rear-ended? A bit scary, IMHO.

For that rear passenger: You know you're in a bad position when getting whiplashed means your head hits the other guy's hood! As a defensive strategy, the driver should put the passenger with the hardest head in the rear position so the passenger's head will activate the other car's crush zone.

[BigWarpGuy]

Originally Posted by Smart Enuf

For that rear passenger: You know you're in a bad position when getting whiplashed means your head hits the other guy's hood! As a defensive strategy, the driver should put the passenger with the hardest head in the rear position so the passenger's head will activate the other car's crush zone.

I read that it is a similar situation with similar sized cars like the Chevrolet Aveo and Nissan Versa.

[orangecones3]

Originally Posted by BigWarpGuy

I read that it is a similar situation with similar sized cars like the Chevrolet Aveo and Nissan Versa.

Both Aveo and (especially) Versa have a large enough cargo space behind the rear seat to crumple up before it even touches the back of the back row of seats. On the Smart, your head is closer to the back window than it is on the Versa.