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All that article talks about is side curtain airbags which the mustang has. It says nothing about the new structural mandates. That's where weight is added.
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How do you guys actually read this stuff and still get it wrong? If you bothered to read the entire article the lower portion addresses the new standards specifically including the fact that some sort of rear seat head protection will be mandated by 2013 and that a smaller dummy will also be utilized to better represent female passenger. All of this directly stems from and applies to the new side impact standards. THe article also states....
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While NHTSA does not require specific technologies to meet its new performance requirements, manufacturers likely would meet this upgraded rule with various types of innovative head, chest and pelvis protection systems, such as side curtain air bags and thorax air bags.
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The government is going to change the standards and means by which side impact ratings are gathered, but they are not telling anybody how to pass under those new standards or implying whether any specific existing vehicle will or wont meet them as is. Related to this the government is also requiring that companies meet a specifically higher standard for rear passenger side impact ratings, and that they must have a system in place to accomplish the same, but again the government is telling nobody exactly how to accomplish that.
As for Camaro meeting these standards and the Mustang not meeting them. The fact of the matter is that we have nothing but GM's word that the Camaro meets these standards, since the government isn't testing for the same as yet. GM obviously thinks the Camaro will pass, but they thought they would get five stars for frontal impact rating as well. Worst case scenario for Mustang, the car need rear head bags that it doesn't currently have. Again, I'm dieing to know just how much you think those will weigh. I also addressed the new rollover rating system which wont be mandatory until 2017.
If you have something to add be my guest as I am always open to learn something new, and I have plenty left to learn..