Tundra-Safety or better gas mileage

I was in my 2005 Tundra when I was hit by a guy in a Chevy Avalanche going 75mph. I was at a stop turning left and he crushed me. The bed curled up to the cab and stopped thank God. The fire and Aid workers were shocked that I was alive and uninjured. That last thing I remember was watching half of the guys Axel and Tires fly by me. Once reason I will only drive a Tundra.

 

This is a little less technical and more interesting:
http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/10/01/mythbusters-on-head-on-collisions/

 

Thank you for that

 

To clarify, according to the IIHS, the Tundra just rated Good on the moderate overlap test, which is a 40% overlap test and representative of a large percentage of real world crashes. This means very low chance of injury in such crashes.

However, the Tundra is only rated Marginal in the SMALL overlap test, which is a 25% overlap, but those accidents do not account for the majority of frontal crashes:

"In a 2009 Institute study of vehicles with good ratings for frontal crash protection, small overlap crashes accounted for nearly a quarter of the frontal crashes involving serious or fatal injury to front seat occupants."

The Tundra is a great truck, but the last redesign occurred before the small overlap test became common and the engineers did not design for such a situation. While it would be nice to see manufacturers be proactive, they usually only make changes when deficiencies are highlighted. For instance, when the moderate overlap test first came out, most manufacturers did poorly in that test, as they only designed for a frontal impact into a wall (which was the standard of the time). Now, most pass with the highest rating.

With the IIHS now requiring a good performance in the small overlap test for a Top Safety Pick rating, you'll see the same improvements made in next generation vehicles that will make the roads safer for all.

 

Yep, sorry OP but I gotta call BS on that speed estimation. Didn't even break the windows.

 

Comparing mileage or even purchase price doesn't tell you the whole story. If you compare total cost of ownership I think you'll find the Tundra runs away with it.