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08-29-2002, 01:48 PM
Between 1995 and 1998, the most recent data compiled by the IIHS, the Corvette slipped off of the radar screen only to be replaced by its Chevrolet cousin, the Camaro. The Camaro registered 308 deaths per million registered vehicle years, compared to a national average of 89.
The Pontiac Firebird was the second-most deadly model at a driver death rate of 267 per million registered vehicle years, also three times the national average, while the 1994 to 1997 Ford Mustang scored a 138.
"The Camaro, the Corvette, the Firebird and the Mustang all have large engines, appeal to a young demographic, and are relatively cheap for the performance you get," says David Champion, director of the Automotive Testing Division for Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports.
They are the four deadliest. That combination of power, price and appeal when mixed with a healthy dose of testosterone has racked up horrifying death rates.
The Pontiac Firebird was the second-most deadly model at a driver death rate of 267 per million registered vehicle years, also three times the national average, while the 1994 to 1997 Ford Mustang scored a 138.
"The Camaro, the Corvette, the Firebird and the Mustang all have large engines, appeal to a young demographic, and are relatively cheap for the performance you get," says David Champion, director of the Automotive Testing Division for Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports.
They are the four deadliest. That combination of power, price and appeal when mixed with a healthy dose of testosterone has racked up horrifying death rates.