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My Mom has a 2007 Lucerne and it has by far a higher belt line than her previous car, a 1998 LeSabre, the car it replaces.
To reach stricter side impact 5 star ratings, you need much more of the area made out of steel than glass.
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When those cars you see with reasonable belt lines are redesigned, they will have higher belt lines.
My Mom has a 2007 Lucerne and it has by far a higher belt line than her previous car, a 1998 LeSabre, the car it replaces.
To reach stricter side impact 5 star ratings, you need much more of the area made out of steel than glass.
My Mom has a 2007 Lucerne and it has by far a higher belt line than her previous car, a 1998 LeSabre, the car it replaces.
To reach stricter side impact 5 star ratings, you need much more of the area made out of steel than glass.
That said, as long as there is a reasonable amount of glass area, I'm okay with a high belt line. I've seen the Lucerne, and I consider that reasonable. The G8 and G35 have relatively high belt lines, and they both have a decent amount of glass area. My 2002 Camaro has a low belt line, and reasonable glass area.
The new Malibu is on the edge of acceptable to my tastes.
GM wins either way with me. If I don't get a new Camaro (seems unlikely based on the pics), I'll get a new G8.
But I'm still a little disappointed....
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Very true. This was one of my main problems with the Solstice. I just did not feel comfortable in it. I loved the placement of the shifter but the left side just did not feel right at all. Couldn't rest the arm up on the window area or lower.
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Hmm...
I think I just thought of a poll question...
That side window is tiny. The belt line is at the top of the guy's shoulder. There's no way you could rest your elbow comfortably on the window sill. I really don't like that style (it's probably the most significant reason that I have not bought a 300C or Charger R/T). I like to see out of my car.
Do others of you like tiny side window like that?
I think I just thought of a poll question...
That side window is tiny. The belt line is at the top of the guy's shoulder. There's no way you could rest your elbow comfortably on the window sill. I really don't like that style (it's probably the most significant reason that I have not bought a 300C or Charger R/T). I like to see out of my car.
Do others of you like tiny side window like that?
The ONLY thing that may annoy me is it not being comfortably to rest my arm on the windowsill when it's open. As long as the arm rest inside the car isn't too low (or too high) as they often are (imo) I'll deal with it though.
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Question: Can you rest your arm comfortably on the window sill of a 4th gen? What about a C6...or C5 Corvette for that matter? As long as it has an armrest built into the door panel to rest my arm on...I'm okay with it.
As for the tiny window...meh? It's definitely an improvement over the 4th gen car's lack of a quarter window...I think I'll be quite happy with it.
As for the tiny window...meh? It's definitely an improvement over the 4th gen car's lack of a quarter window...I think I'll be quite happy with it.
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