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N8N wrote:



Sure, but the thing is, it wasn't any more likely to tip than, say, a
Jeep CJ/Wrangler which is the claim that CR made.

The Samurai still has something of a following among the off-road
crowd, which is really who the vehicle was aimed at. Obviously a
small, narrow vehicle with a high COG is more likely to tip than a
Lotus; that is just common sense. Exaggerating this to make a story
is not responsible reporting.

nate

I remember hearing 35 years ago that American cars do not roll when
cornered hard at highway speed on a relatively flat surface, period.
Doing so was considered ill-behaved. Maybe my memory is bad, or things
have changed.

I don't know about the Samurai, but the early Jeep was a tipper with a
bad reputation, IIRC. So saying the Samurai is no worse than the Jeep
isn't overly reassuring, even if it's an off-road gadget. Personally, if
I didn't want to roll on the road, I sure wouldn't want to roll in the
dirt and boulders.