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1) Study Finds That Corvette Is Second Deadliest Car In America
Yikes, did anyone see this coming? Just the other week, the team from iSeeCars released a research article titled “The 23 Most Dangerous Cars On The Road,” listing the top vehicles that are “up to five times more likely to have had a fatal crash.”
Here Are The Highlights Directly From iSeeCars:
- The top five most dangerous cars are the Hyundai Venue, Chevrolet Corvette, Mitsubishi Mirage, Porsche 911, and Honda CR-V Hybrid, with fatal accident rates nearly five times higher than the average vehicle
- Two Teslas, the Model Y and Model S, make the most dangerous cars list despite Tesla’s advanced driver-assist technology
- Tesla also has the highest fatal accident rate by brand, followed by Kia, Buick, Dodge, and Hyundai
- Compact and subcompact cars have had the highest rate of fatal accidents by size, at 3.6 fatal accidents for every billion miles
- Full-size models have the lowest fatality rates by size, at 2.0 fatal accidents for every billion miles
The Top Ten
Methodology:
- “iSeeCars.com analyzed fatality data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) of model year 2018-2022 cars with car crashes that resulted in at least one occupant fatality to identify the most dangerous vehicles on U.S. roads today.”
- “To adjust for exposure, the number of cars involved in a fatal crash were normalized by the total number of vehicle miles driven, which was estimated from iSeeCars’ data of over 8 million vehicles on the road in 2022 from model years 2018-2022. Heavy-duty trucks and vans, models not in production as of the 2024 model year, and low-volume models were removed from further analysis.”
Other Notable Factoids Directly From iSeeCars:
- “According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the last five years have seen a higher rate of accidents and fatalities on America’s roads than the previous 12 years.”
- “The fatal accident rate is now 2.8 per billion miles and the Hyundai Venue is the car with the highest fatal accident rate, while Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all car brands.”
- “New cars are safer than they’ve ever been,” said Karl Brauer, iSeeCars Executive Analyst. “Between advanced chassis design, driver assist technology, and an array of airbags surrounding the driver, today’s car models provide excellent occupant protection. But these safety features are being countered by distracted driving and higher rates of speed, leading to rising accident and death rates in recent years.”
Read The Full Study Here
2) Market Normalized: The C8 Corvette Is Finally Seeing Consistent Discounts Below MSRP
If you’re a Corvette nut like myself, you may have noticed the bizarre Corvette pricing and demand that began to creep into the market at the beginning of 2020. I called this dynamic the “Covid Phenomenon,” where a perfect storm occurred. As the revolutionary C8 Corvette was creating unprecedented demand, loads of money was being pumped into the system. This money led to increased discretionary spending on toys while, at the same time, the industry was experiencing supply chain issues. Those issues became so troublesome that production for the C8 was halted numerous times.
As year after year passed, enthusiasts were left wondering when the madness would end, and we began to see our first 5-figure discounts in April of this year. As we finish out 2024, from what I’ve seen across social media and the numerous pages I follow, discounts below MSRP are now the rule instead of the exception.
Here are just a few examples of some of the discounts seen around the community:
- A new 2024 Stingray Convertible 2LT model from AutoNation Chevrolet in Florida is listed at $89,490, a discount of $8,515.
- A new 2024 Stingray Convertible 2LT model at Chevrolet of Carson in California is listed at $88,300, a discount of $10,000.
- A new 2024 Stingray Convertible 3LT model from Bozarth Chevrolet in Colorado is listed at $94,855, a discount of $10,699.
- A new 2024 Stingray Coupe 2LT model at Les Stanford Chevrolet in Michigan is listed at $79,000, a discount of $14,350.
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