One ergonomic annoyance: The left front
wheel well intrudes into the cockpit, so the driver's left foot is pushed back several inches when resting.
I was impressed with the wagon's real - world space, as the floor is perfectly rectangular, with
no wheel wells intruding on the space.
Not exact matches
But IIHS President Adrian Lund told Automotive News last summer that small - overlap accidents make up one quarter of the 10,000 fatal front accidents in the U.S. each year, as crash forces
intrude on areas like
wheel wells rather than conventional crumple zones.
Aside from the
intruded door frame when the door hinges were sheared off in the second test (shown), the dummy's position in relation to the steering
wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably
well.
The Flex is at its
best in the latter thanks to its plush ride, but road noise can
intrude with the larger
wheel - and - tire packages.
Standard plywood and sheetrock will fit, but it will have to be angled in and tied down or perched above the
intruding wheel wells (like we said, it's 6 inches narrower than a Silverado 1500...).