Those representatives told us that the longer and higher - set snout of the new Mini Cooper three - door hardtop and other recent Mini models is the result of
European pedestrian safety standards, as well as the need to house the new crash - safety tech.
And, since the LaCrosse will become a global vehicle, the vertical front fascia complies with
European pedestrian safety regulations, standards that are expected to be adopted in the U.S.
At the front is a more vertical nose that was dictated as much by
European pedestrian safety rules as a need to redo the front.
Not exact matches
The high hood is necessitated partially by the big engine and partially by
European pedestrian -
safety regulations requiring 4 - inch clearance between the skin and hard bits.
4 The scooped line below the headlamp flows up into the hood, allowing the statutory clearance over the engine for
European pedestrian -
safety regulations.
4: Both meet
European pedestrian - strike
safety standards, but with different solutions.
Finally, the
European - spec ASX got an overall five - star rating in Euro NCAP's testing (86 % rating for adult occupant protection, 78 % for child occupant, 60 % for
pedestrian, and 71 % for
safety assist).
So equipped, the ZR1 can not meet
European pedestrian -
safety standards, but that's okay; the engine - mounted air extractor that pokes through the hood is enough to disqualify this Vette all by itself.
The
European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has awarded a top score of five stars for adult and child
safety as well as for
pedestrian protection to Audi's luxury sedan A4 2015.
Statistics from the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration and the
European Road
Safety Observatory show that
pedestrians are far likelier to be hit at night.
The
European model shown in Geneva also featured some new
safety tech including autonomous emergency braking, lane keeping assist, rear cross-traffic alert, blind spot detection, a speed limit information function and an active hood system to reduce impact in the case of a crash with a
pedestrian.
New
European regulations for the 2019 model year demand major improvements in
pedestrian impact
safety.
Ample space between the engine and hood reduces the chance of a secondary collision, meeting
European safety regulations for the protection of
pedestrians.
They do not have to meet
European safety standards for
pedestrians; even Tesla sells a car that is safer in Europe than it is in America.