Sentences with phrase «do side impact testing»

Most organizations do side impact testing by slamming a massive metal block into the side of the car.

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Not only did this booster seat exceed all standard and federal safety standards, it also was tested highly for side impact safety.

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Not only does this seat meet or exceed federal safety standards but it was also side impact tested.

Front - seat - mounted side - impact torso airbags are optional, but IIHS didn't test a Caliber with this feature.

The i did lose some marks during side impact testing — although side curtain airbags helped the car attain marginal torso protection ratings, the driver's door did open slightly during a 29 - mph - impact.

Likewise, in the side barrier test, the head of the dummy representing a 10 - year - old child, seated behind the driver, struck the roof frame in the Mercedes - Benz C - Class Cabriolet as the side airbag did not fully cover the impact area.

As such, it won't surprise you that the Wrangler doesn't fare well in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's side - impact crash test.

The Challenger doesn't perform well in small overlap crash testing, scoring «Marginal» results from the IIHS, but scored best results of Good for the moderate front overlap and side impact test.

The 2005 - 06 Ford Five Hundred / Mercury Montego, a large car, earned good overall ratings in both tests but didn't earn the «best pick» designation in the side impact.

EuroNCAP didn't make quite as generous an assessment when it crash - tested the ForTwo in 2014, suggesting the side - impact protection provided by the airbags was below par.

Two full - scale crash tests are done: a full - width frontal impact at 50km / h against a deformable element; and a side impact test, also at 50km / h, in which a deformable barrier is driven into the side of the vehicle.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Drivers of vehicles that perform well in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's side - impact crash test are much less likely to die in a real - world left - side crash than drivers of vehicles that do poorly, a new analysis finds.

WASHINGTON - Side - impact air bags do not guarantee a vehicle top ratings in the government's side - impact crash tests, results from the latest round of testing sSide - impact air bags do not guarantee a vehicle top ratings in the government's side - impact crash tests, results from the latest round of testing sside - impact crash tests, results from the latest round of testing show.

Beginning with 2015 models, the side curtain airbags were extended farther forward, but this change does not affect performance in the Institute's side impact test.

In NHTSA testing, the Aura does very well, scoring five stars for front and side impacts.

But don't be surprised to find that most cars fare poorly in side crash tests without side - impact airbags.

The Kia Soul also did well in its most recent crash test, scoring the full five stars and faring very well in the head - on and side - on impact tests, and it's also worth pointing out that all Kia Soul models come with an amazing 10 - year / 100, 000 - mile warranty.

In both side impact tests — the side barrier and the pole test — the Mazda CX - 5 scored maximum points, the only car of the latest release to do so.

In both side impact tests - the side barrier and the pole test - the Mazda CX - 5 scored maximum points, the only car of the latest release to do so.

In tests done by the IIHS, the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee received the highest scores for moderate - overlap front impact, side impact, roof strength, and head restraints and seats.