Sentences with phrase «end crash test»

However, in the Institute's rear end crash test, 2001 and later models received only a Poor rating.

Toyota Prius C was among six subcompact cars that earned a «poor» rating in a new kind of front - end crash test by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Detroit: Only three of seven midsize SUVs from the 2015 model year performed well in front - end crash tests done by an insurance industry group.

DETROIT — Only three of seven midsize SUVs from the 2015 model year performed well in front - end crash tests done by an insurance industry group.

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While the literature suggests that mini flash crashes occur most frequently at the beginning and end of trading hours [21], we investigate all three - minute windows in the control period to check that the activity seen in the test window is truly anomalous from normal trading activity.

It failed crash - tests twice, and in testing was proving to be both unreliable and difficult to work on thanks to its incredibly tightly - packaged rear end.

Just days after topping his Valencia F1 test, Kubica suffered a horrific rally crash and the injuries to his right arm and hand brought his single - seater career to an end.

Ferrari's day was brought to an early end after Kimi Raikkonen crashed the SF70H during the second day of the final pre-season test.

On 6 May 1990, the day he was expected at Heathrow to join his team - mates on an end - of - season tour of Singapore, Tony Adams was uninjured when he crashed his car, but after subsequent breath tests he was charged with reckless driving and driving with excess alcohol, but despite the ruling was told he was free to leave the station.

THE KAVLI FOUNDATION: At the end of 2011 there were several news stories about how a battery in the Chevy Volt, GM's first mainstream electric vehicle since the EV1, caught fire several weeks after the car was subject to crash testing.

I got to the end of chapter eight, «This Is Not a Test,» and could discern only three reform ideas from Friedman: embark on an «all - hands - on - deck, no - holds - barred, no - budget - too - large crash program for science and engineering education»; make community college affordable for everyone; and scold parents into doing a better job.

The new body structure is 25 percent stiffer than the old E46 3 - series, the main goal being to enhance crash performance, particularly in the new federal 50 - mph, rear - end offset crash and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety side - impact test.

Volkswagen modified the 2016 Passat's front - end structure, which has improved its score in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's small - overlap front crash test from acceptable to good (from a possible good, acceptable, marginal or poor).

The new small overlap frontal crash test, designed to simulate what would happen when the front corner of a car collides with another vehicle or object, constitutes the front end of the driver's side striking a five - foot tall rigid barrier at 40 mph.

Structural reinforcements, primarily in the front end, are designed to ensure that the Civic achieves a «good» rating in the difficult new IIHS slight - offset barrier crash test.

The test simulates a rear - end crash with a velocity change of 10 mph, approximately equivalent to a stationary vehicle being struck at 20 mph by a vehicle of the same weight.

The test is more difficult than the head - on crashes conducted by the government or the IIHS moderate overlap test because most of the vehicle's front - end crush zone is bypassed.

Back in 2015, we launched a Road Map for Safer Vehicles to encourage both governments and manufacturers to ensure that by the end of the decade all new cars should pass UN crash test standards for occupant and pedestrian protection and be fitted with electronic stability control.

In the past, crash testing was the end of the story, but those days are long gone.

In this evaluation, vehicles were tested in a frontal crash at 40 mph (64 km / h) and in a side crash at 31 mph (50 km / h) with a movable barrier shaped like the front end of an SUV.

In a small overlap test, the main structures of the vehicle's front - end crush zone are bypassed, making it hard for the vehicle to manage crash energy.

A new Institute crash test evaluates how well vehicles protect people in frontal crashes involving 25 percent of a vehicle's front end.

Included are safety backup camera, moonroof, seven - inch touchscreen with JBL high end 11 - speaker stereo, navigation, iPod, USB, Bluetooth and government crash test «Five - Star» rated «Star Safety» 10 air bag security.

100's of vehicles must go, sale ends Sunday Night NO Exceptions... 34/24 Highway / City MPG Awards: * JD Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) * 2017 KBB.com 10 Coolest New Cars Under $ 18,000 * 2017 KBB.com 10 Most Awarded Brands Reviews: * Optional turbocharged engine is powerful and gets respectable fuel economy; cabin is relatively spacious for this class; generous number of standard and available features; excellent crash test safety scores; ride quality is better than most competitors; fun to drive.

100's of vehicles must go, sale ends Sunday Night NO Exceptions... 40/35 Highway / City MPG Awards: * JD Power APEAL Study * 2013 IIHS Top Safety Pick * 2013 KBB.com 5 - Year Cost to Own Awards * 2013 KBB.com 10 Best Green Cars * 2013 KBB.com Best Resale Value Awards Reviews: * Low monthly fuel cost in normal driving; useful 300 - mile maximum range; appealing standard features; excellent crash test scores.

100's of vehicles must go, sale ends Sunday Night NO Exceptions... 36/25 Highway / City MPG Awards: * JD Power Initial Quality Study * 2015 IIHS Top Safety Pick Reviews: * Outstanding crash test scores; well - appointed interior; comfortable ride; strong turbocharged engine.

Brussels 29 October — Euro NCAP releases the first results of rear - end crash avoidance systems tested against the upcoming 2014 rating protocol.

The car's front end is equipped to meet head - on and offset barrier standards for North America while still conforming to European standards for pedestrian protection — thanks to hours of computer modeling and 180 validating crash tests.

Each vehicle's overall side evaluation is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of the vehicle is struck by a barrier moving at 31 mph that represents the front end of a pickup or SUV.

The Institute's test represents a crash in which the striking vehicle has a tall front end like a pickup or SUV, so head protection is critical.»

IIHS crash tests show that compliance with the Canadian standard does not ensure guards can prevent underride when cars run into the outer ends of a trailer, where the underride guards are weakest (see «Not good enough,» March 14, 2013).

Each vehicle's overall side evaluation is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of the vehicle is struck by a moving barrier representing the front end of a pickup or SUV.

The amount of safety equipment has taken a huge step forward, which has helped the new car achieve the full five star rating when it was crash tested by Euro NCAP towards the end of 2015.

That's because, in a small overlap test, the main structures of the vehicle's front - end crush zone are bypassed, making it hard for the vehicle to manage crash energy.

Because only 40 percent of the front end is involved, this test places a far greater stress on the structure of the vehicle than the federal frontal crash test.

The new Alfa Romeo 4C goes on sale in the UY and Europe this month, and in the USA (where it weighs 100 kg more due to aluminium inserts in the carbon fibre chassis needed to meet US crash tests) before the end of 2013.

Finally, the rear crash test focus on protection of the driver's neck in the event of a rear - end collision at 20 miles per hour.

We were rear ended two years ago HARD in the rain, and the car did exactly what the crash tests tell you it's gonna do - protect the passengers.

Automakers will investigate testing to determine appropriate front - end stiffness characteristics for larger passenger vehicles like SUVs and pickups in front - to - front crashes with smaller vehicles.

In the test, which is more challenging than either the head - on crashes conducted by the government or the Institute's moderate overlap front test, 25 percent of a vehicle's front end on the driver side strikes a rigid barrier at 40 mph.

Seats with good or acceptable geometric ratings are subjected to a dynamic test conducted on a crash simulation sled that replicates the forces in a stationary vehicle that's rear - ended by another vehicle of the same weight going 20 mph.

This means that a smaller area of the front end must manage the crash energy, compared with full - width tests.

Euro NCAP releases the first results of rear - end crash avoidance systems tested against the upcoming 2014 rating protocol.

This is the first time IIHS has tested SUV and pickup seats using a dummy that can measure forces on the neck during a simulated rear - end crash.

Each vehicle's overall side evaluation is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of the vehicle is struck by a barrier that represents the front end of a pickup truck or SUV.

«The sled test simulates the kind of crash that frequently occurs when one vehicle rear ends another in commuter traffic,» Lund says.

Each vehicle's overall side evaluation is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of the vehicle is struck by a barrier moving at 31 mph and representing the front end of a pickup or SUV.

More details, including crash test footage, at the end of the article.

Worse, towards the end of our testing the browser starting crashing, forcing us to close the app every time we attempted to open a new page.

Examples include requiring you to perform a specific set of tricks until you crash or simple score - based courses that throws you against a multitude of different ramps, allowing you to test out as many as you can before you reach the end.