That's not to say the Mini isn't safe; it has an excellent complement of airbags and has a very highly
engineered crash structure to protect occupants.
Not exact matches
Larry Kwiecinski,
engineering group manager for the GM Global Safety Center, noted, «In our vehicles without knee airbags, the vehicle
structure, the seat belts and the instrument panel are all designed to help absorb
crash energy and reduce lower - leg injuries, as well.
By improving the front
crash structure, airbag configuration and passenger restraint system, GM
engineers found the extra credits to lift the Colorado to five stars across the board.
Crash Stroke The ACE ™
structure used on the Civic Type R features a
crash stroke technology, developed by Honda
engineers in the company's advanced safety research laboratory in Raymond.
Regarding the
engineering for
crash safety, there are multiple «force paths» for leading and dispersing impact loads through the
structure and helping maintain the passenger compartment's integrity in a severe
crash.
Passive safety begins with advanced unibody
engineering and construction, which includes the Advanced Compatibility
Engineering ™ (ACE ™) body
structure and energy - dispersing
crash stroke front frame rails are employed, and additional passive - safety features include advanced front airbags (i - SRS), front side airbags, and side curtain airbags with rollover sensor.
The TSX also gets Honda's advanced compatibility
engineering body
structure, which helps minimize the effects of frontal
crashes.
In addition, the greater use of high - strength steel and advanced
crash engineering features, including its Advanced Compatibility
Engineering ™ (ACE ™) body
structure, new
crash stroke front frame rails, and tailor - tempered B - pillars and rear frame
structures, helps better protect occupants in a collision while minimizing weight for superior fuel efficiency.
Mercedes
engineering sources say this construction provides the G - Class with new levels of
crash integrity, better on - road refinement and, in combination with the new aluminium body
structure, a significantly lower weight.