Sentences with phrase «federal government crash tests»

excellent \ \ \» ratings in federal government crash tests.
In crash testing, the 2017 Fit excelled in federal government crash testing, earning impressive marks in most assessments from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
In federal government crash testing, it receives a 5 - star rating in every single assessment, including for rollover resistance.

Not exact matches

The 2018 Enclave had not been crash - tested by the federal government or the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety as of publication.
At the time this review was published, neither the federal government nor the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) had performed crash testing on the new 2018 Traverse.
New crash test standards proposed by the federal government will push automakers to make accident avoidance technology standard if they want to get five - star ratings.
Consumer Reports predicts reliability of the new A4 to be much better than average, and the federal government said the new model earned five out of five stars in frontal and side crash testing.
Then, because small cars can be vulnerable in accidents, we compared the vehicles» scores in the federal government's 35 - mile - per - hour crash tests.
It's also earned the federal government's top five - star crash - test results for frontal and side impacts.
Engineered to older crash - protection standards, the A4 performs well in federal government testing, but earns a «Poor» rating in the small overlap frontal impact test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Also, keep in mind that the Yaris iA gets top crash - test safety scores from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the federal government.
As Chrysler Corp. fights federal government findings that seat belts on its 1995 Chrysler Cirrus and Dodge Stratus models failed crash tests, federal safety officials have begun an investigation into more than 4.6 million other Chrysler belts.
The federal government has been testing new passenger vehicles in 35 mph crash tests since 1978.
Trunk space impresses at 16.3 cu. - ft., and the Sonata is one of the safest cars on this list, getting 5 - star ratings in each individual federal government and IIHS crash test.
While comparing models in our spreadsheet, we looked at each model's projected fuel - economy ratings from the Environmental Protection Agency and compared crash - test ratings issued by the federal government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the insurance - industry - sponsored Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The federal government has yet to establish crash - test ratings for the updated Altima.
Trunk space measures 16 cu. - ft., and the Fusion earns a 5 - star overall crash - test rating from the federal government.
The IIHS calls the Passat a «Top Safety Pick,» while the federal government has yet to establish crash - test ratings for the 2016 model.
In terms of crash protection, neither the federal government nor the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) had completed testing of the Escalade as this report was published.
In crash tests performed by the federal government, the Allroad performs well.
A Chrysler Corp. minivan has achieved the best scores ever recorded for a van in the federal government's 13 - year - old crash test program, thanks in part to its driver's side air bag.The scores, recorded from instrumented test dummies aboard a Dodge Caravan run headlong into a concrete wall, also were better than those of most passenger cars.The 35 - mph test provides a basis for comparing vehicles, although critics point out that it indicates little about a vehicle's ability to protect passengers if it is struck in the side or rear.
The federal government has been testing new passenger vehicles in 35 mph fullfront crash tests since 1978.
«The change reflects the big improvements manufacturers have made in frontal crashworthiness in response to Institute and federal government frontal crash test programs,» says Institute president Adrian Lund.
«Nearly every new car performs well in other frontal crash tests conducted by the institute and the federal government, but we still see more than 10,000 deaths in frontal crashes each year,» said Adrian Lund, the institute's president.
Another great thing about the ATS Sedan is its 5 - star crash - test rating from the federal government.
While a 1990 Miata performed quite well in the federal government's 35 mph barrier crash test, that's an indication only of performance in one type of accident - a head - on.
Most new vehicles are designed to do well in the federal government's full - width front crash test and in the Institute's moderate overlap front test, but that is no guarantee of good performance in a small overlap crash.
The 2001 Honda Civic Coupe was one of the first two passenger cars ever to earn the federal government's top 5 - star crash safety rating3 for the driver and front - and rear - seat passengers in both frontal and side - impact crash tests.
The researchers compared injury data reported from real crashes with results of both the Institute's frontal offset crash tests and the federal government's full - front tests.
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