The Avenger is rated
good for side impact protection, and it would win a Top Safety Pick award if its seat / head restraints earned a good rating instead of acceptable.
For under $ 200, you get a child protection device that's fitted with energy absorbing
foam for side impact protection, a 5 pt harness, two precision bubble levels to ensure the device has been fitted at the correct angle, and LATCH connectivity to ensure a safe installation.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The 2010 Lexus HS 250h, a midsize luxury hybrid, earns a good rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety for side impact protection and an acceptable rating for roof strength in rollover crashes.
With all of these comfort and installation details, it's easy to forget that the Chicco NextFit Convertible Car Seat is also supremely protective: the steel frame is designed to manage crash forces, and the car seat and headrest are packed with EPS
foam for Side Impact Protection.
In government tests, the Durango received four out of five stars for overall and frontal crash protection, five
stars for side impact protection and three stars in rollover tests.
For side impact protection, the Rainier is padded in energy - absorbing EPS foam, and the additional inch width that the top of the Rainier has over the Radian allows for thicker head protection as well as new extra deep side walls with a rigid double wall design.
They tested
it for side impact protection, which is imperative.
In addition to the top rating for frontal protection, the 2008 Jeep Patriot equipped with available front torso airbags also was rated «Good»
for side impact protection and «Acceptable» for rear crash protection.
The BMW 3 series and Audi A4 equipped with standard side airbags and the G6 with side airbags as optional equipment earn the second lowest rating
for side impact protection.
Now this design has earned a good rating
for side impact protection, though the rating applies only to Five Hundreds and twin Mercury Montegos equipped with optional side airbags with head protection.
The good rating
for side impact protection is a significant improvement over the previous generation 5, which was rated only marginal in the same test.
The 2010 Lexus HS 250h, a midsize luxury hybrid, earns a good rating
for side impact protection and an acceptable rating for roof strength in rollover crashes.
Neither of these vehicles was quite good enough to earn a «best pick»
for side impact protection.»
The 300, Ford Five Hundred, and Ford Crown Victoria, all tested without their optional side airbags, are rated poor
for side impact protection.
Without the optional airbags, the Cobalt and Corolla are rated poor
for side impact protection.
However, ANCAP scored the Steed a maximum 16 out of 16
for the side impact protection, despite not conducting the test, stating: «Experience shows that large vehicles like the Steed can be expected to perform well in this test.