Sentences with phrase «frontal crash performance»

Since 1998, U.S. regulations governing frontal crash performance have undergone major changes in response to concerns about deaths and injuries to people who are close to airbags when they deploy.

Ford says changes are under way to improve the frontal crash performance of the Zephyr and its less expensive sibling, the Ford Fusion.

Not exact matches

For eight years the Institute has been providing comparative rankings of passenger vehicles based on performance in frontal offset crash tests at 40 mph.

The new Sedona's frontal crash test performance is an improvement compared with the previous model, which the Institute rated acceptable.

IIHS rates vehicles based on their performance in moderate overlap front crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints.

«Inside IIHS: Frontal offset testing» explains the differences between the Institute's two frontal crash tests and demonstrates how structural performance, dummy injury measures and restraint systems affect a vehicle's frontal Frontal offset testing» explains the differences between the Institute's two frontal crash tests and demonstrates how structural performance, dummy injury measures and restraint systems affect a vehicle's frontal frontal crash tests and demonstrates how structural performance, dummy injury measures and restraint systems affect a vehicle's frontal frontal rating.

NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program compares vehicles by their performance in frontal crashes at 35 mph because more than half of vehicle occupant injuries occur in such accidents.

Similarly, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) dropped its Top Safety Pick rating of the Prius c for 2015 due to its poor performance in the tricky small overlap frontal - crash test.

But as for the Jetta, its German engineering delivered a 5 - Star Overall Safety Rating from NHTSA, based on a 5 - star test result in the side - crash evaluation and 4 - star performances for both frontal - crash and rollover situations.

After all, the Cruze already showcased a 5 - Star Overall Safety Rating from NHTSA, complete with 5 stars for frontal - crash performance, 5 stars in side - crash scenarios and a 4 - star rollover ranking.

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, as well as evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has rated the Toyota Prius v «poor» for its performance in small overlap frontal crash testing.

In addition, headlight performance and frontal crash prevention by means of auto - braking and forward collision warning systems are evaluated.

In government crash testing, the 2016 Acadia received a top five - star rating for overall performance, with five stars for total frontal impact safety and five stars for total side impact safety.

In government crash testing, the 2016 Sonata earned a perfect five - star overall rating, with five stars overall for its performance in frontal - and side - impact crash tests.

Nearly every passenger vehicle now earns a good rating in the Institute's frontal crash test, but performance varies widely in side and rear tests.

Advanced Safety Performance Utilizing Honda's second - generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering ™ (ACE ™) body structure and «3 - bone» front floor construction, along with advanced supplemental restraint systems and available Honda Sensing ™ safety and driver - assistive technologies, the 2017 Ridgeline targets the highest available crash safety ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) including an a 5 - star Overall Vehicle Score in the NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) and a TOP SAFETY PICK + score from the IIHS, including a GOOD rating in the Institute's rigorous small overlap frontal collision test.

The Freestyle also earns the «best pick» designation for frontal crash test performance.

Vehicle ratings (see attachment) reflect performance in 40 mph frontal offset crash tests into a deformable barrier.

One of three new small sport utility vehicle designs recently tested earns a good overall rating based on performance in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test.

However, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS judged it merely acceptable for frontal and side - impact crash, performance, and poor strength of its roof in a rollover.

For the second year in a row, Aviator's suite of safety features earned it a «Best Pick in its Class» rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, based on performance in the 40 mph frontal offset crash test.

They flare outward to provide effective folding and crushing performance during small overlap frontal crash situations.

It also did not test the Steed in a pole crash test, noting that it «was not conducted due to its poor performance in the frontal offset test.»

«We are concerned about the «marginal» performance of the Challenger in the small overlap frontal crash test,» Lund said.