Well equipped with robust crash avoidance technology 4 stars safety: Overall good performance in crash protection; additional crash avoidance technology may be present 3 stars safety: Average to
good occupant protection but lacking crash avoidance technology 2 stars safety: Nominal crash protection but lacking crash avoidance technology 1 star safety: Marginal crash protection
Good head restraint geometry doesn't guarantee
good occupant protection in rear - end crashes, but it's an important first step.
This reflects the improvements manufacturers have been making in the side and rear crash protection afforded by their newer cars (most vehicles have afforded
good occupant protection in frontal crashes for several years).
«Given that sports cars have high crash rates, it's especially important that they offer
the best occupant protection possible in a crash,» said Lund.
The best occupant protection is to keep vehicles from rolling in the first place.
• Revised Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure in order to provide
better occupant protection in a collision
There are three main award categories:
best occupant protection, best safety technology, and special awards given to vehicles / companies which contributed to enhancing safety in the region.
«Given that sports cars have high crash rates, it's especially important that they offer
the best occupant protection possible in a crash,» says Adrian Lund, IIHS president.
«We anticipate that our roof strength test will drive improved rollover crash protection the same way our frontal offset and side tests have led to
better occupant protection in these kinds of crashes,» says Institute president Adrian Lund.
Not exact matches
The Tata Nano fared the worst, receiving zero stars in both adult front
occupant protection, as
well as child safety.
Mercedes - Benz showed that
good protection would also be provided to the knees and femurs of
occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions.
These include a standard automatic post-collision braking system, which automatically brakes the vehicle after a collision to reduce kinetic energy significantly and thus minimise the chance of a second impact, and a PreCrash system (Proactive
Occupant Protection) which, on detecting the possibility of an accident, pre-tensions seatbelts and closes the windows and sunroof, leaving just a small gap, to ensure the best possible protection from th
Protection) which, on detecting the possibility of an accident, pre-tensions seatbelts and closes the windows and sunroof, leaving just a small gap, to ensure the
best possible
protection from th
protection from the airbags.
Five small SUVs earn
good ratings from IIHS for
occupant protection in a passenger - side small overlap front crash.
Drill down into the details and you'll discover that the XE performed
well in the individual categories, outscoring the Audi A4 in all but child
occupant protection.
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IIHS President, Adrian Lund, summarized the round of testing, saying «Given that sports cars have high crash rates, it's especially important that they offer their
occupants the
best possible
protection in a crash.»
In addition to all these, it also comes equipped with hazard warning switch, impact cushioning crumple zones, booster assisted brakes, seat belts for all
occupants and central high mount stop lamp as
well, which further increases the level of
protection.
Still, there's a wealth of airbags as standard, and we'd be surprised if it didn't score
well for
occupant protection.
Moreover, the intrusion beams equipped to its side doors as
well as central high mount stop lamp also assists in bringing enhanced
protection to its
occupants.
In addition, all five
occupants benefit from seatbelt pre-tensioners and limiters, as
well as height - adjustable and sliding front head restraints to provide outstanding
protection against whiplash.
The extended cab, or SuperCab, earns
good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint evaluations but just a marginal rating for
occupant protection in a small overlap front crash.
[125] The Used Car Safety Ratings evaluation found that VT / VX Commodores provide a «
better than average» level of
occupant protection in the event of an accident, with VY / VZ models uprated to «significantly
better than average».
The F - 150 crew cab, which Ford calls the SuperCrew, earns
good ratings for
occupant protection in all five IIHS crashworthiness evaluations — small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint evaluations.
In the earlier tests of the small cars, half earned a
good or acceptable rating for
occupant protection in a small overlap crash and qualified for the IIHS Top Safety Pick + designation.
As
well as aiding body rigidity in the corners, it also helps improve
occupant protection in the event of a crash.
The seat / head restraints in the Optima are the only ones the Institute tested this time around that earn the top rating of
good for
occupant protection in rear crashes.
The new top safety pick + designation is given to vehicles that earn «
good» ratings for
occupant protection in at least four of five tests, with no less than «acceptable» in the fifth test.
«Other auto manufacturers have figured out how to provide
good side impact
protection for
occupants of convertibles.»
Crash testing revealed physical
protection of
occupants to be very
good, but the car was marked down for its lack of autonomous emergency braking.
Top safety pick awards were given to 117 vehicles for 2013 that have
good ratings for
occupant protection in the original four categories, regardless of how they performed in the new small overlap rating.
In the frontal offset crash test where it scored 14.93 out of maximum 16 points, head and neck
protection of front seat
occupants was rated as
good and
protection of their legs and chest area was termed as acceptable.
These include Automatic Post-Collision Braking and Pre-Crash proactive
occupant protection system as standard, plus adaptive cruise control, emergency braking and traffic alerts, as
well as Trailer Assist for the first time on an MPV.
The Frontier was also granted with a» «
good»» rating for
occupant protection during front crash tests by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety.
«Like the previous generation of the Edge, the 2015 model earns
good ratings for
occupant protection in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint evaluations.»
Beginning with 2014 models, the side curtain and side torso airbags as
well as the front seat structure were modified to improve
occupant protection in side impact crashes.
Scoring an outstanding 97 % for adult
occupant protection, along with 87 % for child
occupants ensures the Volvo does its
best to keep people inside of the vehicle safe.
Tests indicated that the seats and head restraints provided
good protection against whiplash injuries to the
occupants of the front and rear seats.
Although dummy readings were
good for the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger, structures in the dashboard were thought to present a risk to
occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions, so the
protection provided to this part of the body was downgraded to marginal.
Dummy readings indicated
good protection of the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger but structures in the dashboard were thought to present a risk to
occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions.
The award is given to vehicles with a
good or acceptable small overlap rating,
good ratings in four other
occupant protection tests, and a rating of basic or higher for front crash prevention.
In a 2009 Institute study of vehicles with
good ratings for frontal crash
protection, small overlap crashes accounted for nearly a quarter of the frontal crashes involving serious or fatal injury to front seat
occupants.
The DS 4 received a five - star safety rating from Euro NCAP, with an excellent 90 % adult
occupant protection rating, as
well as a 97 % score for safety assistance technology.
In the side barrier test, dummy numbers showed
good protection but the score for the head was penalised as the side curtain airbag was deemed not to have deployed in the correct manner in the side pole test (see Child Occupant Pr
protection but the score for the head was penalised as the side curtain airbag was deemed not to have deployed in the correct manner in the side pole test (see Child
Occupant ProtectionProtection).
Its adult
protection score is quite
good, at 93 per cent, but a score of 77 per cent for child
occupant protection is not great for a family car, and a 55 per cent score in the safety assist category of the test shows just how much safety kit is either left on the options list or simply not available at all.
This is in addition to a
good or acceptable rating for
occupant protection in a small overlap front crash, plus
good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests.
The
best used luxury cars under $ 10,000 may not have the same focus on
occupant protection as the newer premium vehicles, but the 2008 Volvo S80 naturally stands out as an IIHS Top Safety Pick for that year.
The front seats and head restraints demonstrated
good protection against whiplash injury in the event of a rear - end collision and a geometric assessment of the rear seats also indicated
protection for those
occupants.
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To qualify for Top Safety Pick, vehicles must have
good ratings for
occupant protection in the moderate overlap frontal test, side impact, rollover and rear tests, regardless of their small overlap rating.