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Ward said the results highlight the importance of the Indian government's decision to mandate the front and side impact crash tests from October 2017.

Not exact matches

They learned that these tests were similar to ones carried out by the NHTSA in 2008, which revealed problems with some seats, such as failures in side impact crashes and numerous cases of infant seats detaching from their bases.

Safety The 2011 Forte sedan earned 2011 Top Safety Pick status from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, having received Good overall scores in frontal - offset and side - impact crash tests, as well as IIHS» roof - strength and whiplash - protection tests.

Marring those results is a safety concern stemming from the side - impact crash - test results: During the test, the cabin door panel hit the torso of the dummy in the rear seat, increasing the chance of injury.

Safety The 2012 A6 received a 2012 Top Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, reflecting Good overall ratings in the frontal - offset and side - impact crash tests, roof - strength test, and rear - impact neck - protection evaluation.

The 2013 Toyota Camry sedan and Prius v hybrid (above, right) failed a new crash test by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that simulates a frontal impact overlapping a small portion of the car — say, piling into a tree from your left headlight.

With a full five - star score from Euro NCAP crash - testing, safety hopefully shouldn't be an issue and the A-Class even has standard features like autonomous emergency braking and a bonnet that can pop up to help cushion a pedestrian impact.

The Challenger doesn't perform well in small overlap crash testing, scoring «Marginal» results from the IIHS, but scored best results of Good for the moderate front overlap and side impact test.

The CR - V was rated «Good» - the highest score available from the IIHS - in side impact testing, roof strength testing, and moderate overlap front crash testing, making it a Top Safety Pick from the organization for the 2012 and 2013 model years.

In the side impact test for both models, measures taken from both the driver dummy and the passenger dummy seated in the rear seat indicated low risk of significant injuries in a real - world crash like this one.

Maruti claims that the Brezza will meet the Indian offset and side impact crash tests that come into effect from 2017.

In terms of impacts, the Accord earned the highest possible overall rating in each crash test, meaning that no matter what direction an impact comes from, you are getting some of the best possible protection available.

The side - impact crash test scores varied from two to five stars between different models.

Action shot taken during the side impact crash test showing the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbag.

Action shot taken during the side impact crash test showing the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain and side torso airbags.

In more stringent NHTSA crash tests from 2011, the 2013 - 2017 Tiguan got a four - star overall rating, with 3 stars in frontal tests and 5 stars in side - impact crash tests.

IIHS testing reveals that in crashes of this type the impact occurs toward the car's outer edge; the vehicle has a tendency to rotate during the collision, resulting in the driver's head moving outboard, away from the frontal airbag.

WASHINGTON - Side - impact air bags do not guarantee a vehicle top ratings in the government's side - impact crash tests, results from the latest round of testing show.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Lexus GS, equipped with standard side curtain airbags, earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's top rating of good in a crash test that simulates a side impact from an SUV or pickup truck.

Crash test results combine scores from frontal, side - impact and rollover crash tests.

The redesigned and Toyota Avalon, both equipped with standard side airbags, earn top ratings of good in side crash tests that simulate an impact from an SUV or pickup truck, according to a news release from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The IIHS, which compiles its own crash test data and rates each car on a scale from GOOD to POOR, puts together its Top Safety Picks by picking the cars that scored highest for protecting occupants from frontal, side and rear impacts, as well offering electronic stability control as either standard or optional equipment.

Model Highlights Power retractable hardtop with glass sunroof Optional DSG 6 - speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters Heated front seats Highest scores from IIHS for front and side - impact crash tests

The quality of virtual design has been materially confirmed by running 200 tests on components and subsystems, some 150 Hyge slide shock test simulations and more than 80 crash tests (frontal impact, side impact, roll - over and shunting, taking various speeds, different types of obstacles and the need to protect occupants, physically very different from one another, into account).

Testing showed that this can occur if the mats are moved forward from the clipped position approximately two inches into a position in which the rear edge of the mats will abut the retention clip (s) when installed singly and align with the clip (s) when stacked on another floor mat.The pedal interference incidents reviewed by the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) include 1 crash and 9 incidents with allegations of brake friction materials smoking and / or requiring repair for heat related damage.The crash incident occurred after the parking brake was applied at speed, resulting in loss - of - control vehicle yaw event caused by lock - up of the rear tires.The spin - out resulted in a side impact collision with an oncoming vehicle in an opposing lane of traffic.