Maruti Suzuki has also certified the Vitara Brezza for the offset and side
impact crash tests which makes it the first car in India for such crash certifications.
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.
It's been extensively
crash tested, most notably for Evenflo's side
impact standard for structural integrity,
which is almost twice the federal
crash test standards.
To give you the perfect blend of adventure and safety, it passed its IIHS» front
crash prevention and mitigation
test in the results of
which it reduced a 25 - mph
impact by 5 mph and a 12 - mph
impact by 1 mph, receiving an advanced rating.
This latest video shows
crash tests in real time and in slow motion, featuring a small offset
crash at 40 mph, a side
impact at 35 mph and a rollover
test in
which the XC90 snap - rolls twice before coming to a rest on all four wheels.
Two full - scale
crash tests are done: a full - width frontal
impact at 50km / h against a deformable element; and a side
impact test, also at 50km / h, in
which a deformable barrier is driven into the side of the vehicle.
GM says the addition of OnStar,
which includes a system that automatically notifies an OnStar operator if the vehicle is involved in a collision, complements the Vue's top five - star safety rating for the driver and front passenger in both front - and side -
impact crash tests.
The
test on the Pontiac G6,
which is the replacement for the Grand Am, was a severe side
impact, such as an intersection - type
crash.
The second - gen Toyota Avensis was awarded five stars at the Euro NCAP
crash tests, mostly due to the fact that the entry - level Avensis comes with nine airbags (kneebag included for the driver) plus ABS, stability control and traction control, topped by Toyota MICS (Minimal Intrusion Cabin System),
which absorbs and spreads
impact energy for minimum cabin distortion if an
impact occurs.
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.
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.