The Subaru Forester is the only one of the 12 small SUVs to earn a good rating in not only the side
impact crashworthiness evaluation but also the Institute's frontal offset crash test.
Not exact matches
The three factors evaluated in the Institute's side
impact test — driver and passenger injury measures, head protection, and structural performance — determine each vehicle's overall side
crashworthiness evaluation.
Side tests were added in 2003 and rear tests in 2004 (see «New 1996 Taurus tops competition in
crashworthiness evaluation,» Dec. 2, 1995, Status Report special issue: side
impact crashworthiness, June 28, 2003, and Status Report special issue: protection against neck injury in rear crashes, Nov. 20, 2004).
ARLINGTON, Va. —
Crashworthiness evaluations for seven new or redesigned midsize car models reflect performance in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's front, side, and rear
impact tests.