Sentences with phrase «in its crash tests when»

The Outlander is a safe car — Euro NCAP awarded it five stars in its crash tests when it was crash - tested in 2012, however owners don't rate Mitsubishi as a brand particularly well.

Not exact matches

Maj. Stephen Del Bagno was participating in a routine training flight at the Nevada Test and Training Range when the crash occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. local time, the Thunderbirds said in a release.

In 2014, when Virgin Galactic attempted a manned test of a space tourism craft in the Mojave Desert, an anomaly resulted in a terrible crasIn 2014, when Virgin Galactic attempted a manned test of a space tourism craft in the Mojave Desert, an anomaly resulted in a terrible crasin the Mojave Desert, an anomaly resulted in a terrible crasin a terrible crash.

In the Uber crash last month, the ride - services company was testing a fully driverless system intended for commercial use when the prototype vehicle struck and killed a woman walking across an Arizona road.

Little was expected of the team at the first race in Australia, and so it proved when Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen (who was subbing for Fernando Alonso, who was concussed in a testing crash) locked out the back row of the grid, some three seconds away from the front - runners.

This is the second race Alonso has missed in recent times, when he didn't take part in last year's Australian Grand Prix following his mysterious winter - testing crash at the Circuit de Catalunya.

Antonio Giovinazzi said he drove with some margin in hand when the track was wet during today's test to avoid emulating Lance Stroll's crash.

And to those who think they make it up, go to YouTube and type in «rear face vs forward face crash tests» and see what happens in an accident when a child is forward facing too soon.

We can not be sure of what will happen when car seats are used in ways that have not been crash tested and approved.

When manufacturers begin phasing out a particular type of car seat, or stop making it altogether, that can be a sign that modern testing shows it to be less effective in protecting children in crashes.

When you install the car seat using methods not outlined in the instruction manual, you are, in essence, using your child as the crash test dummy.

In their crash tests with several rear - facing seats, all of the seats were effective when used correctly, the investigators found.

The Jané Crash Test Research Centre was built in 2003 when, as a result of our commitment to child safety, we decided to create our own crash test tunnel where we could test our seats to the limit to achieve a level of safety that goes beyond the legal requiremeTest Research Centre was built in 2003 when, as a result of our commitment to child safety, we decided to create our own crash test tunnel where we could test our seats to the limit to achieve a level of safety that goes beyond the legal requiremetest tunnel where we could test our seats to the limit to achieve a level of safety that goes beyond the legal requiremetest our seats to the limit to achieve a level of safety that goes beyond the legal requirements.

The first hypersonic flight test took place in March 2010, with the X-51 reported to have travelled at Mach - 5 but crashing into the Pacific Ocean when its fuel supply was exhausted.

When asked by The Associated Press in a separate interview about the government's contention that businesses could enact their own testing policies, the New York Democrat said: «Tell that to the families of the people who died in Spuyten Duyvil,» referring to the neighborhood where the Metro - North train crashed in 2013, killing four people.

Their relationship has more feeling and plausibility than any between the people in Rampage, and it's tested when, for reasons it would take too long to explain, one of three containers of a «genetic editing» agent whipped up by a company called Engyne falls from space and crashes down in George's home.

When a B - 3 Stealth Bomber crashes in the Utah desert during a top - secret test run, the military quickly moves in to retrieve its two «broken arrows.»

When schools have delayed the start of the school day, communities have seen reduced tardiness, sleeping in class, and car crash rates, as well as improved attendance, graduation rates, and standardized test scores

Although a new car might excel in the most stringent of crash tests available when it's launched, you can bet that the car which replaces it in the showroom several years later will be even safer.

[21] This system works in outdoor conditions; a test demonstration by Mercedes - Benz in a crash - test hall resulted in embarrassment for the company when a new S - Class crashed into the back of a stationary W220 S - Class.

Two decades since the first Euro NCAP crash tests took place, a five - star result — awarded to only the very safest cars — has become almost mandatory when a new car is launched in Europe.

All three rows of seats have Isofix mounting points — a feature noted by Euro NCAP when it awarded the Discovery the maximum five stars in its crash test.

The IIHS is focused on testing two aspects when it comes to a vehicle's safety rating: crashworthiness — which rates how well a vehicle protects the drivers and passengers in a crash and crash avoidance — which rates the technology the vehicle has to prevent a crash.

Originally, when they were called Venture, they did poorly in most of the crash tests, but they changed it enough before renaming it Uplander, that it did much better in the crash tests.

Aside from the intruded door frame when the door hinges were sheared off in the second test (shown), the dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.

The MINI three - door achieved four stars in Euro NCAP crash - testing, which is slightly disappointing when several rivals managed five stars.

While the car earned a five - star Euro NCAP rating when it was launched in 2013, it wouldn't get the same score in today's more stringent crash tests.

These features helped the supermini to claim a full five - star Euro NCAP crash - safety rating when it was re-tested in 2017 — it achieved the same score when originally tested back in 2011.

Scoring a perfect 5 - Star rating in the Euro NCAP crash test, Tucson is a dependable car when it comes to safety.

Euro NCAP awarded the car the full five stars when they crash tested it in the summer of 2017, and the C - Class cabriolet is full to bursting with safety kit.

While Euro NCAP hasn't crash - tested the 4 Series specifically, the near - identical 3 Series scored the full five stars when it was scrutinised in 2012.

This became more evident when the Eeco scored a zero star rating in Global NCAP crash tests.

It achieved the full five - star rating when it was crash tested by Euro NCAP, with an impressive 91 per cent in the adult occupant category.

The IIHS came up with an award program called «Top Safety Pick» in 2005 as a way to annually make news when cars received «top ratings» — not «Good» ratings, according to the timeline on the IIHS website — in the three categories the IIHS rated at that time (front, side and rear crash tests).

All models in the range get autonomous emergency braking as standard, which helped the Discovery achieve a full five - star Euro NCAP safety rating when it was crash tested.

The Lincoln Continental's optional front crash prevention system earns a superior rating, and when equipped with the system, the sedan avoided collisions in IIHS track tests at 12 mph and 25 mph.

The newest MINI scored four stars in a 2014 round of Euro NCAP crash tests, which is mildly disappointing when most new cars these days achieve five.

Also disturbing the peace in our test car was an annoying, drivetrain - like whine when accelerating from standstill; some turbo «whistle» at higher revs, excessive tyre rumble as well as the odd bang and crash as the suspension struggled with potholes and the like.

The A3 Cabriolet hasn't been crash tested, but the three - door hatchback received a four - star Euro NCAP rating when it was tested in 2003.

«The 2015 Hyundai Sonata is not only engineered to protect people when crashes happen, but with its optional forward collision warning system rated basic in our tests, this car can help drivers avoid some of the most common kinds of collisions altogether.»

The tests illustrate what happens in a 25 mph crash when the striking vehicle doesn't have autobrake, compared with what happens when autobrake reduces the speed by 13 mph.

When the IIHS tested the pre-facelift Mustang in 2010, was rated Good for the moderate overlap crash test, as well as head restraints and seats, but it only gained an acceptable rating for side protection.

The Mercedes C - Class scored the full five stars when it was crash - tested by Euro NCAP in 2014, with an impressive 92 % result for adult occupant protection.

EuroNCAP didn't make quite as generous an assessment when it crash - tested the ForTwo in 2014, suggesting the side - impact protection provided by the airbags was below par.

Automakers discovered through real - world crash analysis and testing that drivers often crashed into things even when the vehicle was capable of stopping in time.

In the Jetta test, engineers at the Vehicle Research Center witnessed a first for IIHS crash testing when the driver airbag module detached from the steering column.

In recent crash tests, conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Prius Hybrid and Prius Prime Plug - in hybrid models achieved high marks; ones that are definitely worth considering when shopping for your next new caIn recent crash tests, conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Prius Hybrid and Prius Prime Plug - in hybrid models achieved high marks; ones that are definitely worth considering when shopping for your next new cain hybrid models achieved high marks; ones that are definitely worth considering when shopping for your next new car.

When it was crash - tested by Euro NCAP in 2015, the i20 received a four - star rating out of a possible five.

The 208 was rated poorly for reliability in our Driver Power survey, but has all the safety features you'd expect and scored maximum points when it was crash - tested by Euro NCAP in 2012.

«The new Genesis is not only engineered to protect people when crashes happen, but with its optional automatic emergency braking system rated superior in our tests, this car can help drivers avoid some of the most common kinds of collisions altogether.»