Sentences with phrase «more occupant compartment»

Convincing drivers to use safety belts and refrain from driving if they're impaired by alcohol are important, too, but these complementary measures are no substitute for making roofs stronger so people in rollovers remain in their vehicles and have more occupant compartment survival space.»

Not exact matches

With a luggage compartment that can swallow two golf bags and ISOFIX points for the fitment of two child seats, the DB11 Coupe delivers on space.Front seat occupants enjoy 10 mm of extra headroom, while rearwards, a 54 mm increase in headroom and 87 mm more legroom make it a true 2 +2.

The radar units are located in the front grille and are therefore much more vulnerable to damage than cameras located inside the occupant compartment.

Typically, front - end structures are designed to crush and absorb crash energy, allowing occupant compartments to slow more gradually, ideally with little or no intrusion into drivers» survival space.

The new Mercedes - Maybach Pullman lets its occupants enjoy even more personalised music, with independent control for the front and rear passenger compartment.

Sensors located at the front of the vehicle, in the side doors, and within the occupant compartment provide increased and more immediate crash detection.

By creating specifically engineered pathways that help distribute these frontal impact forces through a greater percentage of the vehicle's total structure, ACE can more effectively route them around and away from the passenger compartment to help limit cabin deformation and further improve occupant protection.

Modifications have been made to the steering wheel, the controls, instrument cluster, central console, embellishers and seats, making the sportier - looking cockpit and passenger compartment much more modern and sophisticated, and increasing comfort for both driver and occupants.

There was «more collapse of the occupant compartment than we like to see in the offset test,» O'Neill points out, «and intrusion into the footwell area contributed to the high forces on the dummy's right leg.

This means intrusion into the occupant compartment is more likely to occur than in a full - width test.