Sentences with phrase «most of the crash tests»

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.

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While the literature suggests that mini flash crashes occur most frequently at the beginning and end of trading hours [21], we investigate all three - minute windows in the control period to check that the activity seen in the test window is truly anomalous from normal trading activity.

After gold and the gold - mining indices crashed during the final few days of October and the first few days of November, the most likely pattern over the weeks ahead was a rebound and then a successful test of the crash low.

Most of the time, the manufacturer will have crash tested the car seat before putting it in the market.

Most of the time, the manufacturer will have crash tested the car seat before putting it on the market.

The section on car seats fails to mention crash test safety ratings and easy installation, the two most important facets of car seat safety.

The prevalence of non-alcohol drugs detected in fatally injured drivers in the U.S. has been steadily rising and tripled from 1999 to 2010 for drivers who tested positive for marijuana — the most commonly detected non-alcohol drug — suggesting that drugged driving may be playing an increasing role in fatal motor vehicle crashes.

Although $ 25 million is, well, $ 25 million... most of the costs associated with purchasing the Common Core compliant computers and expanding Internet Bandwidth so the new test doesn't crash the school's Internet will fall on local property taxpayers.

The most significant area of improvement was the frontal crash test score, which went from four to five stars.

Sticking with the same engine and design has limited the need for expensive crash and emissions testing, and most of the rest of the hardware has already been long since paid for.

«Most automakers design their vehicles to ace our moderate overlap frontal test and NHTSA's full - width frontal test, but the problem of small overlap crashes hasn't been addressed.

Combine that with the CR - V's chassis bones, consisting of a MacPherson strut front, a newly revised multilink rear, fluid - filled suspension bushings, and a more rigid and lightweight body that should ace most crash tests, and you have an overall setup that Honda calls world class.

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.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's latest round of crash testing didn't go well for one of America's most popular SUVs.

The two - door Wrangler earned a Marginal rating in the Institute's newer, small - overlap frontal - offset test (which concentrates crash forces on a smaller section of the front bumper), but in fairness, most compact SUVs have done poorly in this test.

Second, while the Journey earns a «good» rating for most of the Insurance Institute Highway Safety crash tests, it ranked as poor in the small front overlap test.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducts some of the most rigorous crash testing of any non-governmental agency in the world.

When the Institute subjected child restraints to successive crash tests at high speeds, most of the restraints kept their structural integrity despite minor damage.

The test is more difficult than the head - on crashes conducted by the government or the IIHS moderate overlap test because most of the vehicle's front - end crush zone is bypassed.

In its first crash tests of large pickups, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said the F - 150, the most popular vehicle in North America, was by far the worst performer among the four tested.

The upshot of this situation is that now cars without the most advanced safety systems and which do not score a «Good» rating on all crash tests are still called a Top Safety Pick.

This suite of safety systems treat automotive safety a bit differently that you might be accustomed to, as most of us think of a safe vehicle as one that has top crash test scores.

The fourth - generation of Kia's best - seller has been engineered to meet the toughest and most demanding crash safety tests, thanks to an even stronger bodyshell, a wide array of passive safety equipment and the latest active safety and autonomous hazard avoidance technologies.

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.

About Euro NCAP Euro NCAP organizes crash tests on new vehicles and provides motoring consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe.

Most of these cars faired well and the crash test results are not disappointing.

When you think that most crashes happend at 80km / h you would really reconsider these tests, because with that kind of speed, it won't do much good.

The company operates two of the world's most sophisticated crash test facilities, in Ohio and Japan, and is responsible for numerous pioneering efforts in the areas of crashworthiness, airbag technology, collision compatibility and pedestrian safety.

In most of the new - generation Charger models, crash tests have been about average for the segment.

As a result of its fairly encompassing array of safety features (ranging from items like hill start assist to the obligatory complement of airbags and stability systems), the Jeep Grand Cherokee was able to, in its rear - wheel drive and all - wheel drive guises respectively, secure a four and a five - star safety rating in its most recent crash test.

Though there haven't been any published crash test results at time of writing, the Infiniti Q50 sedan that shares a lot of the core mechanical bits with the Q60 was awarded the full five stars in its most recent NHTSA crash test, so the array of safety gear on the Infiniti Q60 should mean business as usual in this regard.

Official crash test data isn't available for the Audi A7 currently, though the performance of the Audi A6 (which was awarded the full five stars in its most recent NHTSA crash test) should mean the Audi A7 will offer more than enough protection should the worst happen.

«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.»

«Manufacturers are paying attention to our tests, and the result is that consumers have a wider choice of vehicles that do a good job of protecting them in the two most common kinds of serious crashes, front and side,» Lund says.

We decided to do these tests to see how the 2 - doors stack up in protecting people in the 3 most common kinds of crashes.»

Some of the most popular small cars sold in India, including Maruti Alto 800, Tata Nano, Ford Figo, Hyundai i10 and Volkswagen Polo, have failed crash tests showing high risk of life - threatening injuries in road accidents, according to Global NCAP.

A group of moderately priced midsize cars outperformed most of their luxury counterparts in a challenging new frontal crash test conducted by IIHS on 2013 models.

The rollover test is designed to help consumers pick vehicles that will protect them the best in one of the most serious kinds of crashes.

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Incongruously, most Subaru vehicles are discreet and versatile enough to serve as competent family haulers, and the brand is known for boasting some of the best crash test scores in the automotive world.

In this segment, most (not all) of the vehicles perform very well on all crash tests, including the small frontal overlap test which simulates the vehicle striking a pole with just the front corner of the car.

ARLINGTON, Va. — A group of moderately priced midsize cars outperformed most of their luxury counterparts in a challenging new frontal crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) on 2013 models.

On top of earning a five - star rating in its most recent crash test, the car comes as standard with an extensive list of safety equipment, including traction control, rollover protection, lots of airbags, night vision, brake assist and stability control.

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«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.»

A Chrysler Corp. minivan has achieved the best scores ever recorded for a van in the federal government's 13 - year - old crash test program, thanks in part to its driver's side air bag.The scores, recorded from instrumented test dummies aboard a Dodge Caravan run headlong into a concrete wall, also were better than those of most passenger cars.The 35 - mph test provides a basis for comparing vehicles, although critics point out that it indicates little about a vehicle's ability to protect passengers if it is struck in the side or rear.

The small - overlap crash test was instituted in 2012 with the goal of better replicating real - life car crashes, most of which don't follow the pattern of traditional government crash tests.

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