Sentences with phrase «new side impact tests»

New side impact tests are needed in part because neither FMVSS 214 nor the government's consumer test program, the Lateral Impact New Car Assessment Program, addresses occupant head protection.

However, it's not yet clear which dummy ultimately will be selected for use in the new side impact tests.

Not exact matches

BeSafe have always included side impact testing as part of their safety processes, but the new UN R 129 - 02 states it as a necessity.

It is worth noting that car seats meeting the new i - Size standard must use ISOFIX and pass a side impact test, which isn't required for the ECE R44.04 standard.

The new i - Size standard include side impact testing which makes it difficult for infant seats to pass.

The new body structure is 25 percent stiffer than the old E46 3 - series, the main goal being to enhance crash performance, particularly in the new federal 50 - mph, rear - end offset crash and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety side - impact test.

Safety The new RAV4 earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's top rating of Good in both frontal and side - impact crash tests.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) NCAP division seeks to solicit for new competitive contracts for full - scale vehicle frontal rigid barrier impact testing and side air bag out - of - position testing, to begin on March 1, 2018.

Soon, our country will have norms for full frontal impact, offset frontal impact and lateral or side impact tests which are to be adhered to by all new cars by 1st October 2019.

The new prototype barrier being used in side impact tests conducted by the Institute is based on the FMVSS 214 barrier, but it stands about 12 inches taller in part because it's raised higher off the ground like SUVs and pickups.

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, 20Side 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, 20side impact crashworthiness, June 28, 2003, and Status Report special issue: protection against neck injury in rear crashes, Nov. 20, 2004).

The Vitara Brezza complies with side impact and offset crash tests set by the Bharat New Vehicle Safety Assessment Programme (BNVSAP).

2Includes a new, additional test mode for side - pole impact.

Based on the Institute's front, side, and rear impact tests, the Malibu with optional side airbags and Volkswagen's new Jetta with standard side airbags are the Institute's two highest rated moderately priced midsize cars overall.

The new 2015 Honda Odyssey has received five stars — a highest crash test rating — in both the front and side impact tests.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Drivers of vehicles that perform well in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's side - impact crash test are much less likely to die in a real - world left - side crash than drivers of vehicles that do poorly, a new analysis finds.

This new assessment included a frontal offset impact test, side impact test, and evaluation of safety features.

The government, in its New Car Assessment Program gives one to five stars to vehicles for the amount of protection provided to belted occupants in front - and side - impact crash tests.

We also increased safety of the new Sonata in a side - impact test,» said Yang Hee - won, director of vehicle structure design.

Based on the new ASEAN NCAP Assessment 2017 - 2020 Protocol, the new CR - V scored an overall 88.8 out of 100 points across a frontal offset impact test, side impact...

The Institute's side impact test results are a relatively new addition to the frontal offset crash test ratings the Institute has been providing to consumers since 1995.

«These new crash test results show that the same improvements are beginning to be made for protection in serious side impacts.»

Our test car came with optional side - impact air bags, which add $ 390 to the sticker, and Ford's new emergency trunk release system, which is standard.

The new SEAT Ibiza was put to three different crash tests — frontal impact, side impact and pole impact.

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.

«The new Jetta was the first vehicle to ace our side impact test,» says Institute president Brian O'Neill.

NHTSA's new budget includes funds for side impact testing and direction to harmonize with European test

Crash - testing of the X5 has allowed it to set new standards in front - and side - impact protection.

With the new test, officials would simulate a side - impact accident, showing how effective these seats are in protecting a child when a vehicle door intrudes and to see how effective they are at minimizing the forces upon the child's chest and head.

With this new testing system, we'll be able to know just how safe they are when it comes to side - impact collisions.