Sentences with phrase «occupant compartment allowed»
In contrast, the Ford Escape's (right) occupant compartment allowed too much intrusion.
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Across the board, the Outlander Sport received a marginal rating and the Ford Escape earned a poor rating in part for allowing «too much intrusion into the occupant compartment» on the passenger - side, IIHS said.
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 structure of the older Elantra allowed a lot of intrusion into the occupant compartment, and driver dummy injury measures indicated that rib fractures, internal organ injuries, and a broken left leg would be possible in a real - world crash.
Structural improvements made to the front end and occupant compartment of the 2015 Toyota Prius c allowed the small hybrid to earn a Top Safety Pick from the IIHS.
«Both the Outlander Sport and Escape allowed too much intrusion into the occupant compartment on the right side,» the Institute said in a statement, rating the Escape's overall performance as «Poor» and the Mitsubishi's as «Marginal.»
The wheelbase was expanded to 124 inches (3,100 mm) to allow for rear passenger supplement restraints, rear occupant entertainment center and storage compartment.