Sentences with phrase «occupant protection tests»

The award is given to vehicles with a good or acceptable small overlap rating, good ratings in four other occupant protection tests, and a rating of basic or higher for front crash prevention -

To achieve a Top Safety Pick + designation, a vehicle must have a good rating in the five occupant protection tests and an advanced or superior rating for an available front crash prevention system.

The award is given to vehicles with a good or acceptable small overlap rating, good ratings in four other occupant protection tests, and a rating of basic or higher for front crash prevention.

Not exact matches

With safety features such as seven standard airbags, (up to nine in Europe, up to eight in the US) and standard Electronic Stability Programme (ESP), the Golf Mk6 has scored 36 out of 37 possible points for occupant protection, giving it a five - star rating by the Euro NCAP crash test agency.

The Secretary shall research and test enhanced occupant impact protection standards for motorcoach interiors to reduce substantially serious injuries for all passengers of motorcoaches.

The 2018 Ford Escape got the lowest score of poor for its protection of a front - seat occupant in the new small overlap front crash test on the passenger side.

Neither the NHTSA nor the IIHS have performed crash safety tests, so the extensive safety features list along with maker reputation will have to suffice for convincing prospective buyers about the level of occupant protection.

These vehicles are rated separately, except that the structural ratings for both vehicles are based on both tests, as are rear dummy injury and head protection ratings, because no changes were made to the rear occupant compartment.

Importantly for families, the Tiguan achieved a five - star rating in independent Euro NCAP crash - testing, with an impressive 96 % score for adult occupant safety and 84 % for its protection of younger passengers.

Following crash tests, the E-Class was deemed to offer 95 - percent protection for adult occupants, 90 percent for child passengers, 77 percent for pedestrians, and 62 percent for safety assist systems.

Thanks to a five - star crash - test rating from Euro NCAP, safety shouldn't be a concern, especially given the CLA's impressive 91 % score for adult occupant protection.

IIHS President, Adrian Lund, summarized the round of testing, saying «Given that sports cars have high crash rates, it's especially important that they offer their occupants the best possible protection in a crash.»

Finally, the European - spec ASX got an overall five - star rating in Euro NCAP's testing (86 % rating for adult occupant protection, 78 % for child occupant, 60 % for pedestrian, and 71 % for safety assist).

These cars are rated separately, except that the structure ratings for both vehicles are based on both tests, as are rear dummy injury and head protection ratings, because no changes were made to the rear occupant compartment.

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.

The car hasn't been crash - tested since 2009 — and the tests have become more demanding since then — but Euro NCAP gave it a five star safety rating, with a 90 per cent mark in the adult occupants category, 86 per cent for child occupants, 53 per cent for pedestrian protection, and 86 per cent in the safety assist category.

In the earlier tests of the small cars, half earned a good or acceptable rating for occupant protection in a small overlap crash and qualified for the IIHS Top Safety Pick + designation.

The seat / head restraints in the Optima are the only ones the Institute tested this time around that earn the top rating of good for occupant protection in rear crashes.

According to Euro NCAP's crash tests, the 3008/5008 is rated at 86 percent for adult occupant protection, 85 percent for child occupant, 67 percent for pedestrians, and 58 percent for safety assists systems.

New Institute crash tests of the BMW X5 and Volvo S80 — car - into - pole and vehicle - to - vehicle tests — demonstrate the important benefits afforded to occupants by these side airbag head protection systems.

The new top safety pick + designation is given to vehicles that earn «good» ratings for occupant protection in at least four of five tests, with no less than «acceptable» in the fifth test.

Crash testing revealed physical protection of occupants to be very good, but the car was marked down for its lack of autonomous emergency braking.

Back in 2015, we launched a Road Map for Safer Vehicles to encourage both governments and manufacturers to ensure that by the end of the decade all new cars should pass UN crash test standards for occupant and pedestrian protection and be fitted with electronic stability control.

In the frontal offset crash test where it scored 14.93 out of maximum 16 points, head and neck protection of front seat occupants was rated as good and protection of their legs and chest area was termed as acceptable.

Euro NCAP today confirmed that the new Toyota Auris has been awarded a maximum five - star rating for adult occupant protection in its safety crash test evaluation.

The Frontier was also granted with a» «good»» rating for occupant protection during front crash tests by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety.

In the first test, the side curtain airbag of a 2008 model provided only acceptable head protection for the rear occupant when it was caught by the B - pillar trim during deployment.

Tests indicated that the seats and head restraints provided good protection against whiplash injuries to the occupants of the front and rear seats.

The new Volkswagen Golf VI recently achieved 36 from a possible 37 points in Euro NCAP occupant protection crash testing.

Like Clio III, which obtained a five - star EuroNCAP crash test rating in 2005, it is engineered to provide uncompromising protection for all occupants.

Although the new Mini JCW hasn't gone through the Euro NCAP crash tests, its down - to - Earth brother, namely the Mini Cooper got four stars overall and was rated at 79 percent adult occupant protection, 73 percent child occupant protection and 56 percent for safety assistance features.

In September 2005, it achieved five - stars — the highest score possible — in the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP * 2) test of adult occupant protection safety.

Occupant protection in rear - enders has mostly lagged behind improvements in front and side crashworthiness, but the recently tested cars are exceptions.

In the side barrier test, dummy numbers showed good protection but the score for the head was penalised as the side curtain airbag was deemed not to have deployed in the correct manner in the side pole test (see Child Occupant Prprotection but the score for the head was penalised as the side curtain airbag was deemed not to have deployed in the correct manner in the side pole test (see Child Occupant ProtectionProtection).

Its adult protection score is quite good, at 93 per cent, but a score of 77 per cent for child occupant protection is not great for a family car, and a 55 per cent score in the safety assist category of the test shows just how much safety kit is either left on the options list or simply not available at all.

This is in addition to a good or acceptable rating for occupant protection in a small overlap front crash, plus good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests.

The independent organisation performs crash tests on the vast majority of cars sold in the UK and Europe, and each test scores cars in four different areas: adult occupant protection, child occupant protection, pedestrian protection and safety assistance — and the final category covers technology such as AEB and lane - departure warning systems.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Crash tests demonstrate that occupant protection in all kinds of vehicles is improving.

The XC60 scored 98 percent for adult occupant protection, 87 percent for child occupant protection, 76 percent for pedestrian safety and 95 percent for safety assistance systems, the highest results of any car since the larger Volvo XC90 scored 97 percent, 87 percent, 72 percent and 100 percent when it was tested in 2015.

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.

In the crash test for the non-airbag Maruti Suzuki Celerio, Global NCAP said the model scored zero stars in adult occupant protection and one star in child occupant protection.

In the frontal impact test of the Mazda 2, a small disturbance shortly before impact led to a delay in the firing of the airbags and protection of the front seat occupants was compromised.

The Renault Laguna would have been Euro NCAP's highest ever scorer in adult occupant protection if it had not lost a point for the opening of a rear door in the side impact test.

To qualify for Top Safety Pick, vehicles must have good ratings for occupant protection in the moderate overlap frontal test, side impact, rollover and rear tests, regardless of their small overlap rating.

The ratings for these vehicles are combined because the presence or lack of rear side torso airbags made little difference for rear occupant protection in the tests.

These vehicles are rated separately, except that the structure ratings for both vehicles are based on both tests, as are rear passenger dummy injury and head protection ratings, because no changes were made affecting structure or rear seat occupants.

We believe this new test will drive similar improvements in protection for occupants in side crashes.»

The HR - V achieved a 5 - star rating in the frontal offset crash test with scores of 15.21 out of 16.00 in Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and 73 % in Child Occupant Protection (COP).

In a release issued yesterday the institute said results from 2009 testing showed that small overlap crashes accounted for nearly a quarter of the frontal crashes involving serious or fatal injury to front seat occupants in vehicles that otherwise had good rating for frontal crash protection.

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.