Sentences with phrase «overlap crash»

Does scoring well in a crash test (like the IIHS's small overlap crash test) lead to lower or higher insurance rates?

The small overlap crash test simulates what happens when a vehicle strays over the center line and hits the oncoming vehicle in the corner or the corner, or the vehicle hits a tree or a pole.

For an overview of the small front overlap crash test and how well these cars performed, check out the IIHS video embedded above.

Just one of the twelve models passed the small front overlap crash test with a «good» rating: the MINI Cooper Countryman.

The idea, here, is to allow that frame to absorb impacts in a number of different crash conditions, especially the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's small overlap crash, which only subjects the outer 25 percent of a vehicle's front end to an impact with a barrier.

And when it came to the side impact and front moderate overlap crash tests, all three models earned the top evaluation of «good.»

The Audi Q5 has received the highest possible rating in Small Overlap crash test, a Top Safety Pick from the U.S. Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS).

Because the small overlap crash test is so new, the IIHS only requires cars to score «good» or «acceptable» on it to earn a Top Safety Pick rating — provided they ace all four of the organization's other crash tests (moderate front overlap, side, rollover, and rear).

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently tested a total of 11 minicars in its relatively new small - overlap crash test, and the Chevrolet Spark was the only one to earn an Acceptable...

It joins the Honda Odyssey, which last year earned a good rating in the small overlap crash test, in the ranks of Top Safety Pick + award winners.

Most vehicles today are designed to do well in the government's full - width front crash test and in the Institute's moderate overlap front test, but that is no guarantee of good performance in a small overlap crash.

In the small overlap crash, the Impala's structure held up reasonably well, with maximum intrusion of 4 inches at the lower door - hinge pillar.

«The Camaro's safety cage is built to resist intrusion in a small overlap crash, and that's good news for Camaro drivers,» Lund says.

The 2017 Corolla qualifies for a Top Safety Pick + award with a good rating for occupant protection in a small overlap crash and a superior rating for front crash prevention.

In moderate overlap crash tests conducted by the IIHS, the 2010 - 2014 4 - door GTI has received «Good» rating Pros: Fun to drive, responsive engine, reasonable fuel economy, dashboard layout, supportive front seats, interior fit and finish Cons: Premium gasoline recommended, expensive to maintain, lack of storage space Common problems: Problems with an early version of the cam chain tensioner can cause a rattling noise at startup.

«Toyota changed the airbag algorithm in the 2014 model tC so the curtain airbag would deploy in a small overlap crash.

Nor did it score well in the recently introduced small overlap crash test.

Most new vehicles are designed to do well in the federal government's full - width front crash test and in the Institute's moderate overlap front test, but that is no guarantee of good performance in a small overlap crash.

Findings of the UDV study of crashes in Germany confirm that the small overlap crash problem isn't unique to the U.S..

All of this adds up to poor protection in a small overlap crash.»

The Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Buick Encore, Jeep Patriot and Ford Escape each flunked the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) small overlap crash test in one way or another.

All of this adds up to marginal or poor protection in a small overlap crash.»

Its death rate is 68; in 2014 it achieved an acceptable rating in the small - overlap crash test.

The IIHS awarded Colorado and Canyon «Good» ratings in front moderate overlap crash protection.

Japanese automaker Toyota, who earned «poor» ratings during mid-size car small overlap crash testing last December, asked the IIHS to postpone testing of their RAV4 crossover until they were able to update the vehicle to perform better in such crashes.

This is a spacious and fuel - efficient subcompact, but it got a poor rating in the small overlap crash test.

The IIHS has so far put only four full classes of vehicle through the new small overlap crash test: small cars, mid-size and mid-size luxury, and small SUVs.

Toyota says they are keen on «responding to the challenge» posed by the new small overlap crash test and are «looking at a range of solutions.»

The «plus» in Top Safety Pick + is added if the vehicle scores an «acceptable» or «good» in their small overlap crash test, in which the vehicle is lined up so that 25 percent of it — a front corner — overlaps with a barrier during a frontal, 40 - mph (64 km / h) collision.

(In the small overlap crash test, the vehicle is lined up so that 25 percent of it — a front corner — overlaps with a barrier during a frontal, 40 - mph [64 km / h] collision.)

The IIHS first put luxury sedans through their new small overlap crash test, last August; three of 11 of the sedans tested failed.

The RAV4 now joins five other small crossover SUVs to flunk the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's new small overlap crash test, reports Automotive News.

The Accent is mechanically similar to the Kia Rio, but its death rate is a bit higher — 104 — thanks to a poor small overlap crash rating.

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.

The test shown below is the Moderate Front Overlap crash test.

Genesis is also the first rear - wheel drive luxury sedan to earn a Good rating in the small overlap crash test.

The Focus in general missed a Top Safety Pick rating by scoring Average on the IIHS's small overlap crash test.

In many ways, the huge discrepancy between this year and last year is because of the new small - overlap crash test.

The Top Safety Pick + award is a new designation that also ranks cars in a new small - overlap crash test.

«Five manufacturers redesigned their midsize cars to enhance small overlap crash protection.»

The lack of active safety features coupled with a score of «Acceptable» on the small frontal overlap crash test in 2015, means this 2016 Q50 test vehicle is not an IIHS Top Safety Pick.

That stipulation was included after it was found that some automakers were neglecting to make the same changes that protect the driver's side in a small overlap crash test to the passenger's side (which wasn't always tested before).

This is expected to help with the IIHS» small - overlap crash test.

However, in the testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), it gathered the worst possible rating in the small overlap crash test.

When the IIHS tested the pre-facelift Mustang in 2010, was rated Good for the moderate overlap crash test, as well as head restraints and seats, but it only gained an acceptable rating for side protection.

It's a smaller collection of vehicles than last year — just 15, down from 38 last year — thanks to new rules that add headlight performance and passenger side small - overlap crash protection to the criteria.

It gets good ratings save for its passenger side small overlap crash protection rating, which comes in at the minimum «acceptable» level the IIHS considered for vehicles worthy of inclusion here.

The worst of the lot in IIHS testing was the Nissan Quest which was not just a poor performer among minivans, but one of the worst performing vehicles the IIHS has ever seen in the small overlap crash test.

Volvo runs small overlap crash tests as part of its vehicle safety development program.

«Following a gradual phase - in, the small overlap crash is now part of our basic battery of tests, and good or acceptable performance should be part of every vehicle's safety credentials.