Sentences with phrase «rear crash protection»

The seat / head restraints in all but three of the cars in this group also have been rated for rear crash protection.

Rear crash protection results vary more widely, and only one had a good rating.

Side tests were added in 2003, and the following year a dynamic test to evaluate rear crash protection was introduced.

This reflects the improvements manufacturers have been making in the side and rear crash protection afforded by their newer cars.

It earned a poor rating in the side test and a marginal rating for rear crash protection.

Safety ratings on the 2012 Chevy Colorado are mixed, with a top level «Good» rating from the International Institute of Highway Safety on frontal offset crash testing, but a «Marginal» rating on rear crash protection.

Poor rear crash protection: Honda Accord 4dr, Infiniti M35, Nissan Quest, and Toyota Avalon and Sienna

The Institute also named an additional 26 vehicles that earned good ratings in the front and side crash tests and offered electronic stability control as standard or optional, but fell short in rear crash protection.

Marginal rear crash protection: Acura TL, Honda Odyssey, Lexus ES 350 and GS 350, and Toyota Camry, FJ Cruiser, Prius, and RAV4

«Other minivans have earned good front and side ratings, but they haven't achieved a satisfactory level of rear crash protection.

With a new Active Head Restraint System for front seat passengers, the 2009 RL is anticipated to receive a GOOD rating in IIHS rear crash protection evaluation.

Also according to the IIHS, active front head restraints improve rear crash protection.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Seat / head restraint designs in 22 current car models are rated good for rear crash protection, but those in 53 other cars are rated marginal or poor.

Rear crash protection results vary more widely.

To evaluate rear crash protection, vehicle seats are affixed to the sled, which is accelerated to simulate a stationary vehicle that's rear - ended by another vehicle of the same weight going 20 mph.

This reflects the improvements manufacturers have been making in the side and rear crash protection afforded by their newer cars (most vehicles have afforded good occupant protection in frontal crashes for several years).

Rear crash protection was rated as «good».

In addition to the top rating for frontal protection, the 2008 Jeep Patriot equipped with available front torso airbags also was rated «Good» for side impact protection and «Acceptable» for rear crash protection.

The Jeep Wrangler, made by Fiat Chrysler, didn't win a «Top Safety Pick» because it offered only «marginal» side and rear crash protection, the institute said in a statement.

The IIHS rated the Sentra an» «acceptable»» for frontal off - set crash test, a» «poor»» for side impact, and a» «poor»» for rear crash protection and head restraint.

The other 8 models are rated marginal or poor for rear crash protection.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has been rated «Good», the highest possible rating, for side impact and rear crash protection.

To qualify for the designation, vehicles must have the highest rating of good for frontal, side, rollover, and rear crash protection and must have electronic stability control (ESC).

Of its four tests, the frontal offset test, side impact test, roof strength test and rear crash protection / head restraint test, the Suzuki Equator scored a highest possible grade of «Good» on three, with a second highest possible rating of «Acceptable» on the rear crash protection test.

Gold winners scored good ratings for front, side, and rear crash protection.

The same goes for Toyota's hybrid Prius, which performed well in the Institute's front and side crash tests but came up short for rear crash protection.

The IIHS evaluation methods include: frontal offset test for a vehicle driving at 40 mph (approximately 64km / h), side impact test for a vehicle driving at 31mph (50km / h), rear crash protection for a vehicle driving at 20mph (32km / h) and roof strength test to determine a vehicles» protection performance as: «Good», «Acceptable», «Marginal» or «Poor» based on deformation of the vehicle and the performance of the safety equipment.

Top Safety Pick recognizes the vehicles that earn the highest ratings for front, side, rollover, and rear crash protection, and that have electronic stability control, which is standard on the 5 series.

Instead, rear crash protection is rated acceptable, marginal, or poor (Honda reports that the seat / head restraints in the only Civic model with electronic stability control wouldn't be rated good).

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave it perfect scores in tests for moderate front overlap impact, side impact, rear crash protection, and roof strength, with an Acceptable score in small front overlap impact.

Rear crash protection is rated according to head restraint height and horizontal distance behind the head of an average - size man plus performance in a dynamic test that measures forces on the neck during a rear impact.

In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests the Sonata received a «Good» overall in the frontal impact crash test, an «Acceptable» overall score in the side impact crash test, and a «Good» rating for rear crash protection.

The 2012 Toyota Prius c scored a highest grade (Good) on Frontal offset test results, Side impact test results, Roof strength test results and Rear crash protection / head restraint ratings.

And, yesterday, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), announced that the 2006 Rabbit four - door received the Top Safety Pick, Silver award, based on the Institute's frontal offset, side impact, and rear crash protection ratings.

Rear crash protection is another area of improvement.

The number of vehicles earning the annual award has more than doubled, as manufacturers improve front, side and rear crash protection and offer electronic stability control.

But rear crash protection is rated acceptable, marginal, or poor.

This car earns the second - lowest rating of marginal for rear crash protection.

The Edge also earns a good rating for rear crash protection, so it wins the Institute's 2007 Top Safety Pick award.

The Fusion without optional side airbags is rated poor for side crash protection, and it earned a marginal rating for rear crash protection.

Rear crash protection is rated according to a two - step procedure.

Those considered «best choices» for under $ 20,000 also have good ratings for side crash protection, good head restraints and seats for rear crash protection, and good roof strength to protect occupants in rollover crashes.

Seat / head restraint designs in 22 current car models are rated good for rear crash protection, but those in 53 other cars are rated marginal or poor.

Rear crash protection is rated according to a 2 - step procedure.

Only the Ford Freestar and its twin Mercury Monterey earn good overall ratings for rear crash protection.

Those that do don't have seat / head restraints rated good for rear crash protection.