Sentences with phrase «rear impact crash tests»

They properly installed the car seats and then conducted 12 rear impact crash tests of moderate the severity with dummies strapped into the car seats, measuring how each crash would affect each body part.

Not exact matches

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 2012 Q5 received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest score, Good, in frontal offset, side - impact, rear - impact, and roof - strength crash tests, making it a Top Safety Pick.

Marring those results is a safety concern stemming from the side - impact crash - test results: During the test, the cabin door panel hit the torso of the dummy in the rear seat, increasing the chance of injury.

Safety The 2012 A6 received a 2012 Top Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, reflecting Good overall ratings in the frontal - offset and side - impact crash tests, roof - strength test, and rear - impact neck - protection evaluation.

Safety, Features & Pricing In crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the X5 scored the top mark, Good, in front, side and rear impacts.

SAFETY The 2013 BMW X5 received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest rating of Good in front -, side - and rear - impact crash tests.

Safety, Reliability & Changes The RAV4 scored the highest rating, Good, in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's frontal - offset, side - impact and rear crash tests.

Safety & Reliability The C70 scores the highest rating, Good, in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's frontal offset and side - impact crash tests, as well as for rear - crash protection.

Safety In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tests, the CX - 9 earned the top score, Good, in frontal and side - impact tests and Marginal in roof strength and rear - impact tests.

The International Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave the 2013 A4 in the highest possible rating of» «good»» across the board on the frontal offset test, side impact test, roof strength test and rear crash test.

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.

In the side impact test for both models, measures taken from both the driver dummy and the passenger dummy seated in the rear seat indicated low risk of significant injuries in a real - world crash like this one.

Protection in side impacts improves, but most cars tested still afford marginal or poor protection in rear crashes

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests, a roof strength test for rollover protection, plus evaluations of seats / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

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, 2004).

Now 22 small models, including those the Institute tested previously, earn the award with tougher requirements including a roof strength test, an ESC requirement to help drivers avoid crashes, and a higher bar for rear impact protection.

In crash tests conducted by the NHTSA, it receives four out of five stars for passenger and driver impacts and four - star ratings for front and rear side impacts.

It fared excellent in insurance industry crash tests and generally garnered outstanding scores on other safety performance checks in the front, side, and rear impact and rollover categories.

IIHS rates vehicles in a moderate overlap front crash, small overlap front crash, side impact and rollover test, and evaluates seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impact collisions.

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.

In government crash test, the Rogue performed well, with NHTSA scores that include a perfect 5 - star rating in the categories of driver front impact, driver side impact and rear passenger side impact.

In the NHTSA side - impact crash tests, the 2001 - 2010 PT Cruiser received four stars for the driver and five stars for the rear passenger protection.

In the side - impact crash tests, the 2009 - 2010 Matrix scored five stars for the driver and four stars for the rear passenger.

In the side - impact crash tests, the 2004 - 2008 models without side airbags received three stars for both the front and the rear seat.

In the side - impact crash tests, the 2003 - 2006 Mazda 6 without side airbags received three stars for the front and four stars for the rear passenger protection.

The ratings are based on how well they protect passengers in front and side crash tests, in rollovers via a roof strength test, and in simulated rear impacts to evaluate seat and head restraints for protection against neck injuries.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the Outlander Sport the second - best score of «Acceptable» in the small - overlap frontal - offset crash test and the best grade of «Good» in the moderate - overlap frontal - offset, side - impact, roof - strength and rear - impact (whiplash - protection) crash tests.

IIHS evaluates crashworthiness with five tests: moderate and small overlap frontal crashes, a side crash, a roof strength test and a head restraint and seat test that simulates a rear 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 impRear 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 imprear impact.

The 40 - mph front impact simulates a high speed vehicle - to - vehicle crash while the 50 - mph offset rear - impact test measures fuel system integrity when the vehicle is hit at high speeds on the side nearest the fuel filler tube.

The IIHS rates vehicles on performance in front and side crash tests, a roof strength test, and evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

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.

Azera meets the Top Safety Pick rating criteria by earning good ratings in a front and side crash test, rear impact test assessing whiplash protection and a roof strength test to measure occupant protection in rollover crashes.

The IIHS, which compiles its own crash test data and rates each car on a scale from GOOD to POOR, puts together its Top Safety Picks by picking the cars that scored highest for protecting occupants from frontal, side and rear impacts, as well offering electronic stability control as either standard or optional equipment.

Building on the 2006 Infiniti M35's Good safety rating by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for side and front offset collision tests, the 2007 model has a battalion of airbags and crash - mitigation features, including: frontal and supplemental side - impact airbags for the driver and the front passenger; curtain side - impact supplemental airbags; and front - and rear - seat active head restraints.

In contrast, insurance industry tests had poor evaluations of the GMC Canyon specifically for the Crew Cab model: in frontal offset tests, it scored â $ ˜Acceptableâ $ ™, in side impact tests, it scored â $ ˜Poorâ $ ™, and in both roof strength and rear crash tests, it scored â $ ˜Marginalâ $ ™.

The 2001 Honda Civic Coupe was one of the first two passenger cars ever to earn the federal government's top 5 - star crash safety rating3 for the driver and front - and rear - seat passengers in both frontal and side - impact crash tests.

The Institute introduced the Plus award in 2012 to recognize models that achieve «good» or «acceptable» performance in the small - overlap test as well as «good» ratings in each of four other criteria — moderate overlap front crash, side impact and rollover tests, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

In the side - impact crash tests, the 2007 - 2010 FJ Cruiser scored five stars for the front seat and five stars for the rear seat passenger protection.

The frequency of whiplash and its cost to European society has motivated Euro NCAP to integrate a new rear impact test into its crash test programme.

In the NHTSA side - impact crash tests, the 2004 - 2008 Acura TL received four stars for the front and five stars for the rear seat protection.

The Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

In the side - impact crash test, the RAV4 got five stars for both the driver and the rear seat passenger.

Proposed test procedures and injury criteria to determine injury mechanisms and countermeasures for restrained children in side and rear impact crashes (comment)

Testing showed that this can occur if the mats are moved forward from the clipped position approximately two inches into a position in which the rear edge of the mats will abut the retention clip (s) when installed singly and align with the clip (s) when stacked on another floor mat.The pedal interference incidents reviewed by the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) include 1 crash and 9 incidents with allegations of brake friction materials smoking and / or requiring repair for heat related damage.The crash incident occurred after the parking brake was applied at speed, resulting in loss - of - control vehicle yaw event caused by lock - up of the rear tires.The spin - out resulted in a side impact collision with an oncoming vehicle in an opposing lane of traffic.

The IIHS literally determined the safest car model creation by means of categorical crash tests such as moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact, rollover and rear impact.

Each year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rates cars based on their performance in high - speed front and side crash tests, a rollover test, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

The Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.