Not exact matches
Besides the unique styling and powertrain, new features are said to include a
redesigned interior with lightweight manually adjustable seats and a more basic instrument panel; a canvas top that can be operated with one hand from the driver's seat; a lighter body with hang - on panels made of steel, aluminum, and polyurethane; a slightly lower windshield, thinner side glass, and a plexiglass rear window; and fixed rollover - protection loops behind the
head restraints rather than active pop - up elements.
The
redesign and reengineering helped the crossover to win the best possible Good score in all crash tests, including the small front overlap, the moderate overlap front, side, and roof strength tests, plus the
head restraint and seating category.
The
redesigned seats and
head restraints are all intended to do this by reducing the differential motion.
The question addressed in the Institute's new research is whether these
redesigned seats and
head restraints are doing a better job of reducing neck injuries in real - world crashes, compared with older designs.
A first of its kind, the study compared vehicles of different model years that had
redesigned seats and
head restraints but had not been significantly changed in any other way.
Audi
redesigned the seat /
head restraints in the A4 and A6 to improve performance in the Institute's rear test.
But then Ford
redesigned this seat for 2006, making the
head restraint shorter by almost three inches.
A very comfortable midsize styled car, Kia Optima also undergoes into
redesigning in 2013 which is reinforced body with side - impact protection beams, active
head restraints and seat belt pre-tensioners.