Sentences with phrase «rollover crash protection»

«We anticipate that our roof strength test will drive improved rollover crash protection the same way our frontal offset and side tests have led to better occupant protection in these kinds of crashes,» says Institute president Adrian Lund.

It worked: the Cruze received the highest possible «Good» ratings in front, side, rear and rollover crash protection tests by the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Not exact matches

The new tech includes pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control, automatic braking, run - off road protection, intersection crash prevention, low - shock seats and seat frames, pre-tightening seatbelts, rollover stability control, traffic jam assist, active bay and parallel parking with rear - traffic warning, and a 360 - dergee Surround View camera system.

To earn the rating, cars must receive top scores of Good in front, side and rear crashes, as well as pass roof - strength tests that measure rollover protection.

The Targa bar both made the roofless bodywork more structurally rigid and seemed to offer passenger protection in a rollover crash (though no formal promises were made).

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave the Altima four stars for frontal crash protection for front passenger and driver, side rear passenger, and rollover protection, and three stars for side driver impact protection.

Roof strength is important for protection in a rollover crash.

In terms of crash protection, the NHTSA gives the 2017 Focus five - door hatchback five out of five stars in frontal crashes, five out of five stars in side impacts, and four out of five stars in rollovers, with a five out of five star rating overall.

The 2014 and 2015 allroad models received a 5 - Star crash rating, given by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's new Car Assessment Program, which indicates that the allroad provides a level of crash protection and rollover safety that goes beyond what is required by federal law.

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.

The federal government's New Car Assessment Program also evaluates new vehicles for protection in front, side and rollover crashes.

Safety: The 2010 Outback got perfect 5 stars out of 5 for front and side crash protection, and 4 stars for rollover resistance from the NHTSA.

Removing the roof takes away an integral component of this structure, meaning the load path had to be redefined in order to retain the high rigidity and crash safety, including side impact and rollover protection.

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.

Beginning with 2014 models, the side curtain airbags were lengthened and reprogrammed to deploy in frontal crashes (in addition to side and rollover crashes) to improve occupant protection.

All models that made it to the 2013 winners» circle continue to offer a high level of protection in four main crash types — moderate overlap front, side, rollover and rear.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Five minivan models have earned the 2011 Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, standing out from competitors for superior protection in rollover crashes.

New features include roof - mounted head curtain side air bags with rollover protection for all seating rows and front - seat safety belt pretensioners that are linked to the vehicle's sensing system to provide segment - exclusive deployment in rear - end crashes.

The NHTSA hasn't conducted crash tests with the Denali yet, but similar models have scored just like the Escalade — five stars for frontal crashes (the best), but only three stars for rollover protection.

Sure, they did just fine in NHTSA's physical testing, with a 4 - star ranking for rollover protection and 5 stars for overall safety, frontal - crash protection and side - crash protection, but they also tout a long list of standard and available safety enhancers such as:

And that also includes the same 5 - star rating for side - crash protection, and the same 4 - star marks in frontal - crash and rollover testing.

More specifically, the 2015 Subaru Impreza brought home a 5 - Star Overall Safety Rating by earning 5 stars in the side - crash and rollover evaluations, receiving 4 stars for frontal - crash protection, and being singled out by the agency for recommended technologies including a rearview camera, lane - departure warning and forward - collision warning.

In that rigorous testing regimen, vehicles are analyzed for passenger protection in frontal crash, side crash and rollover scenarios, and NHTS also keeps track of which entries offer «Recommended Technologies» such as a rearview camera, forward collision warning or lane departure warning.

On top of earning a five - star rating in its most recent crash test, the car comes as standard with an extensive list of safety equipment, including traction control, rollover protection, lots of airbags, night vision, brake assist and stability control.

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.

The 2010 Lexus HS 250h, a midsize luxury hybrid, earns a good rating for side impact protection and an acceptable rating for roof strength in rollover crashes.

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

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.

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, as well as evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

In government crash tests, the 2016 Impreza received five out of five stars for overall crash protection, with four stars for frontal - impact safety and five stars for side - impact and rollover safety.

Frontal crash - test ratings from the NHTSA are five stars for both the driver and passenger, but the AWD Escalade gets only three stars for rollover protection.

In government crash tests, the Mazda 6 earned five out of five stars overall, with five stars for frontal and side impact protection and four stars for rollover protection.

In government tests, the Durango received four out of five stars for overall and frontal crash protection, five stars for side impact protection and three stars in rollover tests.

There's also a rollover protection system that can deploy two aluminum bars within 90 milliseconds of a crash.

As a result of all these measures, the new Cayenne models comply with all legal requirements for all types of crash protection, including frontal, side, diagonal and rear impact, as well as rollover damage and frontal - or sidepost impact.

It also lacks a fixed roof, so it can't provide good protection in rollover crashes.

Safety CanopyTM, Ford's exclusive side impact protection system, featuring side curtain air bags that help protect front and rear outboard passengers in both rollovers and side impact crashes.

The LX scores 4 and 5 stars for frontal crash and rollover protection respectively from the NHTSA.

The air bag is designed to stay inflated for several seconds for additional protection in rollover crashes, which often last longer than side - impact crashes.

The NHTSA actively crash tests new vehicles with criteria for Frontal Crash, Side Crash, and Rollover protection.

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 Police Interceptor utility vehicle features Ford's exclusive Safety Canopy ® side - curtain airbag rollover protection system that helps protect passengers in both rollover and side - impact crashes.

The Institute is releasing its first roof strength ratings to help consumers choose vehicles that offer the best protection in rollover crashes.

The 2011 later - release, 2012 and 2013 Forester got 4 stars overall, with four stars for frontal, side - crash protection and rollover resistance.

Good roof strength for protection in a rollover crash has been added to the requirements.

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.

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.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The 2010 Lexus HS 250h, a midsize luxury hybrid, earns a good rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for side impact protection and an acceptable rating for roof strength in rollover crashes.

Nissan also improved occupant protection in rear crashes and rollovers, boosting the Maxima's head restraints and seats rating from marginal to good and its roof strength rating from acceptable to good.

We want to reward manufacturers who are ahead of their competition when it comes to providing protection in rollover crashes.