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These Top Safety Picks are replacing our previous «best pick» designations that were awarded separately for front and side crash test performance,» Institute president Brian O'Neill explains.

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.

While the Rio 5 - Door received five stars for its overall side crash - test performance, in the side barrier test the rear door panel struck the backseat test dummy's torso.

Safety The 2012 Rio 5 - Door received a four - star (out of five) overall rating in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash testing, but its performance was marred by a Safety Concern warning in the side barrier crash test.

Safety The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Chevrolet Cruze its top rating of good for its performance in moderate - overlap and side - impact crash tests.

The 2015 Audi A6 already scored «Good» in four of the IIHS's crash - test criteria: moderate overlap crash performance, side - impact performance, roof strength, and headrest and seat performance.

Each vehicle's overall side evaluation is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of the vehicle is struck by a barrier moving at 31 mph.

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.

In crash tests conducted by ANCAP in 1998 to EuroNCAP regulations RHD Lanos 3dr hatchback showed poor performance, scoring 0.31 out of 16 in offset front crash test and 6.98 of 16 in side impact test.

The side evaluation is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of a vehicle is struck by a barrier moving at 31 mph.

The IIHS has designated the 2017 Toyota Camry as a Top Safety Pick due to its stellar performance in every crash test available (including small and moderate front overlap, side impact, and roof strength).

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.

The side rating is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of a vehicle is struck by a barrier moving at 31 mph.

But as for the Jetta, its German engineering delivered a 5 - Star Overall Safety Rating from NHTSA, based on a 5 - star test result in the side - crash evaluation and 4 - star performances for both frontal - crash and rollover situations.

The Chevrolet Malibu with optional side airbags (right) earns this designation for side impact crash test performance.

- Good structural performance in the small overlap front test - Low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of high severity - Side torso and side curtain airbags both deploSide torso and side curtain airbags both deploside curtain airbags both deployed.

Each vehicle's overall side evaluation is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of the vehicle is struck by a barrier moving at 31 mph that represents the front end of a pickup or SUV.

Each vehicle's overall side evaluation is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of the vehicle is struck by a moving barrier representing the front end of a pickup or SUV.

The side curtain airbags in the Ford and the Mitsubishi did not deploy during the crash tests, a factor that likely contributed to these vehicles» poor performance.

According to the Institute, Ford reinforced the driver's side to improve its small overlap front crash test score, but did not do the same for the passenger - side structure, a condition that led to the variance in performance from side to side.

In government crash testing, the 2016 Acadia received a top five - star rating for overall performance, with five stars for total frontal impact safety and five stars for total side impact safety.

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.

In government crash tests, the Traverse earned a top five - star (out of five) rating for overall performance, with five stars for overall front - impact protection and five stars for overall side - impact protection.

In government crash testing, the 2016 Sonata earned a perfect five - star overall rating, with five stars overall for its performance in frontal - and side - impact crash tests.

Nearly every passenger vehicle now earns a good rating in the Institute's frontal crash test, but performance varies widely in side and rear tests.

In addition to the seven passenger - side small overlap tests, Institute engineers conducted two passenger - side moderate overlap tests to make sure there weren't any differences in performance in that type of crash.

In government crash tests, the Traverse earned a top five - star rating for overall performance, with five out of five stars given for overall front - impact protection and five stars for overall side - impact protection.

Automakers will conduct crash tests and related research using the Institute's side impact test to assess the safety benefits of adding performance criteria for other body regions, with specific attention to the thorax and abdomen.

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.

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.

For the first time IIHS has evaluated the performance of minivans in side impact crash tests.

The Institute developed the passenger - side small overlap front crash test after it became clear that some manufacturers weren't paying sufficient attention to the passenger side as they made improvements to achieve better performance in the driver - side small overlap front test.

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Each vehicle's overall side evaluation is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of the vehicle is struck by a barrier that represents the front end of a pickup truck or SUV.

Each vehicle's overall side evaluation is based on performance in a crash test in which the side of the vehicle is struck by a barrier moving at 31 mph and representing the front end of a pickup or SUV.

This contributed to its strong performance in side crash tests.

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.

The IIHS performs side impact and rollover crash tests and rates vehicles as poor, marginal, acceptable, or good based on their performances in these tests.