Sentences with phrase «speed crash tests»

The bumpers on the new Chevrolet TrailBlazer sport SUV and redesigned Dodge Ram 1500 pickup have improved in low - speed crash tests compared with predecessor models of the same vehicles.

Bumpers that don't bump, resulting in costly damage in what should be minor crashes, are the norm for cars evaluated in the Institute's low - speed crash tests.

ARLINGTON, Va. — In low - speed crash tests, the bumpers on the new Mitsubishi Lancer, Subaru Impreza, and Volvo S40 didn't bump very well.

In a recent series of low - speed crash tests involving four large pickups and three small SUVs, all but one of the seven vehicles allowed excessive damage.

In low - speed crash tests, the bumpers on the 2002 Lexus ES 300 and Toyota Camry performed reasonably well, preventing extensive damage in the 5 mph tests.

Bumpers that don't bump, resulting in costly damage in what should be minor crashes, are the norm for cars evaluated in IIHS low - speed crash tests.

Bumpers on 2009 models of the Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Mazda 6 and Nissan Maxima performed better than their 2007 predecessors in low - speed crash tests.

In low - speed crash tests, the bumpers on the new Mitsubishi Lancer, Subaru Impreza, and Volvo S40 didn't bump very well.

Improvements to car bumpers haven't carried over to many SUVs, which allow excessive damage in low - speed crash tests.

The 2000 S80 was one of five midsized luxury cars that performed well in the institute's high - speed crash tests, but the research organization for auto insurers withheld its top rating from the S80 because of concerns about air bags.

As part of the petition to NHTSA, the Institute details the results of low - speed crash tests involving four midsize SUVs striking the backs of stationary midsize cars, all Hyundai Sonatas.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Ford F - 150 pickup and Freestar minivan, both new for 2004, didn't perform well in low - speed crash tests conducted recently by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

During the course of its development, the new E-Class was subjected to more than 150 high - speed crash tests and a total of more than 17,000 realistic crash simulations.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducts low - speed crash tests to determine how much damage cars will suffer in accidents.

WASHINGTON — Five newly designed cars and sport utility vehicles performed well in high - speed crash tests by the insurance industry, including a Cadillac sedan that was redesigned after it failed to win the highest rating.

A: Vehicles subjected to high - speed crash tests at the Institute's Vehicle Research Center are essentially unrepairable.

Total damage in the higher speed crash test was about $ 28,000.

Not exact matches

The European Le Mans Series was in action at the «Temple of Speed» on Tuesday and Wednesday but the opening day of the test involved a huge crash for the M.Racing — YMR LMP3 machine.

According to prosecutors, a blood test Haskins was given two hours after the crash gauged his blood - alcohol level at.16 (the legal limit is.10); fresh from a party and speeding south to Fort Collins, Colo., to patch things up with his girlfriend, Haskins had drifted over the center line and smashed into the Jeep.

These crash tests are taped with high speed cameras (1000 frames per second) in order for engineers to carefully observe the results in slow motion.

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Our heavily specced test car is equipped with, amongst other things, Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keeping Aid systems, a Low Speed Safety System (helps you to avoid crashing in town), Traffic Sign Recognition (displays the last speed limit sign you passed), Driver Alert (works out how «with it» you are and whether you should stop for some caffeine), Blind Spot Information, Adaptive Cruise Control, Auto High Beam headlights, Stop - Start and Active Park Assist (which will identify a big enough kerbside parking space as you drive past and then steer you intoSpeed Safety System (helps you to avoid crashing in town), Traffic Sign Recognition (displays the last speed limit sign you passed), Driver Alert (works out how «with it» you are and whether you should stop for some caffeine), Blind Spot Information, Adaptive Cruise Control, Auto High Beam headlights, Stop - Start and Active Park Assist (which will identify a big enough kerbside parking space as you drive past and then steer you intospeed limit sign you passed), Driver Alert (works out how «with it» you are and whether you should stop for some caffeine), Blind Spot Information, Adaptive Cruise Control, Auto High Beam headlights, Stop - Start and Active Park Assist (which will identify a big enough kerbside parking space as you drive past and then steer you into it).

Child restraints take their punches in repeated crash tests at high speed.

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When the Institute subjected child restraints to successive crash tests at high speeds, most of the restraints kept their structural integrity despite minor damage.

In addition to its outstanding crash test scores, the car's passive and active safety equipment includes four antilock disc brakes, front - seat side airbags with individual chambers for chest and hip protection, a set of side curtain airbags, and Volvo's «City Safety» slow - speed frontal - collision mitigation system.

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.

For evaluations of automatic braking for front crash prevention ratings, the manufacturer must provide test footage, as well as information about the vehicle's speed, location and accelerator and brake pedal positions.

The crash test procedure consisted of spinning the flywheel up to its full 64,500 RPM top speed before disconnecting the drive portion of the spin test rig and crashing the complete test chamber.

Another 24 percent of the frontal crashes were moderate overlap crashes, although they likely occurred at much higher speeds than the Institute's moderate overlap test.

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It also had to pass several crash tests for both the low - speed and high - speed automatic braking system.

When you think that most crashes happend at 80km / h you would really reconsider these tests, because with that kind of speed, it won't do much good.

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Silver 2014 Ford Explorer XLT FWD 6 - Speed Automatic with Select - Shift 3.5 L 6 - Cylinder SMPI DOHC Awards: * 2014 KBB.com 5 - Year Cost to Own Awards * 2014 KBB.com Brand Image Awards Reviews: * Upscale cabin; abundant high - tech features; comfortable ride; top crash test scores; fuel - efficient turbocharged four - cylinder engine; strong turbocharged V6.

A new test program by the Institute rates the performance of front crash prevention systems to help consumers decide which features to consider and encourage automakers to speed adoption of the technology.

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The tests illustrate what happens in a 25 mph crash when the striking vehicle doesn't have autobrake, compared with what happens when autobrake reduces the speed by 13 mph.

The third test measures how well vehicle seats and head restraints protect people against neck injury in low - speed rear crashes.

Institute test programs rate the performance of headlights, front crash prevention and rear crash prevention systems to help consumers compare them and to encourage automakers to speed adoption of the technology.

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New crash tests and analysis by IIHS demonstrate that underride guards on tractor - trailers can fail in relatively low - speed crashes — with deadly consequences.

These tests were big departure from last year's IIHS crash tests of a pair of low - speed electric vehicles.

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