Sentences with phrase «without side airbags»

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 2006 - 08 models, side airbags were standard, except in cars sold to fleet buyers that could be ordered without side airbags.

In the second test without side airbags, one attachment point released and a second one broke, allowing partial separation of the seat from the floor.

Without side airbag protection, the right front passenger would be vulnerable to contact with side structure and outside objects in a small overlap front crash.

Cons: Fuel economy, turning radius, poor crash test scores without side airbags.

2005 - 2008 models without side airbags were given a «poor» rating in side impact collisions, while the 2010 models with the system achieved a «good» classification.

In the 2008 - 09 model years, the side airbags were made standard, except in cars sold to fleet buyers that could still be ordered without side airbags.

The authors of both studies calculated fatality risk in cars without side airbags, with head - protecting side airbags, and with airbags that protect people's torsos but not their heads (almost all vehicles with head - protecting airbags provide torso protection too).

The Altima without side airbags earns three stars for side - impact protection.

«The driver dummy with the airbag to protect its head and torso recorded low injury measures, while high measures were recorded on the driver dummy in the Escape without side airbags.

We didn't record high injury forces on any of the dummies in the back seats, but in a crash at a different speed or configuration the heads of back - seat passengers would be at risk without side airbags,» Lund notes.

«In 2004 we tested 10 midsize moderately priced cars, and all 10 were rated poor in their standard configurations without side airbags.»

The risk presented by a side - impact collision in a VX fitted without side airbags is reduced by 50 percent when compared to a similarly specified VT model.

Caution: This means that when fleet vehicles without side airbags are eventually sold, they will be available to retail purchasers.

To estimate side airbag effectiveness in on - the - road crashes, Institute researchers used data from the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System and General Estimates System to compute the relative risk of dying for drivers of 1997 - 2002 car models with and without side airbags when their vehicles were struck on the left (driver) side.

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 dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel indicates that the driver's survival space was not maintained well (second test without side airbag deployment).

«In a real - world crash of similar severity without side airbags, there would be a high likelihood of serious head injuries and rib fractures,» O'Neill says.

The Camry, Accord, and Malibu without side airbags are rated poor for side impact protection.

In contrast, the performances of the Camry and Accord without side airbags were poor.

The Crown Victoria without side airbags is rated poor.

Rewind to 2004, and you'll discover that North American crash tests saw similar discrepancies, when vehicles were tested without side airbags as standard equipment.

The Evora Cup launches at the tail end of 2016, but if it does come to the U.S. (still undecided) it won't be as light as the Euro version, which can live without side airbags.

Cons: Road noise, models without side airbags scored poorly in side impact crash tests, no trunk release on the remote, some interior materials are not of top quality (e.g. carpet).

The authors calculated fatality risk in cars without side airbags, with head - protecting side airbags, and with airbags that protect the chest and abdomen but not the head (almost all vehicles with head - protecting airbags provide torso protection too).

NOTE: In 2006 - 07 LaCrosse models, side airbags were standard, except in cars sold to fleet buyers that could be ordered without side airbags.

(Toyota reported that the structural changes would not significantly affect side - impact performance in models without side airbags; therefore the overall side impact rating for 2002 - 06 models without side airbags is the same.)

Without side airbags, the two - door Wrangler earned the worst rating of «Poor,» while the Unlimited got the second - worst «Marginal.»

Caution: This means that when LaCrosse fleet cars without side airbags are eventually sold, they will be available to retail purchasers.

[56] A Poor score was given to models without side airbags.

In the 2009 model year, front and rear head curtain side airbags became standard except in cars sold to fleet buyers that could still be ordered without side airbags.

Two tests of the Verona were conducted, one a 2005 model equipped with standard side airbags, and one a 2004 model without side airbags.

Models without side airbags were given an overall poor rating.

The Five Hundred without the side airbags will be tested next year when the Institute assesses the side impact crashworthiness of other large family cars.

Beginning with 2008 models, side airbags were made standard, except in cars sold to fleet buyers that could still be ordered without side airbags.

Structure ratings are based on this test and on an earlier test of a 2008 Frontier model without side airbags.

Note: Toyota reported that the structural changes alone would not significantly affect side - impact performance; therefore, the overall side impact rating for 2004 - 05 models without side airbags is the same (Poor) as for 2001 - 03 RAV4s.

(Toyota reported that the structural changes alone would not significantly affect side - impact performance; therefore, the overall side impact rating for 2004 - 05 models without side airbags is the same as for 2001 - 03 RAV4s.)

(Chevrolet reported that these door trim panel changes would not significantly affect side - impact performance in models without side airbags; therefore the overall side impact rating for all 2004 and later models without side airbags is the same.)

Two tests of a 2006 G6 were conducted, one with optional side curtain and side torso airbags for the driver and rear passenger, and one without any side airbags.

The driver dummy's head was struck by the barrier in the 300 without side airbags, although this did not produce high head injury measures.

Cons: Front seats lack lateral support, paint scratches easy, poor scores for side crash protection without side airbags.

Without side airbags, injury measures recorded on the driver dummy indicated that serious head injuries would be possible in a real - world crash of similar severity.

Without side airbags, the G6 is rated poor in the side test.

Without the side airbags, the Escape is rated poor for side impact protection.