Most minivans struggle with crash test before small overlap - New IIHS
It didn t take long for Honda to meet the security concerns around its Fit subcompact hatchback raised by the IIHS crash test small overlap.
In its current form, the car failed miserably enough to be detected by the body financed by the insurance industry as one of the two worst During the small overlap test, which launches the car in a fixed barrier so that nearly 25 percent of the car makes an impact, the crash test dummy's head ricocheted off the airbag and smacked the dashboard But Honda said it expects 2015 fit to perform differently.
The company said it expects the new Fit to win the best security IIHS scores with a good grade in all test modes, including rigorous testing small overlap crash Honda is not the only company suffering scores reduced as a result of the new test September 11 minicars tested by the IIHS were awarded downgraded scores compared to last year thanks to a more rigorous set of standards for cars to appoint either a Top Safety Pick or more Top Safety Pick.
Honda promises about the new Fit don t end there are also expecting 2015 Fit for the highest possible 5 stars Overall Rating Score vehicle of the National Security Administration NHTSA road, he said in a statement.
His debut last week at the Detroit auto show, Honda Fit 2015 was apparently designed to better comply with the latest battery of crash tests IIHS said today that subcompact cars are generally less confident in because of their light weight and small size Honda said it hopes to demonstrate that small cars can earn high safety scores despite these challenges.
If successful, the Fit could be the first car in its class to do so now, the Chevrolet Spark is the only car in its class that can claim to be a Top Safety Pick, it however without winning top marks in all the Earned IIHS tested categories and acceptable rating in the small overlap test, which is just enough to grind beyond the prescribed minimum.
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