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Acura TL Aces IIHS Frontal crash test more severe, VW CC loses a door.
The Volvo S60 and Acura TL have aced the Insurance Institute for the new requirement of road safety to earn Top Safety Pick status Not too long ago, the IIHS added roof strength test, but the test stricter frontal collision, the institute is already looking to make it a little more difficult for vehicles to earn the coveted designation.
The new small overlap front collision test, designed to simulate what would happen when the front corner of a car collides with another vehicle or object, is the front end of the driver's side strikes a rigid barrier five feet 40mph the IIHS claims that this is the first test of its kind carried out automakers Proving Grounds in the United States and Europe in its first round of testing 11 top luxury car medium range, only three earned a good rating or acceptable.
With note of the Volvo S60 and Acura TL, Infiniti G earned an acceptable rating, while the BMW 3 Series and Lincoln MKZ Acura TSX earned a marginal note All 11 models tested were from the 2012 model year Poor ratings were received by the Mercedes-Benz C-Class 350 Used Lexus iS 250, Lexus ES 350 and Audi A4 As for the Volkswagen CC four-door is the first vehicle, the IIHS evaluated had never lost the door completely.
The new test comes after a 2009 IIHS study found small overlap crashes accounted for nearly a quarter of frontal crashes that led to serious injury or death to the occupants of the front seat, which suggests that it is more important to test vehicles for this type of accident.
These are serious accidents, and our new test reflects that, said IIHS President Adrian Lund of the most manufacturers design their vehicles to ace our front moderate recovery test and test full-width frontal NHTSA, but the problem of small overlap crashes hasn t been adresssée hope our new rating program will change.
At present, the IIHS evaluates front, side, rollover and rear-end collisions, with odds before based on a moderate overlap test Existing criteria will continue to 2013, but vehicles that pass the small overlap test with flying colors will be recognized midsize cars, like the best-selling Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Ford Fusion will be the next series of small frontal crash test.
Acura TL Aces IIHS Frontal Crash Test strict VW CC Loses a door Acura, aces, stricter IIHS.