2013 Volvo S60
Acura TL and Volvo S60 stars in the new IIHS crash test small offset.
Hoping to reduce the incidence of injuries to a driver in the event of a severe frontal impact, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has expanded its current evaluation system of the vehicle by adding a new crash offset test small covering forehead and more demanding.
First conducted in 1995, have moderate overlap test measures the organization what happens when a vehicle strikes a deformable barrier 5 feet to 40 mph in using an overlap of 40 percent intended to simulate an accident characteristic with a pole or shaft this new small sections offset variation, this figure only 25 percent since the main structure of crushing in most vehicles normally covers approximately 50 percent of the front surface center, this change allows much larger amount of impact energy to short-circuit the first line of defense, he instead transferred components such as tires and suspension components directly in the cockpit - almost always with much more serious consequences for the driver.
President Adrian Lund Institute said that the decision to implement this new, more stringent test was largely a sign of the times and the current state of the automotive engineering Nearly every new car performs well in other frontal crash tests conducted by the Institute and the federal government, but we still see more than 10,000 deaths in frontal crashes each year small overlap crashes are a major source of these deaths This new test program is based on years of analysis real frontal collisions, then reproduce them in our crash test facility to determine how people are seriously injured and how cars can be designed to better protect We believe this is the next step in improving the protection of the frontal collision.
The first 13 vehicles evaluated by the IIHS were all luxury cars of 2012 model year - nine of which were also awarded Top Safety Pick honor the organization of this group, the Acura TL and Volvo S60 got good marks in his new and demanding small shift of the best tests among others were the Infiniti G has achieved an acceptable ranking despite not being a recipient TSP and the Acura TSX Acura TSX Sport Wagon BMW 3 series Lincoln MKZ Mercedes-Benz C-class and Volkswagen CC - all the best safety choice, but winning marginal notes in the initial shooter small overlap Faring worst in the test were the Lexus ES350 and Lexus IS250 350, both received a bad grade.
We won t have evaluated many vehicles in the small overlap test in time for the price of 2013, Lund noted models meet current award criteria still offer outstanding protection in most accidents, and they will continue to earn Top Safety Pick in 2013. However, vehicles that make both the new test will demand a higher price to be announced later this year.
For a more thorough review of test procedures of the IIHS and the results of the evaluation of the initial small front offset crash here.
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