2003 Volvo XC90 moderate overlap IIHS crash test
IIHS crash tests Frontal strengthens provisions, Acura and Volvo Come Out on top.
Get a perfect score in the Insurance Institute for the second round IIHS fair Highway Safety crash tests obtained much more difficult, with the agency introduced a new challenging test, he said, will help boost automakers improve occupant protection during severe frontal crashes latest test simulates an accident where the front corner of a car collides with a narrow object such as a vehicle oncoming tree or pole roadside or utility.
Known in the industry as a small overlap crash, the test measures the forces and the intrusion when a vehicle is running at 40 mph into a rigid barrier that is in contact with only 25 percent of the front of the vehicle results of these accidents are radically different situations where a larger object is touched and has been shown to lead to serious injury or even death, especially for the occupants in the front seat.
The reason is that although most modern cars have security structures built to withstand frontal collisions, these structures are generally concentrated in the middle 50 percent of the front of a vehicle and not the outer edges the outer edges, on the other hand, aren t so well protected and therefore the impact forces can often go directly into the cabin.
In the first series of tests using the new procedure for small overlap crash, the IIHS has tested some of the luxury cars and luxury close to the most popular these models typically get advanced safety features sooner than other vehicles Unfortunately, only three of the 11 cars tested achieved a good rating or acceptable in the new test.
Fairing best was the 2012 Acura TL and Volvo S60 in 2012, which earned good evaluations The best model is the Infiniti G 2012, which marked an acceptable rating.
Moreover the line were the Acura TSX 2012 BMW 3 Series, 2012, 2012 Lincoln MKZ and 2012 Volkswagen CC, all earned a marginal rating Worst vehicles for this particular test were the 2012 Audi A4 2012 Lexus IS, Lexus 2012 ES and 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-class, which score low in the tests.
You can see how each car performed in the overall result IIHS crash tests here in the video above is IIHS President Adrian Lund explains the reasoning behind the new test procedure.
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