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Experts from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety IIHS summarize the results of the crash tests of the 2022 season. Specialists smashed a whole fleet of popular crossovers
In addition to vehicle safety improvements, field test systems are also evolving. Therefore, foreign experts IIHS subjected a whole series of crossovers of different brands to partial overlap frontal crash tests. If earlier the car crashed into a barrier made of aluminum elements at a speed of 64 km/h and the impact zone was 40% of the total width of the vehicle and mainly from the driver’s side, now mannequins in the form of a woman and a teenager of about 12 years are placed in the back of the cabin.
As a result, out of fifteen crossovers that coped with the obstacle without danger to life and health, there were only two – the Swedish Volvo XC40 compact SUV and the American Ford Escape. However, the latter was never officially sold on our market, although the car has recently been very actively transported by the parallel import counter.
Meanwhile, the incredibly popular Japanese crossover Toyota RAV4 passed the test for the “four”, and compatriots in the face of the Nissan X-Trail and Subaru Forester turned out to be worse than “acceptable”, but better than “satisfactory”. By the way, the German premium crossover Audi Q3 received a similar rating.
But nearly ten cars failed the crash test at all, demonstrating the worst performance of the worst. Of the models that did not pass the test, it should be noted that they are relevant for our market – the Japanese Mazda CX-5, Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross and Honda CR-V, the American Jeep Compass and Jeep Renegade, as well as the Korean Hyundai Tucson.
It is striking that the aforementioned cars were rated as good by testers. However, as we can see, new safety requirements, especially for second row drivers, have had a major impact on the overall level of security of these cars.
It is worth adding that the risk of death for rear seat passengers has recently increased by 46%! And all because car manufacturers are paying more attention to the safety of the driver and his companion sitting next to him, assuming that they suffer the most in a frontal collision.
In addition to vehicle safety improvements, field test systems are also evolving. Therefore, foreign experts IIHS subjected a whole series of crossovers of different brands to partial overlap frontal crash tests. If earlier the car crashed into a barrier made of aluminum elements at a speed of 64 km/h and the impact zone was 40% of the total width of the vehicle and mainly from the driver’s side, now mannequins in the form of a woman and a teenager of about 12 years are placed in the back of the cabin.
As a result, out of fifteen crossovers that coped with the obstacle without danger to life and health, there were only two – the Swedish Volvo XC40 compact SUV and the American Ford Escape. However, the latter was never officially sold on our market, although the car has recently been very actively transported by the parallel import counter.
Meanwhile, the incredibly popular Japanese crossover Toyota RAV4 passed the test for the “four”, and compatriots in the face of the Nissan X-Trail and Subaru Forester turned out to be worse than “acceptable”, but better than “satisfactory”. By the way, the German premium crossover Audi Q3 received a similar rating.
But nearly ten cars failed the crash test at all, demonstrating the worst performance of the worst. Of the models that did not pass the test, it should be noted that they are relevant for our market – the Japanese Mazda CX-5, Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross and Honda CR-V, the American Jeep Compass and Jeep Renegade, as well as the Korean Hyundai Tucson.
It is striking that the aforementioned cars were rated as good by testers. However, as we can see, new safety requirements, especially for second row drivers, have had a major impact on the overall level of security of these cars.
It is worth adding that the risk of death for rear seat passengers has recently increased by 46%! And all because car manufacturers are paying more attention to the safety of the driver and his companion sitting next to him, assuming that they suffer the most in a frontal collision.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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