November 18, 2009
27 winners of 2010 Top Safety Pick award;
new requirement to win is good rating for protection in rollovers
Rollover test:
Crushing device
In the Institute's roof strength test, a metal plate is pushed against 1 side of a roof at a constant speed. To earn a good rating, the roof must withstand a force of 4 times the vehicle's weight before reaching 5 inches of crush.
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Vehicle Research Center roof crush machine: 2010 Volvo C30 pre-test 10/20/09 |
2009 Volkswagen Tiguan demonstration test
The Tiguan is rated good for roof strength. Its roof crushed less than 2 inches while withstanding a force of 15,000 pounds. That's 4 times the Tiguan's weight.
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2008 Kia Sportage demonstration test
The Sportage is rated poor for roof strength. Its roof crushed to 2 inches with half the force it took to crush the Tiguan's roof the same distance. The Sportage's roof crushed all the way down past the driver's head restraint before it was able to withstand the same force as the Tiguan.
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40 mph frontal offset test: 2010 Dodge Avenger (model tested: 2008 Dodge Avenger)
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Pre-crash photo 1/2/08 |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test 2/5/08 |
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well. 2/5/08 |
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the roof rail, B-pillar, and head restraint during rebound. Head accelerations from these hits were low. 2/5/08 |
Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low. 2/5/08 |
31 mph side impact test representing a strike from a pickup or SUV: 2010 Kia Soul (model tested: 2010 Kia Soul)
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Pre-crash photo 5/11/09 |
Action shot taken during the side impact crash test 6/18/09 |
View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment 6/18/09 |
Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag. 6/18/09 |
Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag. 6/18/09 |
40 mph frontal offset test: 2010 Volvo XC60 (model tested: 2010 Volvo XC60)
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Pre-crash studio shot 8/19/09 |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test 10/6/09 |
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well. 10/6/09 |
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the roof rail during rebound. Head acceleration from this hit was low. 10/6/09 |
Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low. 10/6/09 |
31 mph side impact test representing a strike from a pickup or SUV: 2010 Volvo XC60 (model tested: 2010 Volvo XC60)
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Pre-crash studio shot 8/19/09 |
Action shot taken during the side impact crash test 10/8/09 |
View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment 10/9/09 |
The driver dummy's head (shown) was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags. The rear passenger dummy's head was protected by the side curtain airbag. 10/8/09 |
During the crash, the lap portion of the driver dummy's lap/shoulder belt detached from its anchorage near the door and moved into the passenger's seat. Volvo is conducting a recall to fix the seat belt anchorage. 10/8/09 |
2010 Subaru Forester (model tested: 2009 Subaru Forester)
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Pre-crash studio shot 3/17/08 |
Action shot taken during the side impact crash test 3/25/08 |
View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment 3/25/08 |
Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag. 3/25/08 |
Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy's head was protected by the side airbag. 3/25/08 |
40 mph frontal offset test: 2010 Volvo C30 (model tested: 2009 Volvo C30)
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Pre-crash studio shot 3/25/09 |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test 4/28/09 |
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well. 4/28/09 |
Dummy movement was well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit only the head restraint, as indicated by smeared greasepaint. 4/28/09 |
Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low. 4/28/09 |
31 mph side impact test representing a strike from a pickup or SUV: 2010 Volvo C30 (model tested: 2009 Volvo C30)
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Pre-crash studio shot 3/25/09 |
Action shot taken during the side impact crash test 4/30/09 |
View of the vehicle after the crash with door removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment 4/30/09 |
Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags. 4/30/09 |
Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag. 4/30/09 |
Rear impact whiplash test: 2010 Chrysler Sebring
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Shot of the dummy and the seat/head restraint just before the sled test 7/7/09 LOW RESOLUTION STILL FROM DIGITAL VIDEO |
Rear crash protection sled
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