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发帖数: 10109 | 1 It has been discussed for a while. But how many ppl actually read the whole
article before commenting or finding excuses?
http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr081412.html
There are lots of useful info:
1. one reason why S60 did well
"Volvo has performed similar small overlap tests as part of its vehicle
safety development process since the late 1980s, taking the results into
account when designing new models."
2. Why CC and A4 were rated poor
When the Volkswagen CC was put to the test, the driver door was sheared off
its hinges. The CC is the first vehicle the Institute has ever evaluated to
completely lose its door. An open door results in an automatic downgrade to
poor for restraints and kinematics, as also was the case with the Audi A4,
whose door opened but remained attached to the car. Doors should stay closed
in a crash to keep people from being partially or completely ejected from
vehicles.
3. one reason why TL did good
Side curtain and torso airbags deployed in the Acura TL and Volvo S60,
although the S60's torso airbag fired too late in the crash to protect the
dummy's chest from potential contact with side structures. One or both of
the curtain and torso airbags didn't deploy in seven of the cars evaluated.
Of the six curtains that deployed, four didn't provide sufficient forward
coverage. The Institute lowered restraint and kinematics scores if side
airbags didn't deploy or coverage was lacking.
"Side curtain airbags and torso airbags are designed to deploy in side
impacts, but they can be beneficial in small overlap frontal crashes as well
," Lund says. "If they do deploy, curtain airbags also need to extend far
enough forward to protect the head from contact with side structures and
outside objects."
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