Subaru forester given top rating in iihs roof strength test cherry hill nj march 24 2009 the all new subaru forester was given the top rating of good in the insurance institute for highway safety s new roof strength rating system.
Iihs roof strength test results.
2019 ram 1500 crew cab crash test results.
The iihs small overlap results for subcompact cars are bad but they re no worse than many larger cars results in the same test.
The insurance institute for highway safety iihs.
Rating applies to 2008 15 models.
Rear testing for whiplash prevention 2 23.
The iihs has created its own new category of roof strength standards that requires a strength to weight ratio of 4 times a vehicle s weight to earn the highest rating of good.
The insurance institute for highway safety iihs has just released roof strength tests that are designed to measure how well vehicles protect their occupants in rollovers.
The insurance institute for highway safety has released results from its new crash.
A good rating requires a strength to weight ratio of at least 4.
In fact the ram 1500 crew cab and extended cab were the worst performers of any 2018 vehicle in roof strength iihs says where the vast majority of vehicles earn good ratings.
In other words the roof must withstand a force of at least 4 times the vehicle s weight before the plate crushes the roof by 5 inches.
How the side crash test is conducted.
Test of roof strength on safest suvs.
Iihs releases new roof strength test results for suvs many suv shoppers worry about the rollover risks that come with driving a tall vehicle.
The peak strength to weight ratio recorded at any time before the roof is crushed 5 inches is the key measurement of roof strength.
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