XWD Neutral Newbie March 21, 2013 Share March 21, 2013 (edited) Was searching YouTube and came across these videos. Not sure about you but it came across quite strongly the need to consider safety. This is reinforced by pictures of accidents of some cars here in Singapore. Thought I share these the links to these videos and, hopefully, if a change in purchase decision can save a life or two, it would have been worth it. Search string in YouTube "IIHS Small Overlap Crash Test" In no particular order: Toyota Camry / Rating - Poor Subaru Legacy / Rating - Acceptable Audi A4 / Rating - Poor BMW 3-Series / Rating - Marginal Mazda 6 / Rating - Acceptable Toyota Prius / Rating - Poor Mercedes C-Class / Rating - Poor Volvo S60 / Rating - Good Hyundai Sonata / Rating - Marginal Edited March 21, 2013 by XWD ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XWD Neutral Newbie March 21, 2013 Author Share March 21, 2013 (edited) Wanted to add that its shocking to see that some supposed hardy and popular conti cars were rated poor. Hope manufacturers improve on this. Edited March 21, 2013 by XWD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XWD Neutral Newbie March 21, 2013 Author Share March 21, 2013 (edited) VW CC / Rating - Marginal Honda Accord 4-door 2013 / Rating - Good Honda Accord 2-door / Rating - Acceptable Edited March 21, 2013 by XWD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XWD Neutral Newbie March 21, 2013 Author Share March 21, 2013 This video is useful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigershark1976 Turbocharged March 21, 2013 Share March 21, 2013 actually, what does "marginal" rating means?? Marginally good? or Marginally bad? [hur] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XWD Neutral Newbie March 21, 2013 Author Share March 21, 2013 (edited) IIHS safety awards To determine crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in five tests: moderate overlap front, small overlap front, side, rollover and rear. Means rating from Poor>Marginal>Acceptable>Good. http://www.iihs.org/ratings/default.aspx Edited March 21, 2013 by XWD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohck Clutched March 21, 2013 Share March 21, 2013 no score for cruze :( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigershark1976 Turbocharged March 21, 2013 Share March 21, 2013 IIHS safety awards To determine crashworthiness Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kt2u 1st Gear March 21, 2013 Share March 21, 2013 S60 FTW! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP_Lee 5th Gear March 22, 2013 Share March 22, 2013 A link for more info : FT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XWD Neutral Newbie March 22, 2013 Author Share March 22, 2013 Found the video that explains the origins of the test. Amazingly, the Lexus IS250 scored poor. Quite scary to think if lena small overlap accident and driver's legs get trapped as the safety cage collapses. Drive sage people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XWD Neutral Newbie March 22, 2013 Author Share March 22, 2013 A link for more info : FT Eh... this list is dated back to 2011. Doesn't seem to cover the small overlap test lei. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP_Lee 5th Gear March 22, 2013 Share March 22, 2013 Found the video that explains the origins of the test. Amazingly, the Lexus IS250 scored poor. Quite scary to think if lena small overlap accident and driver's legs get trapped as the safety cage collapses. Drive sage people. Is not surprise. When I was looking for a second car last year, I did test driver the IS250. Is really quiet and a nice. But after doing some research, I realized is a over priced car. How I came to this conclusion, is mainly the safety and value for dollar. You pay a Jappy car for a conti dollar. Not worth, after all. Ended up with a Mercs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Clutched March 22, 2013 Share March 22, 2013 The current (9th) and 8th generations of Honda Civic have Good rating for this crash test. So it does not mean that Conti cars are usually better than Japanese or Korean cars in this respect. It is the structural design and how soon the manufacturers rectify the short-coming after test results that matter. In any case, driving safely and defensively to avoid any collision is best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic March 22, 2013 Share March 22, 2013 Is not surprise. When I was looking for a second car last year, I did test driver the IS250. Is really quiet and a nice. But after doing some research, I realized is a over priced car. How I came to this conclusion, is mainly the safety and value for dollar. You pay a Jappy car for a conti dollar. Not worth, after all. Ended up with a Mercs. you is not surprise by C-class merc also same category ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nzy Twincharged March 22, 2013 Share March 22, 2013 you is not surprise by C-class merc also same category ? I'd rather get IS250 since its the same category. More comfortable and quieter... Safety rating also same as the merc C-class anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP_Lee 5th Gear March 22, 2013 Share March 22, 2013 you is not surprise by C-class merc also same category ? Aleast the feel is different, as conti car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP_Lee 5th Gear March 22, 2013 Share March 22, 2013 The current (9th) and 8th generations of Honda Civic have Good rating for this crash test. So it does not mean that Conti cars are usually better than Japanese or Korean cars in this respect. It is the structural design and how soon the manufacturers rectify the short-coming after test results that matter. In any case, driving safely and defensively to avoid any collision is best. But not at this price, for a jappy car. Not a value buy leh. If you are telling me the price range of 50 - 65k, then make some sense. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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