NHTSA releases list of 2013 models to be crash tested
09-12-12, 03:51 PM
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NHTSA releases list of 2013 models to be crash tested
NHTSA releases list of 2013 models to be crash tested
Fans of the Fiat 500, Dodge Dart and Buick Verano should prepare to avert their eyes in the coming year. Those models are among 54 to be crashed, smashed and trashed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the interest of public safety.
The models in line for government testing include 33 passenger cars, 16 crossovers and SUVs, four pickups and a Toyota Sienna. NHTSA says the list covers 85 percent of all 2013 vehicles to be sold in the States. Of note are several alt-fuel Ford models like the C-Max Energi, C-Max Hybrid, the Focus Electric and the Fusion Energi. Other green cars about to hit the wall are the Nissan Leaf, as well as the Toyota Prius C and Prius V. The 2013 Fiat 500 (pictured here undergoing frontal crash testing) will presumably be subjected to its first side-impact tests.
NHTSA will also be testing safety systems like lane departure warning, forward crash warning and electronic stability control in 28 vehicles including the Acura RDX, Toyota RAV4, Chevrolet Volt, BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and A6, Dodge Dart and 21 others.
Passenger Cars
Acura ILX
Audi A4
Buick Verano
Cadillac ATS
Cadillac XTS
Chevrolet Malibu
Dodge Challenger
Dodge Dart
Fiat 500
Ford CMAX Energi
Ford CMAX HEV
Ford Focus
Ford Focus BEV
Ford Fusion
Ford Fusion Energi
Ford Taurus
Honda Accord (Coupe)
Honda Accord
Honda Civic (Coupe)
Honda Civic
Infiniti M37
Lexus ES350
Lexus IS250
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Nissan Altima
Nissan Leaf
Nissan Sentra
Subaru Impreza
Subaru Legacy
Toyota Avalon
Toyota Prius C
Toyota Prius v
Volkswagen Beetle
Pickup Trucks
Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Ram 1500
Ram 1500 Quad Cab
Toyota Tacoma
Sport Utility Vehicles and Vans
BMW X5
Chevrolet Traverse
Ford Escape
Ford Explorer
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport
Jeep Compass
Jeep Patriot
Lexus RX350
Mazda CX-5
Mazda CX-9
Mercedes-Benz ML-Class
Nissan Pathfinder
Subaru Outback
Toyota RAV4
Toyota Sienna
Toyota Venza
Volkswagen Tiguan
http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Pre...atings+Program
09-12-12, 04:11 PM
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The last-gen Camry was a victim of being the 2nd-oldest (the oldest was the Versa) model when NHTSA revised their crash testing standards a couple years ago, and now the IS too? Why can't they wait till the next IS to be released before crash testing it? I foresee another bad press for the IS that will only hold true for a few months but attract the bashers for far longer.
09-12-12, 05:18 PM
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The last-gen Camry was a victim of being the 2nd-oldest (the oldest was the Versa) model when NHTSA revised their crash testing standards a couple years ago, and now the IS too? Why can't they wait till the next IS to be released before crash testing it? I foresee another bad press for the IS that will only hold true for a few months but attract the bashers for far longer.
Order books are closing on IS in November, new IS should arrive at the same timeframe as GS did this year.
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