1 more reason Audi's are AWESOME!
#1
04-05-2007, 11:08 AM
1 more reason Audi's are AWESOME!
This was reported this morning and as soon as they began to talk about it i waited for them to bring up Audi, And they did!
(CBS/AP)Head restraints in several passenger vehicles provided marginal or poor protection against neck injuries and whiplash, the insurance industry reported Thursday in new crash test results.
Only 22 of 75 vehicles tested in a simulated rear crash at 20 mph received the top score of good from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
[/align]From CBS News/AP:[/align]models were rated marginal or poor.
Several 2007 vehicles got the lowest score of poor in the tests. Those vehicles include: the Acura TSX, some versions of the BMW 5 Series, Buick Lacrosse and Lucerne; Cadillac CTS, STS and DTS; Chevrolet Aveo, Pontiac Grand Prix, Honda Accord and Fit; Hyundai Accent, Infiniti M35, Jaguar X-Type, Kia Rio, Mitsubishi Galant, Toyota Avalon, Toyota Corolla, and the Suzuki Forenza and Reno.
The institute estimates that neck injuries account for 2 million insurance claims annually, costing at least $8.5 billion.[/align][/align]Among the top vehicles for head protection, according to the Institute's testing, were the Audi A4, A6 and S4; Chevrolet Cobalt, Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego; Hyundai Sonata, Jaguar S-Type, Kia Optima, Mercedes E-Class, Nissan Sentra and Versa; Saab 9-3, Subaru Impreza, Outback and Legacy; Volvo S40, S60, S80; the Honda Civic 2-door and 4-door versions and some versions of the Volkswagen New Beetle.
"People think of head restraints as head rests, but they're not. They're important safety features," said Adrian Lund, the institute's president. "You're more likely to need the protection of a good head restraint than the other safety devices in your vehicle because rear-end crashes are so common."
The federal government will require better positioning of head restraints by the 2009 model year, Koeppen pointed out.
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(CBS/AP)Head restraints in several passenger vehicles provided marginal or poor protection against neck injuries and whiplash, the insurance industry reported Thursday in new crash test results.
Only 22 of 75 vehicles tested in a simulated rear crash at 20 mph received the top score of good from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
[/align]From CBS News/AP:[/align]models were rated marginal or poor.
Several 2007 vehicles got the lowest score of poor in the tests. Those vehicles include: the Acura TSX, some versions of the BMW 5 Series, Buick Lacrosse and Lucerne; Cadillac CTS, STS and DTS; Chevrolet Aveo, Pontiac Grand Prix, Honda Accord and Fit; Hyundai Accent, Infiniti M35, Jaguar X-Type, Kia Rio, Mitsubishi Galant, Toyota Avalon, Toyota Corolla, and the Suzuki Forenza and Reno.
The institute estimates that neck injuries account for 2 million insurance claims annually, costing at least $8.5 billion.[/align][/align]Among the top vehicles for head protection, according to the Institute's testing, were the Audi A4, A6 and S4
; Chevrolet Cobalt, Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego; Hyundai Sonata, Jaguar S-Type, Kia Optima, Mercedes E-Class, Nissan Sentra and Versa; Saab 9-3, Subaru Impreza, Outback and Legacy; Volvo S40, S60, S80; the Honda Civic 2-door and 4-door versions and some versions of the Volkswagen New Beetle. "People think of head restraints as head rests, but they're not. They're important safety features," said Adrian Lund, the institute's president. "You're more likely to need the protection of a good head restraint than the other safety devices in your vehicle because rear-end crashes are so common."
The federal government will require better positioning of head restraints by the 2009 model year, Koeppen pointed out.
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#3
04-05-2007, 05:47 PM
RE: 1 more reason Audi's are AWESOME!
Ya but me and you are screwed Budd. We dont have 2007's were gunna die brotha!!!haha jk i think were pretty well off in our rides. i love how VW only got a good rating on SOME of there beetles lol, i dont get that...
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