IIHS News Release: December 3 2002
Short summary:
the midsize 2002 Audi A4 performed well. Another midsize car the 2003 Honda Accord. performed reasonably well but not as well as the Audi. ...
Long summary:
IIHS News Release: December 3 2002Page 1December 3 2002VNR:Tues. 12/3 11:30 p.m. EST (C)Telstar 5/Trans.24AUDI A4s BUMPERS EARN PRAISE; TOYOTA COROLLA ALSO ISRATED GOOD BUT TWO OTHER CARS HAVE SUBPAR BUMPERSARLINGTON VA In 5 mph crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for HighwaySafety to assess and compare how well car bumpers resist damage in lowspeed impactsthe midsize 2002 Audi A4 performed well. Another midsize car the 2003 Honda Accordperformed reasonably well but not as well as the Audi. Three small cars also weretested and among these only the 2003 Toyota Corolla earned a good rating for bumper performance. The performances of the small cars ranged widely says Institute chief operating officer Adrian Lund. In contrast to the Corollas good rating the bumpers on two other small cars the 2002 Mini Cooper and 2002 Suzuki Aerio didnt perform very MORE 5 MPH CRASH TEST RESULTS SMALL AND MIDSIZE CARSFrontRearFrontintointointoRearTotalAve rageflatflatangleintodamagedamageBumperbar rierbarrierbarrierpole4 testsper testratingSmall cars2003 Toyota Corolla$289$234$337$322$1182$296GOOD2002 Mini Cooper$839$223$1498$639$3199$800MARGINAL20 02 Suzuki Aerio$771$819$1475$1460$4525$1131POORMidsi ze cars2002 Audi A4$0$0$494$371$865$216GOOD2003 Honda Accord$335$266$423$332$1356$339ACCEPTABLER epair costs reflect September 2002 prices.Note: Pole tests of the Honda Accord and Toyota Corolla were conducted offcenter because of reinforcement in the middle of the rear bumper system thats effective in only a narrow range of impacts.INSURANCE INSTITUTEFOR HIGHWAY SAFETY1005 N. GLEBE RD. ARLINGTON VA 22201 TEL. 703/2471500 FAX 703/2471588 www.highwaysafety.orgNEWS RELEASEPage 2PAGE 2 MORE Insurance Institute for Highway Safetywell. They allowed excessive damage to both the bumper systems and the car bodies inlowspeed crash tests. Average damage per test ranged from just under $300 for theCorolla to almost four times as much $1131 for the Aerio.The Institute conducted a ...
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