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3820 messages, Last post on Nov 24, 2008 at 9:45 AM
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Replying to: backy (Dec 19, 2006 12:47 pm)
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Replying to: alpha01 (Dec 19, 2006 12:51 pm) Yeah, mine too. You'd think Hyundai would have learned something through their experience with the IIHS frontal crash tests on the Gen 3 Elantra. They obviously know how important crash safety and crash tests are. They tout their safety features continually, and whenever one of their vehicles does well in a crash test they tell the world about it. So either their engineers who do their own crash tests are incompetent, or the execs who approved the release of the Accent knowing what it would get on the IIHS tests are to blame. If it's correctable, Hyundai/Kia had better act fast. |
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Replying to: bobw3 (Dec 19, 2006 12:55 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Dec 19, 2006 1:02 pm) Imagine if the seat were completely verticle (uncomforatble), then the back of your head would touch the headrest because they're both vertical. With the seat reclined and the headrest at the same angle of the seat, you have to tilt your head forward to see forward, and the more you tilt your head forward, the greater the distance to the headrest. If you try it in extreme vertical/angled position you can really see the difference. I had a Mazda RX-7 and the headrest could be manually tilted foward, so when you're sitting at an angle you could move the headrest so it's closer to the back of your head. In my Freestyle when I'm sitting more upright, I can feel the headrest against the back of my head (probably why the Freestyle received a Good rear rating).
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Replying to: bobw3 (Dec 19, 2006 1:13 pm) I suspect the main reason these cars didn't get good rear crash ratings overall (except the Versa) is that the headrests aren't moveable fore/aft, actively or manually. |
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Replying to: bobw3 (Dec 19, 2006 1:13 pm) |
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Replying to: backy (Dec 19, 2006 12:41 pm) That's disgusting for an auto company to do. For over a year Hyundai portrayed the Accent to unsuspecting buyers to be one of the safest cars in its class, yet knew of its serious shortcomings and still didn't attempt to fix them. How anyone could have faith in the brand is beyond me. Also, shame on the IIHS for not releasing these scores for such a long time.
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Replying to: germancarfan1 (Dec 20, 2006 8:30 am) http://www.iihs.org/ratings/head_restraints/headrestraints.aspx?cadillac and Chevy Cavalier for getting Poor front crash ratings for the past 10 years http://www.iihs.org/ratings/ratingsbyseries.aspx?id=294 and for Chevy Impala, Silverado, Trailblazer and Uplander for getting Poor ratings on rear crash tests http://www.iihs.org/ratings/head_restraints/headrestraints.aspx?chevrolet And every Buick for getting Poor rear scores: http://www.iihs.org/ratings/head_restraints/headrestraints.aspx?buick And Lexus ES 330, GX 470, and RX for getting Poor rear impact scores. http://www.iihs.org/ratings/head_restraints/headrestraints.aspx?lexus |
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Replying to: bobw3 (Dec 20, 2006 8:51 am)
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