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#2 of 40 crash test scores by pzev Jun 23, 2003 (7:43 am)
Sorry if this has already been posted, but here's some crash test scores from Japan.   http://www.osa.go.jp/anzen/html2002e/as115.html   Also I posted the crash test scores for the xA in the other topic, but I'll post them here too for anybody who's interested.   http://www.osa.go.jp/anzen/html2003e/09.html
#3 of 40 AIR BAGS by mpgman Nov 30, 2003 (9:23 am)
The literature refers to side air bags and head curtains but the sales rep I spoke to said that the doors were too thin and too close to the seats for the side air bags to work so they were not available? He said that Toyota was working on the problem? Does anyone have any info on this? I'd hate to buy one now and find out they become available in a few months. I also would like to see how the Xb does in a broadside hit test, given that it is so high and so light.
#4 of 40 ANYONE KNOW ABOUT SIDE AND HEAD CURTAIN AVAILABILITY? by mpgman Feb 08, 2004 (4:29 pm)
The local guy at the Scion dealership said they were not available but the literature lists them as options. I remember how Echo literature cited the availability of ABS and side air bags but I don't think anyone on the continent ever reported seeing one.
#5 of 40 Crash tests by tpat3 Feb 09, 2004 (9:31 am)
I know NHTSA and IIHS have not crash tested the xB yet. Does anyone know when it will be tested? Any preliminary word on expectations? Thanks.
#6 of 40 Crash test results by tpat3 May 10, 2004 (9:06 am)
The xB has not been tested yet by NHTSB or IIHS, but the xA got four stars across the board on front and side impacts. That's easier for me to understand than physics, and hopefully translates into similar results for the box:) Replies to this message: 307web (May 13, 2004 12:39 pm) sev6 (May 13, 2004 1:37 pm) tpat3 (May 13, 2004 5:45 pm) sev6 (May 13, 2004 6:55 pm)
#7 of 40 Re: Crash test results [tpat3 #841] by 307web May 13, 2004 (12:39 pm)
Replying to: tpat3 (May 10, 2004 9:06 am) It's been out awhile now. I wonder why no crash tests. It is quite small and light and looks like it is an old design. The crash tests could be really bad and there are no side curtain airbags. Replies to this message: sev6 (May 13, 2004 1:37 pm) tpat3 (May 13, 2004 5:45 pm) sev6 (May 13, 2004 6:55 pm)
#8 of 40 Re: Crash test results [307web #850] by sev6 May 13, 2004 (1:37 pm)
Replying to: 307web (May 13, 2004 12:39 pm) Well that's what you get when you drive a cardboard box on wheel...kidding people. I don't know why it hasn't been tested. It's weird. It costs 13-14k so the IIHS could buy one for cheap.
#9 of 40 Re: Crash test results [307web #850] by tpat3 May 13, 2004 (5:45 pm)
Replying to: 307web (May 13, 2004 12:39 pm) It was introduced almost a year ago in California, so it does seem like it could have been tested. I don't know how these things get scheduled. The xA received four of five stars for front and side impacts and the xB has scored well in Japanese government tests, though I don't recall the score or the scale used. Side-curtain air bags are available as an option on the xA and are not offered at all on the box. The design is about four-years-old, using the same "platform" as the Toyota Echo, whatever platform means. I imagine the engineering on the body is quite a lot different. Replies to this message: sev6 (May 13, 2004 6:55 pm)
#10 of 40 Re: Crash test results [tpat3 #853] by sev6 May 13, 2004 (6:55 pm)
Replying to: tpat3 (May 13, 2004 5:45 pm) I guess platform means the chassis design.

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