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Body style. Examples. Average weight. Smart car. Smart Fortwo. 1,500 pounds. Subcompact car. Ford Fiesta. 2,600 pounds. Compact car. Toyota Corolla. 2,600 to 3,000 pounds
The IIHS did an offset crash test with a Smart Fortwo and Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which is 40% of one car's driver's side head-on with 40% of another car's driver's side, and the Smart received a "Poor" rating due to the occupants' heads slamming into the steering wheel. Also, there was too much intrusion into the footwell of the Smart Fortwo.
Crash simulations are used to investigate the safety of the car occupants during impacts on the front end structure of the car in a "head-on collision" or "frontal impact", the lateral structure of the car in a “side collision” or “side impact”, the rear end structure of a car in a "rear-end collision" or “rear impact”, and the roof structure of the car when it overturns during a ...
Body flex is a lack of rigidity in a motor vehicle's chassis, causing the car body to turn and twist while cornering.It is often something to be avoided by car manufacturers as higher levels of body flex is a sign of structural weakness, and means that the vehicle's suspension cannot work as efficiently - the body takes up some of the 'slack', rather than the parts of the car which were ...
“The primary task of an automobile salesperson is to get pertinent information they need from you and use it to help you get the car you want that meets your needs and leaves you happy with your ...
Traditionally, these weights have been made of lead; it is estimated that up to 500,000 pounds (230 t) of lead, having fallen off car wheels, ended up in the environment. [8] According to the US Environmental Protection Agency , worldwide these total more than 20,000 tonnes of lead annually, [ 9 ] and therefore the use of less-toxic materials ...
smart Car Fortwo EQ Prime car insurance. Average annual premium. Minimum coverage. $571. Full coverage. $1,865
The test is performed on a dry road surface. Traffic cones are set up in an S shape to simulate the obstacle, road, and road edges. The car to be tested has one belted person in each available seat and weights in the boot to achieve maximum load. In order to qualify as a "pass" the vehicle must successfully navigate the course at 72 km/h (45 mph).