MultiVu Video Feed: Good ratings for 5 small SUVs in passenger-side small overlap crash test
MultiVu Video Feed: Good ratings for 5 small SUVs in passenger-side small overlap crash test
Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM ET
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SD COORDINATES HD COORDINATES
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Galaxy 17 Galaxy 17
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Transponder 17 - Slot 1 Transponder 17 - Upper
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KU-Band KU-Band
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Downlink Freq: 12025
Horizontal Downlink Freq: 12049 Horizontal
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Bandwidth 6 MHz Bandwidth 18 MHz
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Symbol Rate: 3.9787 Symbol Rate: 13.235
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Data Rate: 5.5 Data Rate: 18.2954
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FEC: 3/4 FEC: 3/4
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
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SD COORDINATES HD COORDINATES
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Galaxy 17 Galaxy 17
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Transponder 17 - Slot 1 Transponder 17 - Upper
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KU-Band KU-Band
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Downlink Freq: 12025
Horizontal Downlink Freq: 12049 Horizontal
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Bandwidth 6 MHz Bandwidth 18 MHz
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Symbol Rate: 3.9787 Symbol Rate: 13.235
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Data Rate: 5.5 Data Rate: 18.2954
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FEC: 3/4 FEC: 3/4
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NEWS: Good ratings for 5 small SUVs in passenger-side small overlap crash test
FORMAT: B-roll and Soundbites
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STORY SUMMARY:
In a new round of evaluations, 5 of 7 small SUVs earn good ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for occupant protection in a passenger-side small overlap front crash.
The ratings bring to 16 the number of small SUVs the Institute has evaluated in the passenger-side small overlap front test, which was introduced in 2017 to encourage manufacturers to offer the same level of protection for front-seat passengers as drivers in this type of crash.
The BMW X1; Chevrolet Equinox and its twin, the GMC Terrain; Jeep Compass and Mitsubishi Outlander earn good ratings in the passenger-side small overlap front test. The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport earns a marginal rating, and the Ford Escape earns poor. For the 2018 model year, the Equinox shed weight to join the small SUV size class. Earlier models were classified as midsize.
None of the newly rated 2018 models earns better than acceptable marks for structure. (The Honda CR-V and Mazda CX-5 are the only small SUVs evaluated so far to earn good ratings for structure in the passenger-side small overlap front test.) The Outlander Sport is marginal, and the Escape is rated poor. Both the Outlander Sport and Escape allowed too much intrusion into the occupant compartment on the right side.
SOUNDBITES: Becky Mueller, senior research engineer, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
B-ROLL INCLUDES: Crash test and other related footage
VIDEO PROVIDED BY: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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/PRNewswire/ -- April 4, 2018/
SOURCE Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
