미국의 고속도로 교통안전 국(NHTSA)의 충돌 시험에서 BMW 5 씨리즈와 현대 소나타가 새로운 등급제에서 최상등급(☆☆☆☆☆)을 받았다고 전한다. 우리나라 일부 삐뚤어진 비판 세력들이 날조하는 소나타 차체는 알루미늄 포일이라고 비아냥거리는 사람들은 이 기사를 보았으면 하는 바램으로 여기 오토모티브 뉴스에 오른 기사를 따 올린다.
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(Bloomberg) -- BMW AG's 5 series and Hyundai Motor Co.'s Sonata got the highest rating among passenger cars and trucks tested for crashes under a new U.S. rating sysWASHINGTON tem.
Female crash-test dummies were added to the male figures for the first time as the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rated 34 models under a redesigned testing regime, the regulatory agency said today in a statement.
"Through new tests, better crash data, and higher standards, we are making the safety ratings tougher and more meaningful for consumers," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in the statement.
Nissan Motor Co.'s Versa received the lowest overall rating of two stars, scoring four stars in rollovers, three in frontal crashes and two in side crashes.
The new crash tests include dummies representing women, who tend to be smaller than the male figures used exclusively in the past and may be harmed differently in an accident, according to NHTSA. The new dummies also collect data about injuries to the chest, head, neck and legs while the old ones measured only chest damage.
NHTSA has also begun compiling an overall rating for each model for the first time rather than reporting only the front, side and rollover collision results.
Automakers had questioned the redesigned safety ratings because they aren't directly comparable to the ratings they replaced, potentially creating confusion.
The agency said it is continuing to test cars and trucks and plans to add the results as they are complete to its website at safercar.gov.
In a statement, the National Automobile Dealers Association said: “We support the federal government's efforts to enhance safety information to allow for more informed purchasing decisions by vehicle shoppers."
Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101005/RETAIL/101009936/1246#ixzz11XEqVlwu
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(Bloomberg) -- BMW AG's 5 series and Hyundai Motor Co.'s Sonata got the highest rating among passenger cars and trucks tested for crashes under a new U.S. rating sysWASHINGTON tem.
Female crash-test dummies were added to the male figures for the first time as the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rated 34 models under a redesigned testing regime, the regulatory agency said today in a statement.
BMW's four-door, rear-wheel-drive 5 Series and the latest model of Hyundai's Sonata were the only vehicles in the first batch rated to receive five stars, the top overall safety score. Both vehicles scored five stars on side-crashes and rollovers and four stars in frontal crashes
"Through new tests, better crash data, and higher standards, we are making the safety ratings tougher and more meaningful for consumers," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in the statement.
Nissan Motor Co.'s Versa received the lowest overall rating of two stars, scoring four stars in rollovers, three in frontal crashes and two in side crashes.
The new crash tests include dummies representing women, who tend to be smaller than the male figures used exclusively in the past and may be harmed differently in an accident, according to NHTSA. The new dummies also collect data about injuries to the chest, head, neck and legs while the old ones measured only chest damage.
NHTSA has also begun compiling an overall rating for each model for the first time rather than reporting only the front, side and rollover collision results.
Automakers had questioned the redesigned safety ratings because they aren't directly comparable to the ratings they replaced, potentially creating confusion.
The agency said it is continuing to test cars and trucks and plans to add the results as they are complete to its website at safercar.gov.
In a statement, the National Automobile Dealers Association said: “We support the federal government's efforts to enhance safety information to allow for more informed purchasing decisions by vehicle shoppers."
The NADA said it would provide dealers with information about these points:
• New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) scores for model year 2011 may be lower than for previous models of the same vehicles, but that does not mean they are less safe, the NADA said.
• NCAP scores for 2011 and later vehicles should not be compared to those for previous model years, the NADA said.
• Overall ratings scores reflect a weighted average of the three crash test results. All new vehicles are subject to rigorous Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, the NADA said.
• The NCAP label will not be updated until the 2012 model year. The best source of NCAP information is www.safercar.gov.
• Only 50 or so models are NCAP tested in a given model year, the NADA said. Test results are made public as they become available.
• New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) scores for model year 2011 may be lower than for previous models of the same vehicles, but that does not mean they are less safe, the NADA said.
• NCAP scores for 2011 and later vehicles should not be compared to those for previous model years, the NADA said.
• Overall ratings scores reflect a weighted average of the three crash test results. All new vehicles are subject to rigorous Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, the NADA said.
• The NCAP label will not be updated until the 2012 model year. The best source of NCAP information is www.safercar.gov.
• Only 50 or so models are NCAP tested in a given model year, the NADA said. Test results are made public as they become available.
Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101005/RETAIL/101009936/1246#ixzz11XEqVlwu
