Bigger SUV size doesn't always equate to better passenger safety, says IIHS

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According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS), bigger SUVs don't warrant amended information successful a crash.

The bureau precocious showcased this by investigating 3 mammoth body-on-frame SUV models - wherein each 3 of them failed to support second-row occupants.

IIHS enactment clang trial dummies successful 3 fashionable SUVs: Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Expedition & Jeep Wagoneer. While each 3 SUVs passed the beforehand and side-impact tests, the information of second-row occupants is what the bureau was disquieted about. IIHS stated, "Measurements taken from the rear dummy showed a reasonably precocious hazard of thorax injuries due to the fact that of precocious seatbelt forces."

David Harkey, President of IIHS, stated, "The immense wide of these ample SUVs provides immoderate further extortion successful crashes with smaller vehicles, though that besides means they contiguous much information to different roadworthy users. The flip broadside of their ample size is that determination is simply a batch much unit to negociate erstwhile they clang into a fixed obstacle, similar a histrion oregon span abutment oregon the obstruction we usage successful our beforehand clang tests."

Source: Autoblog

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The bigger SUV's volition person much metallic & abstraction and hence casual for engineers to plan amended strategies successful clang information utilizing the Chassis & BIW.

However, BIG=MORE MASS and beyond a point, that's ever hard to dampen to harmless levels connected constituent impacts.

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