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08-22-2014, 02:02 AM
Filed under: Safety (http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/), Hatchback (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/), Honda (http://www.autoblog.com/honda/)
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The Fit's grade on the small-front overlap test improved from "marginal" to "acceptable."
Back in March, safety engineers at Honda (http://www.autoblog.com/honda/) were disappointed when the much-anticipated 2015 Fit (http://www.autoblog.com/honda/fit/) received a substandard grade on an important crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
They thought they had reinforced a steel bumper beam that runs behind the front fascia of the vehicle. But it had broke free in the impact, and the result was much more of the crash energy being absorbed on the driver's side of the car.
So Honda did something unusual. Even as this new-generation Fit started arriving in showrooms, the engineers raced to redesign the front of the car, and then asked IIHS to re-test the vehicle.
The result: The Fit's grade on the small-front overlap test improved from "marginal" on the earlier test to "acceptable," a result that IIHS announced Thursday morning. Because the Fit had already received 'good' marks on the organization's four other crash tests, the Fit will now earn the 'Top Safety Pick' overall title, the IIHS' second-highest ranking.Continue reading Honda fixes Fit flaw, improves performance on key crash test [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/21/honda-fit-iihs-crash-test-improvement-official/)
Honda fixes Fit flaw, improves performance on key crash test [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/21/honda-fit-iihs-crash-test-improvement-official/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.3geez.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/478b19e7a8217344f1417bee662b63e8/200617422/honda-fit-retest.jpg
The Fit's grade on the small-front overlap test improved from "marginal" to "acceptable."
Back in March, safety engineers at Honda (http://www.autoblog.com/honda/) were disappointed when the much-anticipated 2015 Fit (http://www.autoblog.com/honda/fit/) received a substandard grade on an important crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
They thought they had reinforced a steel bumper beam that runs behind the front fascia of the vehicle. But it had broke free in the impact, and the result was much more of the crash energy being absorbed on the driver's side of the car.
So Honda did something unusual. Even as this new-generation Fit started arriving in showrooms, the engineers raced to redesign the front of the car, and then asked IIHS to re-test the vehicle.
The result: The Fit's grade on the small-front overlap test improved from "marginal" on the earlier test to "acceptable," a result that IIHS announced Thursday morning. Because the Fit had already received 'good' marks on the organization's four other crash tests, the Fit will now earn the 'Top Safety Pick' overall title, the IIHS' second-highest ranking.Continue reading Honda fixes Fit flaw, improves performance on key crash test [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/21/honda-fit-iihs-crash-test-improvement-official/)
Honda fixes Fit flaw, improves performance on key crash test [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/21/honda-fit-iihs-crash-test-improvement-official/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.3geez.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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