I came across this, actually, while doing a search for my Honda Accord. It's a crash test for the TSX (Euro Accord) from Australia. Just thought you all might find it of some interest...


TSX Crash Test Results


P.S. Ouch!!

 

Here is one for the US models conducted by the IIHS.

IIHS TSX Crash Test Results

 

Nice find! Good to know if we get hit from the side we'll live, but if we go head on we die

 

Funny..the IIHS gave it pretty good ratings on the frontal. It looks like the rear is the certain death kinda impact.. yikes...

 

I like the pedistrian rating

 

I was gonna say the same thing about the rear impact. That makes me especially nervous considering I put my 5 month old back there every day. Ohio drivers are more inclined to slam into the back of you because they don't pay attention to a damn thing.

 

It isn't certain death in rear crashes. That's saying you will probably have whiplash, not that you're going to die. The seats got a poor rating on protecting driver's from whiplash. I agree, Acura should do better, but being hit from the rear doesn't mean you're sure to die.

And your 5 month old, assuming he/she is in a car-seat, is perfectly safe.

 

When my car was hit from behind pretty hard (I wasn't in it), there was absolutely no intrusion into the passenger compartment. The trunk was destroyed, but it crumpled as designed.

edit: see?

 

Quote:

Originally Posted by that page

Australasian specifications may vary and therefore models sold in Australasia might provide different levels of protection to those described on this page.

Anyone know where Australasia is?? Is it the archipelago of Austrailia + New Zealand et al?

Kerb weight?? I didn't realise spelling is so different there, mates.

 

With the car seat in (it is the type you click-in-click out), there is very extra room between the backseat and the back of the front seat, so my concern is not that a car would drive through my trunk but that the compression of that already cramped space would cause issues.

 

Cars don't come much sturdier than the TSX.

It's too much of this misconception that bigger=safer. That's not true. Assuming that the rear-end collision is with a car of a similar size, you have little to worry about. I'm not sure how the TSX would hold up to a semi or anything, but just for most cars you could encounter, you're in very good hands.

You see, for anything to be compressed, the vehicle would have to obliterate the crumple zone and keep going. Unless they're going uberfast, or driving a vehicle that weighs substantially more, that is highly unlikely.

However, in a car, you're never 100% safe. But you made a really good choice with the TSX. It will serve you well, both in driving, and in the case of an unfortunate accident.

(BTW, I am not a TSX owner, but I do know that Honda's newer cars are about as safe as cars come for any price. Do some research and you'll see that the vast majority of late model Honda/Acura products have the top scores in their respective categories)

 

is TSX just an Euro Accord... i am not really sure.. i mean, besides the k24 engine, does TSX share the body 100% with Euro Accord? i was lead to believe TSX is stronger because it weighted heavier than it-with less accessories, so the additional weight went to strength body with more wield points, and ??? ammi right or wrong?

 

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If you're in an accident that's bad enough to destroy your crumple zones in any car, that's bad news. In the case of being rear-ended, I'd say most of those are not high-speed collisions the way head-on collisions are anyway. So moda, I think your child is pretty safe

 

How bad did you cry when you came out to that???

 

http://www.iihs.org/vehicle_ratings/...head_acura.htm

werd?

 

Indeed - it was 2 weeks before my wedding and the last thing I needed.

the thread (link to pics broken since I deleted them)

 

I would curl up in fetal position and cry like a baby if I saw my car like that.

 

No ending on that story. Did you trade it and get another or fix for the 16.5 G's?

 

, although I would probably be in so much shock that I would take out a terrycloth and try to clean the damaged area....

 

No, I still have it. I figured I'd take such a big hit on a trade - and would have to be forthcoming on a private sale - that I'd take a wait and see approach. The only way not to be financially walloped now is to hold onto her for a long time and run her into the ground. It has every bit of the road manners it had on April 30th and some of the rattles are even gone, so maybe I'll be lucky.

 

Well, hopefully the body shop did a good job.

 

Appearance-wise they did great, and the paint is matched perfectly

 

I know..I was kidding..

Still not so good, though...

 

I had the same question...does anyone know???