chaeric

Not surprisingly, the Acura TL got a Good rating from IIHS. Just wanted to share with fellow TLers.

http://www.iihs.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/0404.htm

timdaley73

It pains me to see our babies hurt like that in those pictures!! But, I guess we have to sacrifice some for the benefit of us...

MyJohnson

Thanks! I wish IIHS would get a round to a side impact test. NHTSA said one side was only a 4/5 (think it was driver side front, but don't remember now).

Aegir

Nice to know - just in case.

narnia

I wish they had used some other color. Did it have to be an Anthracite? :'(

Aegir

The worst TL wreck pics I've seen have also been Anthracite...

I'm sure the popularity of the color was a factor - just statistics at work.

richmojm

It's the driver side front that got the 4/5, but this is misleading becasue the NHTSA star ratings don't take the head injury criterion into account (they are based only on the risk of chest injury). The head injury measurement for the rear occupant was very high (http://www.nhtsa.gov/NCAP/Cars/2641.html).

For the IIHS side-impact vs. SUVs, I'd recommend looking at the Accord w/ side airbags results at:
http://www.carsafety.org/vehicle_rat...side/s0319.htm

Jay

MyJohnson

Difficult to compare, since IIHS doesn't offer comparable HIC (Head Injury Criterion) scores. They do give the TL just as "GOOD" a rating as the accord for head injury for front and back in the frontal crash. Still no side crash yet.

NHTSA didn't test the accord with SAB from what I can tell. Their link to accord scores are only without SAB

http://www.nhtsa.gov/NCAP/Cars/2799.html

Looks like the picture for the 2 Door 2004 accord has SAB - the picture for the 4 door for side impact doesn't come up. When you look at the HIC for either - they're nearly double what they are for the TL.

Road Rage

The IIHS also are the poeple who issued free hand-held radar guns to police, in the "interest of public safety" - yeah, in the interest of insurance surcharges is more like it.

The test facility is not to far from my home - they used Anthracite because Deep Green Pearlis the fastest color, and like Seabiscuit, it just could not be held o a steady speed to make the tests consistent!!

I did not satudy the intrusion numbers to understand them that much (who cares), but seeing the Volvo numbers, it makes you wonder why anyone buys those cars? I mean, they look better since Ford acquired them (or was it GM?... same difference) but their whole deal was safety, and the tL numbers )raw) look better.

You can see why more race drivers drive M-B's than any oter car when they are driving themselves or their families. Even though the QC has fallen off, the strength of the cars, which one cannot outsource, is still there.

planman_RENAMED

It's interesting that the previous-gen TL, not to mention the outgoing RL model, got poor ratings for head restraints. Though the 2G TL still got "good" overall ratings.

It's nice to know Acura's actively working to improve safety even though their well ahead of many other manufacturers.

MyJohnson

Nope - my mistake - Those NHTSA side crash ratings are without SAB, no matter what the picture looks like. So can't directly compare the TL and Accord on NHTSA for HIC.

lindros2

anyone know when/if the TL will be subjected to the SIDE impact test (the one that the RAV4 just earned a "good" on) ?

Commo

Just saw that they finally posted the video of the side impact test. Check it out.
http://www.progressive.com/RC/VSafet...ash_videos.asp

and this is what the dummy's head looks like while being hit from the side.