Smash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The List: 3 Standouts From the 2012 Chicago Auto Show
February 12, 2012 12:01 AM
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2012 Chicago Auto Show: Acura ILX
February 8, 2012 8:12 AM
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Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld Battle for the First NSX in Acura's Super Bowl Ad
January 30, 2012 2:13 PM
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The List: 4 Hits From the 2012 Detroit Auto Show
January 15, 2012 12:01 AM
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2012 Detroit Auto Show Video: 2013 Acura ILX Concept
January 11, 2012 10:00 AM
billt9 says:
08:19 PM, 04/29/09
I don't want rib fractures. I'm going to drive a Chevy Silverado. The truck that gets 5-star side crash rating even when it has no side airbags.
lid777 says:
09:42 PM, 04/29/09
Too bad its side impact, I was wondering if a frontal crash could fix the tucan grill
hondacura4 says:
05:05 AM, 05/ 1/09
Good to see as the Acura brand was recenetly named the safest as their entire portfolio recieved better than avereage scores. Volvo who?
Ive been thinking. Since this was a side impact test and the "ram" is supposed to simulate another vehicle wouldnt the test be even more positive if the "ram" would crumple given it would absorb some of the impact also? Or was this test designed to use a "ram" that doesnt crumple or absorb energy to see just how much energy vehicle structures could absorb? I can see how this method could result in better crash performance and higher levels of safety standards.
However, it seems like using this method, the TL (or whatever) is forced to absorb all the energy. In the real world that wouldnt be the case.