FORD TAURUS, PICKUP AND GM SATURN GET TOP CRASH-TEST MARKS

Ford Motor Company's Ford Taurus four-door car, its Ford F-150 extended-cab pickup truck, and General Motors Corporation's Saturn SL four-door all received highest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash ratings in a recent batch of 2000-model tests. Front crashes were into a fixed barrier at 35 mph (24 kph), while side crash tests involved angling a deformable barrier into the side of the vehicle at 38.5 mph (62 kph).

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• Authors:
  • Karr, A
• Publication Date: 2000-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 7
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety (Chicago)
  • Volume: 00
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: National Safety Council
  • ISSN: 0041-0721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cabs (Vehicle compartments); Crash tests; Frontal crashes; Pickup trucks; Ratings; Side crashes; Vehicle tests
• Identifier Terms: Ford automobile; Ford Motor Company; General Motors Corporation; Saturn automobile; Taurus automobile; U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00793955
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 7 2000 12:00AM