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Bumper Testing at IIHS

Bumper Testing at IIHS. RCAR Technical Program 2008 Paris, France  September 16, 2008. Joseph Nolan. Real-world low-speed impacts U.S. facts. In 2004, $45 billion was spent to repair collision damage to passenger vehicles

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Bumper Testing at IIHS

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  1. Bumper Testing at IIHS RCAR Technical Program 2008 Paris, France  September 16, 2008 Joseph Nolan

  2. Real-world low-speed impactsU.S. facts • In 2004, $45 billion was spent to repair collision damage to passenger vehicles • Front and rear impacts (including corners) account for 81% of claims • Of these front and rear impacts, 65% have damage estimates of less than $2,500 • Of all claims, front and rear corner impacts account for 29% (17% front and 12% rear) • Of these corner impacts, 64% have damage estimates of less than $2,500

  3. Real-world damage patternsFront and rear damage typically reflects under/override of impacting bumper systems

  4. Real-world damage patternsUnprotected headlamps, hoods, and fenders typically damaged in rear front corner crashes

  5. Real-world damage patterns Current typical bumpers leave too much at risk

  6. Consumer information bumper test program Front tests: • RCAR Bumper Barrier 10 km/h test • Barrier 455 mm from ground, encourage taller and more stable front bumpers to prevent front underride • 15% overlap corner impact into RCAR bumper barrier • Barrier 405 mm from ground, encourage wider bumpers to protect corners Rear tests: • RCAR Bumper Barrier 10 km/h test • Barrier 455 mm from ground, encourage taller rear bumpers to protect against override • 15% overlap corner impact into RCAR bumper barrier • Encourage wider bumpers to protect corners

  7. Consumer information bumper test programSummary of test configurations Front Full Speed: 10 km/h Barrier Height: 455 – 560 mm Front Corner Speed: 5 km/h Barrier Height: 405 – 510 mm Overlap: 15% Front Corner Speed: 5 km/h Barrier Height: 405 – 510 mm Overlap: 15% Rear Full Speed: 10 km/h Barrier Height: 455 – 560 mm

  8. Consumer information bumper test program Vehicle groups tested to date • Midsize moderately priced • Midsize moderately priced cars (17 models) • Midsize luxury cars (11 models) • Minivans (6 models) • Small cars (20 models)

  9. Small car bumper test program • Chevrolet HHR • Dodge Caliber • Nissan Versa • Ford Focus • Saturn Astra • Hyundai Elantra • Kia Spectra • Suzuki SX4 • Mitsubishi Lancer • Nissan Sentra • Scion xB • Subaru Impreza • Chevrolet Cobalt • Toyota Corolla • Honda Civic • Mazda 3 • Scion xD • Chrysler PT Cruiser • Toyota Prius • Volkswagen Rabbit

  10. 6 mph front full-width bumper testsBarrier height 455 mm, encourages good geometry Ford Focus Hyundai Elantra

  11. 6 mph rear full-width bumper testsBarrier height 455 mm, encourages good geometry Ford Focus Volkswagen Rabbit

  12. 3 mph front corner bumper testsEncourages wide bumpers that protect lights and fenders Honda Civic Hyundai Elantra

  13. 3 mph rear corner bumper testsEncourages wide bumpers that protect lights and fenders Ford Focus Chevrolet HHR

  14. Ford Focus is best performer yet • Total damage in four tests: $3,031 • Front full: $588 • Front corner: $1,329 • Rear full: $529 • Rear corner: $585 • Eight vehicles in this round had single-test damage totals greater than all four tests on Focus • Toyota Corolla (front full): $3,444 • Kia Spectra (front full): $3,430 • Hyundai Elantra (front full): $4,954 • Toyota Prius (rear full): $3,964 • Suzuki SX4 (front full): $3,450 • Chrysler PT Cruiser (front full): $3,642 • Volkswagen Rabbit (front full): $4,078 • Chevrolet Cobalt (front full): $3,654

  15. Low-speed crash test programLow damage repair costs are possible

  16. IIHS Vehicle Research Center Ruckersville, Virginia

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