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SilverEXnavi · 07-10-2011, 06:52 AM

Safety design change on CR-Z for 2012?

According to this article:

Low-scoring cars may improve in NHTSA crash tests - National Cars | Examiner.com

there may be a safety design change of some kind in the 2012 CR-Z.

"A newly released document lists 10 vehicles whose 2011-model scores won't apply to 2012, meaning something in their design has changed since NHTSA subjected them to one of its three crash tests. This is sometimes the result of a modification unrelated to safety that happens to affect crash performance (scores sometimes go down, in fact) but most of the 10 are models with obvious room for improvement -- either they earned unimpressive scores or are on the verge of a perfect five-star rating."

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"The 2011 CR-Z two-seat hybrid hatchback earned only three out of five stars for its frontal-impact protection. The 2012's frontal protection is "not rated.""

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CR-Z Canadian · 04-02-2012, 05:51 PM

Found this today:

Honda CR-Z: top marks in crash tests

European, not US, but probably similar.

flamingoezz · 04-03-2012, 08:37 AM

someone here had mentioned additional rollover protection in the 2012 vs 2011

07-10-2011, 06:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
SilverEXnavi Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania USA Posts: 93	Safety design change on CR-Z for 2012? Safety design change on CR-Z for 2012? According to this article: Low-scoring cars may improve in NHTSA crash tests - National Cars \| Examiner.com there may be a safety design change of some kind in the 2012 CR-Z. "A newly released document lists 10 vehicles whose 2011-model scores won't apply to 2012, meaning something in their design has changed since NHTSA subjected them to one of its three crash tests. This is sometimes the result of a modification unrelated to safety that happens to affect crash performance (scores sometimes go down, in fact) but most of the 10 are models with obvious room for improvement -- either they earned unimpressive scores or are on the verge of a perfect five-star rating." <snip> "The 2011 CR-Z two-seat hybrid hatchback earned only three out of five stars for its frontal-impact protection. The 2012's frontal protection is "not rated."" --- __________________

04-02-2012, 05:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
CR-Z Canadian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,330	Found this today: Honda CR-Z: top marks in crash tests European, not US, but probably similar. __________________ YES, it's fast. And NO, you can't drive it!

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04-03-2012, 08:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
flamingoezz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hillsborough, NJ Posts: 161	someone here had mentioned additional rollover protection in the 2012 vs 2011