Subaru Forester | 2011 | Frontal Crash Test | NHTSA | CrashNet1
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Overall: 4 Stars
Frontal: 4 Stars
Side: 4 Stars
Rollover: 4 Stars
Crash test dummies representing an average-sized adult
male and a small-sized adult female are placed in the
driver and front passenger seats, respectively, and are
secured with seat belts. Vehicles are crashed into a fixed
barrier at 35 miles per hour (mph), which is equivalent to a
head-on collision between two similar vehicles each moving
at 35 mph.
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2011 Subaru Forester (Long) video
Cool running footage of refreshed 2011 Subaru Forester driving some scenic roads in Europe.
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Subaru Forester (20+ inches of snow)
Attempting to backout a stock Subaru Forester in 20+ inches of snow. This was my first time driving in so much snow, and knew I would get the the car stuck eventually (based off my skill level).
Мое первое время вождения на снегу. Я знал, что автомобиль будет застревать, исходя из моего уровня квалификации.
Here is an example of what this car is capable of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93L9JMbQI3E
Subaru Outback crash test 5 star rating
Subaru Outbacks achieve a high five-star crashworthiness rating for occupant safety from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), maintaining Subarus status as five-star rated brand.
SUVs and pickups pose less risk to people in crashes
IIHS news release • September 28, 2011
Effort to make SUVs, pickups less deadly to car occupants in crashes is paying off
ARLINGTON, VA - Today's SUVs and pickups pose far less risk to people in cars and minivans than previous generations, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Until recently, SUVs and pickups were more likely than cars or minivans of the same weight to be involved in crashes that killed occupants of other cars or minivans. That's no longer the case for SUVs, and for pickups the higher risk is much less pronounced than it had been.
Full text of release at http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr092811.html
2009 Subaru Forester NHTSA Side Impact
Driver-Passenger
Head Injury Criterion (HIC) 110-193
Thoracic Trauma Index (TTI) 31-40
Pelvis Deceleration (g's) 48-46
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Safe like a Subaru should be!
