This was a very poor performer.
As this test series shows, most of these vehicles aren't going to offer the kind of protection they should be offering in the event of a serious frontal crash.
[The Montero Sport had] a major collapse of the occupant compartment, ... The instrument panel was pushed toward the dummy, reducing the space available for the safety belt and airbag to prevent life-threatening injuries.
I think the government needs to take another look. They have really not paid much attention to this issue, ... We (identified) the problem in a crash test. The reason there are not many cases in the real world, or no cases, is because this is a new design.
Over the past few years we've seen a corporate selling spree (of industrial real estate) such like we've never seen before.
With the proper design, occupants in the vehicles can walk away without serious injury.
This is good news because it means vehicles are getting safer.
Our sites are cleaner than farm land when they're completed, ... We don't cut corners.
The occupant compartment, or safety cage, of the Legacy held together extremely well, and most injury measures recorded on the crash test dummy were low.
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