Tag Archives: Safety

Quick look at the 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe body structure and airbags for vehicle extrication operations.

The 2013 Honda Civic body structure is a Honda-exclusive Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) II body design that enhances occupant protection and crash compatibility in frontal collisions. The ACE design utilizes a network of connected structural elements to distribute crash energy more ...

Here is a quick look at the Mercedes Benz B-Class F Cell vehicle. Most likely to be found in limited numbers in green states like California. The vehicle consists of a 80-kilowatt fuel cell, 1.4-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack, and three ...

Nothing too unique about the features on the 2013 Jaguar XJ, battery is in the truck and per the Crash Recovery System screenshot below, the stored gas inflator for the side-curtain airbags is just behind the B-Pillar.

Here is a quick look at the body structure and airbags of the 2013 Chevrolet Aveo Hatchback for the European Market.

Here's a quick look at the 2013 Lexus LX body structure and airbags.

The body structure of the 2013 Porsche Cayman is now predominantly aluminium, with the rest fashioned from a combination of magnesium and hot formed high-strength steel.

Take a quick look at the 2013 Porsche Cayenne Body Structure. Notice what appears to be a box where the driver's seat would be installed?

Quick look at the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Body Structure.  The Grand Cherokee has an extensive use of high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel in the body structure.

In yesterday's webcast, Hidden Hazards inside a Vehicle I discussed how useful Moditech's Crash Recovery System (CRS for short) on the scene of an extrication.