“With this new test, the institute has raised the bar again and we will respond to the challenge,” Brian Lyons, a Toyota spokesman, said in an e-mail. “We are evaluating the new test protocols and can say that there will not be one single solution to achieve greater crash performance in this area.”

What is it?



Audi A4: Poor



Volvo S60: Good



Passat CC: Marginal



C Class: Poor

Honda Accord


Suzuki Kizashi


Toyota Camry


My personal favourite, Toyota Prius V


Cili sos

Collision Safety Body (GOA)

A collision safety body (GOA) consisting of an impact absorbing body structure and high integrity cabin pursues the highest collision safety performance in the world within the same class, through a set of TOYOTA-original goals based on the safety standards of many countries and by analyzing accident data from Japan, Europe, and the U.S. Actual accident investigations have been thoroughly analyzed and cutting-edge safety technologies have been implemented to deal with severe collision conditions, with the aim of continuously enhancing multiple safety factors in a wide range of accident types. Furthermore, by also pursuing a body structure with a striking good balance of residual space for occupants and impact absorption, occupant protection performance has evolved. [Source]

it's more of cabin intrusion.. can be tire or other metal bits going in to cabin to maim the human..

The small overlap test replicates what happens when the front corner of a car collides with another vehicle or an object like a tree or utility pole. In the test, 25 percent of a car's front end on the driver side strikes a 5-foot-tall rigid barrier at 40 mph. A 50th percentile male Hybrid III dummy is belted in the driver seat. [Source]

Realtor killed after Porsche rams into tree

GEORGE TOWN: A property agent died while her boyfriend was seriously injured after their Porsche crashed into a tree in Jalan Kelawei here on Saturday.  Elizabeth Cheang, 24, died at the scene while her boyfriend, 32, who was driving the car, sustained serious head injuries.  George Town OCPD Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng said: “The couple were heading towards the inner city from Tanjung Bungah when the accident happened at about 6am.  “It took several firemen over an hour to extricate Cheang's body from the wreckage. The driver is warded at the ICU of Penang Hospital.” [News]

Kemalangan ini berlaku membabitkan 2 buah kenderaan : sebuah Toyota Altis dipandu seorang lelaki dan sebuah lori penyelenggara lebuhraya.

Ketika kejadian, lori terbabit difahamkan  di laluan kanan untuk  kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan , dan terdapat  beberapa pekerja berada di dalam bahagian belakang lori.

Kereta Toyota Altis dipandu mangsa, Soe Woei Ming dipercayai hilang kawalan sebelum terbabas dan merempuh bahagian belakang sebelah kiri lori terbabit.

Kereta kemudian terbabas dan dipercayai berpusing sebelum melanggar pembahagi jalan.

Akibatnya, mangsa maut di tempat kejadian manakala 4 pekerja di dalam lori yang tercampak, cedera parah, seorang darinya kritikl. [ondscene.my]

I think if i'm going to crash (eg unable to stop in time), i'll try to crash with more car body surface as possible to absorb the impact. The small overlap crash seems to focus on the weakest point of the car frame, less structure surface, will high force, the result is high pressure and high damage.

instinctively, most drivers would try to steer away from an impact, not steer into it.
(that is where ESC comes in)

Electronic Stability Control
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) helps drivers to avoid crashes by reducing the danger of skidding, or losing control as a result of over-steering. ESC becomes active when a driver loses control of their car. It uses computer controlled technology to apply individual brakes and help bring the car safely back on track, without the danger of fish-tailing.

Why do I need it?
Australian research shows that ESC reduces the risk of:

    ● Single car crashes by 25%
    ● Single 4WD crashes by 51%
    ● Single car crashes in which the driver was injured by 28%
    ● Single 4WD crashes in which the driver was injured by 66%*

No other active safety device has such potential to reduce single car crashes. [Read more]