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New roof-crush standards reported to cost automakers $1.4 billion annually

It's been almost 35 years since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) enacted its roof strength standards, but come late 2012 the new requirements will be in affect and in addition to saving around 135 lives each year and preventing over 1,000 injuries, it's going to cost automakers around $1.4 billion annually. The new standards up the current crush force from 1.5-times the vehicle's unloaded weight to 3.0-times, along with maintaining sufficient head-room for an average-sized adult male held in place by a seat-belt. The ... Read more →

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New roof-crush standards reported to cost automakers $1.4 billion annually 7 months ago on Autoblog

NHTSA increases roof rigidity requirements 1 year ago on Autoblog

Vehicle roof crush standards have not been significantly revised since 1971. The current requirements say one side of a vehicle's roof must support at least 1.5 times the total vehicle weight. However, the strength requirements reach a maximum at 5,000 lbs, whether or not the calculated standard is ...

Genaddi keeps a lid on the Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster 2 years ago on Autoblog

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Between VW and MINI (and Audi's multiplying microsites), it's a wonder we don't spend all day playing little flash games with cars. That is, what tiny bit of time we have left when we're finished talking about cars. The house of Hammer & Coop has come up with another pleasing time-waster for ...

VIDEO: BMW 3-Series Cabrio folding roof in action 3 years ago on Autoblog

Shortly after bringing you the details and photos of the new 3-Series convertible, BMW has put out this video demonstrating its impressive new folding hard-top roof doin' its thang. Fortunately the video starts with a guy walking out of his house, because otherwise we wouldn't know how a BMW ...

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