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As a soon-to-be-made MPV model, the safety performance of Toyota Sena Sienna has also attracted the attention of consumers. On December 23rd, the American IIHS (American Highway Safety Insurance Association) released the crash test results of the American version of the new generation Toyota Sienna model, which is indeed excellent from its published results.

It should be noted that the United States IIHS is one of the most stringent safety collision institutions in the world, only the lowest equipped models are selected for testing, and the evaluation items include front-end side angle collision, side impact, roof strength test and so on. Although it is an American vehicle safety testing institution, the crash score of IIHS still has a certain reference value.

From the collision results of Toyota Sienna, it achieved excellent results in 25% offset collision, including structural safety, driver protection and seat belt restraint system. From the overall shape after the collision, Toyota Sienna A-pillar is still very strong, and there is no obvious bend, the firewall and the center console did not invade the car, ensuring the living space of the dummy.

From the point of view of the car, the front airbag, knee airbag and side air curtain all popped up in time after the collision, leaving enough living space for the dummy and good protection.

In addition, the car also achieved excellent results in 40% frontal offset collision, side impact, roof compressive strength and headrest / seat tests. At the same time, the car's front anti-collision system also achieved good results in the test, and the child safety seat also got an excellent + (G+) score. In the headlamp lighting effect evaluation, the new Toyota Sienna also obtained excellent (G) results.

The collision rules of China Insurance Research C-IASI are formulated on the basis of IIHS, combined with the current situation of automobile insurance and vehicle safety technology in China. The same stringent collision test of China Insurance Research C-IASI has also attracted the attention of consumers. At present, BYD Song MAX and Buick GL8 are among the MPV models tested by CICC C-IASI, but the collision results of both models are disappointing.

BYD Song MAX has a P (poor) rating on important tests such as low-speed collisions, side collisions and 25% bias. Among them, in the most important 25% offset collision, the A-column of BYD Song MAX is bent and the door is also deformed and bounced open under pressure, so the overall performance is not optimistic. The Buick GL8, another MPV model, was also disappointed, with a P (poor) rating for low-speed and 25% offset crashes and an M (good) rating for side crashes. In the 25% offset collision, the A column of GL8 is also seriously deformed, the steering wheel displacement in the collision leads to the front airbag does not work, and the side head airbag does not deploy normally, which means that the probability of dummy survival is very low.

From the final result, BYD Song MAX got P (poor), P (poor) and G (excellent) in crashworthiness and maintenance economy, occupants and pedestrians outside the car, respectively, while Buick GL8 got P (poor), M (general), A (good) and G (excellent).

Judging from the current situation, the American version of Toyota Sienna has passed the IIHS crash test, and the performance is relatively excellent, at least psychologically, there have been certain evaluation criteria. As for the future domestic, whether to maintain such safety or hold a certain conservative attitude. After all, Passat's previous IIHS test results in the United States are also relatively excellent, but the domestic Passat's crash test results in the China Insurance Research Institute are miserable. Can only say, hope that the localization of Toyota Sienna can also maintain the same level of safety.

According to the latest news, Toyota Sienna will be put into production at FAW Toyota and Guangzhou Automobile Toyota respectively next year, with future competitors mainly Buick GL8, Honda Odyssey / Ericsson and so on. With reference to the configuration of the American version, the fourth-generation Toyota Sienna developed on the TNGA-K platform is 5169/1994/1740mm in body size and 3060mm in wheelbase length, respectively. The whole system is equipped with a THS- Ⅱ oil-electric hybrid system composed of a 2.5L straight four self-attracting engine and two groups of permanent magnet synchronous motors.

At present, FAW Toyota has registered trademarks such as Wilner, Willow and Wilyao, while Guangzhou Auto Toyota has registered trademarks such as Siana, Sena, Zana and other trademarks, which may become the names of Toyota Sienna domestic models, which are expected to be officially offline in September next year and officially listed in China in 2022.

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