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Guard Constructed According
to the Brazilian Standard
(CONTRAN Regulation No. 805/95) and European Standard (ECE R58)
TEST CONDITIONS:
Closing speed: 50 km/h or 31 m.p.h.
Contact surface: 50% offset impact on driver's side.
Frontal car height reduced to simulate panic braking from 100 km/h (62.5
m.p.h.) to 50 km/h (31 m.p.h.)
Car: GM Corsa Station Wagon
Truck: Mercedes-Benz LK-1217 (mass = 10,000 kg)
GUARD FEATURES:
Height from the Ground: 550 mm (21.4 inches)
Distance from End Tray: 400 mm (15.7 inches)
Tested at the experimental facilities of GENERAL MOTORS DO BRAZIL
in Indaiatuba - Brazil, which also donated the Corsa Car and the time and
skills of their engineers.
ALL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN SAE TECHNICAL PAPER 973106.
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View of the guard
constructed and installed according to CONTRAN Regulation 805/95 ( = ECE
R58)
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Relative heights
of the car front bumper and the underride guard constructed according to
Brazilian and European standards (ground clearance = 550 mm or 21.6 inches)
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View of the car
after colliding with the guard constructed according to CONTRAN Regulation
805/95. ROOF WAS NOT CUT OFF BECAUSE INTRUSION WAS LIMITED BY TRUCK'S REAR
TIRES (ABNORMALLY SHORT OVERHANG)
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Another view of
the impact
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Detail of the passenger
compartment after the collision with the guard constructed according to
CONTRAN Regulation 805/95 (ECE R58)
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