2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Crash Tests: US Agencies Weigh In - Washington Post
The federal government has released crash-test results and ratings for the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class . And while the results are good, the C-Class misses the top five-star overall rating. In frontal impact the C-Class earns four stars out of five—due to a four-star performance for passenger-side protection in the 35-mph, fixed-barrier test. And in side impact, the C-Class earns five stars, but that result is tempered with a four-star result in the rear-seat category. That’s because both four-star results pertain to tests where a ‘small-sized adult female’ dummy is used (the federal tests use both that and an average-sized adult-male dummy). The 2015 C-Class already earns top ‘good’ results in Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash tests, but it hasn’t yet been tested in the more stringent small-overlap frontal test. The IIHS says that it meets ‘basic’ front crash prevention standards, whether with these models’ standard Collision Prevention Assist Plus system or when optioned with the Pre-Safe Brake system, as part of the Driver Assistance Package. Optioned as such, you can get Attention Assist, Active Lane Keeping Assist, Active Parking Assist, various collision-prevention systems, and the Distronic Plus active cruise-control system with Steering Assist. Source: www.washingtonpost.com
