Honda e

The passenger compartment remained stable in the offset frontal test.  Protection of the driver's chest was rated as marginal, based on measurements of compression, and that of the driver’s lower right leg was rated as poor, also based on dummy readings.  Measurements in the knees and femurs of both driver and passenger dummies indicated a marginal level of protection and the scores for these regions were penalised owing to potentially injurious structures in the dashboard. The benign front structure of the Honda e did not pose a high risk to the occupants of a colliding vehicle in a frontal offset impact.  In the full-width, rigid wall test, protection was good or adequate for all critical body regions for both the driver and the rear seat passenger.   In both the side barrier test, representing a collision by another vehicle, and the more severe side pole impact, protection was good all-round and the e scored maximum points for these tests.  In an assessment of protection in far-side impact, dummy excursion (its movement towards the other side of the vehicle) was rated as poor.  The Honda e is not equipped with a counter-measure to prevent occupant to occupant contact in side impacts.  Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injury in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric assessment of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection.  The e does not have a multi-collision braking system but has an advanced e-Call system which, in the event of an accident, automatically sends a message to the emergency services, giving the car's location.