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Safety isn’t (and shouldn’t) only be about occupants. A car also interacts with pedestrians. Nissan on its behalf will try to address this problem with the introduction of a “pop-up engine hood†to help reduce head impact injuries in the event of a pedestrian collision. The new safety feature will make its premier on the all-new Skyline coupe which is set to go on sale in Japan this fall.
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Cars
Nissan To Debut New “Pop-Up Engine Hood†Safety Feature On '08 Skyline Coupe
Safety isn’t (and shouldn’t) only be about occupants. A car also interacts with pedestrians. Nissan on its behalf will try to address this problem with the introduction of a “pop-up engine hood†to help reduce head impact injuries in the event of a pedestrian collision. The new safety feature will make its premier on the all-new Skyline coupe which is set to go on sale in Japan this fall.
According to Nissan, the pop-up hood concept helps minimize serious head injury by creating a protective buffer space between the hood and the engine components underneath. Upon impact with a pedestrian and based on the severity of that impact, a sensor incorporated in the bumper activates the pop-up control-unit which in turn will trigger an explosive actuator that raises the hood. As with all safety features of this kind, it is expected that the "pop-up engine hood" technology will pass into all future Nissan models.
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What looks to be a pristine (or fully restored) example of the modern day Nissan GT-R's granddaddy, a 1970 Skyline GT-R Coupe S45 with only 89,000 kilometers or a little over 55,000 miles on the odometer, is up for sale by a Japan-based dealer. There's...
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