From measuring zero-to-60-mph times to blind spots, here's a detailed look at how we test cars.
Have you ever situated yourself in a new car only find out that there isn't enough space for your phone, sunglasses, wallet, makeup, chewing gum, purse, and napkins? It's difficult to estimate how one car's interior storage space compares to another's. This is why we devised our ping-pong-ball test. By filling interior storage pockets with ping-pong balls, we can objectively show how vehicles measure up to their competitors.
Simply put, the H-point is the theoretical location of an occupant's hip joint in a vehicle's seat, and it's determined using the SAE International engineering organization's aptly named-percentile male . The H-point could be considered the starting point when designing an interior, because it influences many aspects such as roof height, seating height, collision performance, outward visibility, interior packaging, and even the door apertures.
We also measure how much of the roadway in front of and behind the vehicle is obscured by the car itself. First we measure the distance in feet that is blocked by the hood, then we make the same measurement in feet for how much of the roadway can't be seen when looking over the trunk or hatch through the rearview mirror. The results aren't always intuitive and are heavily dependent on the vehicle's styling.
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