r j rifnv the stouffville suntribune wheels thursday sept 22 2005 11 jaguar premieres advanced deployable hood system in an era of safety conscious motoring jaguar has managed to combine beau tiful fast sports car design with the lat est pedestrian impact technology to create a world first with the allnew xk which goes on sale in early 2006 time elapsed robinsonbeintema jaguar revealed the worlds first pyrotechnic pedestrian deployable hood hood system pdbs a stateoftheart advanced safety feature in an era of safety conscious motoring jaguar has man aged to combine beautiful fast sports car design with the lat est pedestrian impact technology to create a world first with the allnew xk which goes on sale in early 2006 in the unfortunate event of a pedestrian impact the deployable hood on the new xk automatically pops up a few inches to create a cushioning effect between the engine and the hood this helps to isolate the pedestrian from hard points in the engine compartment and takes place in less than a tenth of the time it takes to blink an eye jaguar is one of the first manufacturers to meet phase one of new european safety legislation using an active deployable hood system the new standards are designed to help mitigate the severity of injuries to pedestrians in the event of a collision with a car legislation in the european market requires manufactur ers to commit to a twophase introduction of a range of active and passive safely improvements on all new cars to improve the protection of pedestrians in case of accident the jaguar pyrotechnic pedestrian deployable hood pro vides an innovative solution to these legislative requirements whilst ensuring that the sleek lines that customers expect from jaguar sports cars can be retained the active system fitted to the allnew xk is complemented by a passive bumper system the design of which helps to mitigate leg injury through the use of crushable foam and plastic covering an advanced sensing system is mounted in the front bumper to help dis criminate betweena pedestrian collision and any other possi ble frontend collisions the speed of the sensing time in the system is around one tenth of the time it takes to blink an eye the complex system has been extensively researched across wideranging scenarios using 120 manyears and thousands of computer simulations as well as tested in prac tice at jaguars engineering centre at whitley in coventry england one of the impressive points about the newxks pyrotech nic deployable hood system is that it can lift the hood which weighs 18kg in around 30 milliseconds which requires an acceleration rate of about 50 times the force of gravity 50g ww community care w access centre of york region were here for you coming out of hospital suffering an illness or injury need personal care to maintain your independence are you eligible for health care at home call the ccac of york region at 18884702222 this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune our trucks are built to last but ford employee pricing isnt built for life wise buyers read the legal copt ford farfly plan pricing is only in ellect from july 7 to september 30 2005 at participating fad olcar cutaway freestar cargo vans and fseries chassis cabs ford fam plan pricing hdudcs aa tfesjinatioo axl decry trcigho ctarges and ar lai fofd farrfly ftsn prices do ncn induded laws registraitti or bcense lees fofd famsy plan pricing fe nol awalawe on any fleet or government detay additional incentives may apply deceive ip to 5500y30rxw20goy500 h detay allowance on the cash purchase purchase ftiarcing or lease ol freestar base freestar cargoyf1 50 percreivtaurus grand mfui hundred se am explorer sporl trac experjton f150 excluding superocus hanger sc 4x2 edgesto escape 0s hyfrtxifdertkrd five hundred se fwo fw luidred sel ltd freestyte se avdjpanger ed sc 4x2 edgstx ecorosne cu wfegoa a toi fseries over 8500 gvw ewtusng crasmcable3searw20rwdft50superexlt4x4ta ol 40000 km over 24 months appbes a charge ol 8 cents per km ever mleage readers appfes plus appbc insurariceadrwsserarjcinleesarxjajapprieamelaies maxima of ip to 36 rrixiths to ria osiers fcrd aa t to 9 fjrehase rrarxixj m al rar m for rate la 36 morjrs rw rymeri s s55 56 cna d bw irase wear arxl lear rcpaiswto fas stated on ra cortarfl by iw cordtarayarlilregraduateriagrito ontario fdapo bar 2000 g ontario 16j5e4