Does the Toyota Vios have an anti-collision beam?
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Toyota Vios is equipped with an anti-collision beam, which is made of cold-rolled steel plate pressed into a U-shaped groove and connected to the vehicle frame longitudinal beam. As the first line of defense in passive safety, the anti-collision beam is an important safety device that absorbs and mitigates external impact forces, protecting the front and rear of the vehicle body. The vehicle's exterior dimensions are 4435mm in length, 1700mm in width, and 1490mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2550mm. The Toyota Vios is powered by a 1.5L naturally aspirated engine, paired with either a 5-speed manual transmission or an 8-speed continuously variable transmission, delivering a maximum horsepower of 110 PS, a maximum power of 81 kW at 6000 rpm, and a maximum torque of 138 Nm and 139 Nm.
When I first drove the Vios, I also looked into this matter. The rear anti-collision beam on the Vios from 10 years ago was basically just for show—it was made of a very thin single-layer stamped steel plate. Later, many owners complained, and the new generation did improve. Nowadays, the domestically produced Vios does have a rear anti-collision beam, with a steel beam about 1.2 millimeters thick, but it's still not the same as the composite structure with energy-absorbing boxes found in German cars. The front anti-collision beam is quite sturdy, though—if you remove the bumper, you can see it's double-layered, mainly to meet crash test requirements. In reality, the anti-collision beam can save you money on repairs during low-speed collisions, but in high-speed crashes, it ultimately depends on the energy-absorbing design of the entire vehicle frame.
