▁to ▁test ▁car ▁safety ▁ideas . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁D OT ▁announced ▁its ▁E SV ▁project , ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁obtain ▁sa fer ▁vehicles ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁A ▁car ▁produced ▁by ▁this ▁effort ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Min ic ar ▁R SV . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁E SV ▁abbre viation ▁was ▁back ron ym ed ▁to ▁En hanced ▁Saf ety ▁of ▁Ve h icles . ▁ ▁Some ▁E SV s ▁ ▁Aur ora , ▁a ▁one - man ▁effort ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁E SV . ▁ ▁Sir ▁V ival , ▁a ▁safety ▁car ▁created ▁by ▁Walter ▁C . ▁Jer ome ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁E SV . ▁ ▁Austin ▁Metro ▁P SC 1 ▁( P ed est rian ▁Saf ety ▁Car ▁One ), ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁B L MC ▁SS V ▁- S af ety ▁Systems ▁Ve h icle - ▁series . ▁SS V 1 ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁M GB ▁GT ▁( 1 9 7 2 ). ▁SR V 2 ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁Morris ▁Marina ▁( 1 9 7 4 ). ▁SR V 3 ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁B MC ▁A DO ▁ 1 7 ▁Austin ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁bad ge ▁engine ered ▁family . ▁SR V 4 ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁M ini . ▁SR V 5 ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁B MC ▁A DO ▁ 1 6 ▁Austin / Mor ris ▁