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2.6 times the number of vehicles secured the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's top safety pick for year 2008 than did in 2007. That's good. Last year, the IIHS designated just 13 cars as recommended purchases based on their crash tests. This year, 34 cut the mustard.
A car won't make the list without electronic stability control. This is one method of showcasing active safety as preferential to passive safety. Airbags and stiff structures are only utilized when an emergency situation has clearly occurred. Better had it never happened, and ESC is at your side.
The Good Car Guy always feels a need to add his opinion to any study or survey that occurs in order to prevent one sole characteristic (enviro impact, safety, reliability, performance) from clouding buyers judgement. You'll find 34 vehicles below and a Safety Importance Quotient. You already know these cars are safe, and you know how important a vehicle's safety is to you and your's. GoodCarBadCar's SIQ tells you just how important a role an individual automobile's safety will have to play to secure a spot in your driveway.
If a car has nothing to offer you apart from its safety, the SIQ will be 10. If everything is online and ready to fulfill your auto dreams, the SIQ will be 1. No, not zero. Safety ought always to play a role. How strong a selling point is safety? For the cars with higher ratings, it's gotta be a big selling point, because they don't have a whole lot else goin' for 'em.
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Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable: 8
Ford Taurus X: 7
Ford Edge: 7
Lincoln MKX: 8
Volvo S80: 5
Volvo C70: 5
Volvo XC90: 5
Honda Odyssey: 3
Honda Accord: 3
Honda Pilot: 6
Honda CR-V: 6
Honda Element: 4
Acura MDX: 3
Acura RDX: 4
Subaru Legacy: 3
Subaru Tribeca: 6
Subaru Impreza: 5
Subaru Forester: 5
Hyundai Entourage: 4
Hyundai Santa Fe: 3
Hyundai Veracruz: 4
Kia Sedona: 4
Toyota Tundra: 4
Toyota Highlander: 4
Audi A3: 4
Audi A4: 4
Audi A6: 3
Saab 9-3: 8
Saab 9-3 Convertible: 7
BMW X3: 6
BMW X5: 4
Mercedes M-class: 5
Saturn Vue: 5
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2.6 times the number of vehicles secured the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's top safety pick for year 2008 than did in 2007. That's good. Last year, the IIHS designated just 13 cars as recommended purchases based on their crash tests. This year, 34 cut the mustard. A car won't make the list without electronic stability control. This is one method of showcasing active safety as preferential to passive safety. Airbags and stiff structures are only utilized when an emergency situation has clearly occurred. Better had it never happened, and ESC is at your side.
The Good Car Guy always feels a need to add his opinion to any study or survey that occurs in order to prevent one sole characteristic (enviro impact, safety, reliability, performance) from clouding buyers judgement. You'll find 34 vehicles below and a Safety Importance Quotient. You already know these cars are safe, and you know how important a vehicle's safety is to you and your's. GoodCarBadCar's SIQ tells you just how important a role an individual automobile's safety will have to play to secure a spot in your driveway.
If a car has nothing to offer you apart from its safety, the SIQ will be 10. If everything is online and ready to fulfill your auto dreams, the SIQ will be 1. No, not zero. Safety ought always to play a role. How strong a selling point is safety? For the cars with higher ratings, it's gotta be a big selling point, because they don't have a whole lot else goin' for 'em.
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Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable: 8
Ford Taurus X: 7
Ford Edge: 7
Lincoln MKX: 8
Volvo S80: 5
Volvo C70: 5
Volvo XC90: 5
Honda Odyssey: 3
Honda Accord: 3
Honda Pilot: 6
Honda CR-V: 6
Honda Element: 4
Acura MDX: 3
Acura RDX: 4
Subaru Legacy: 3
Subaru Tribeca: 6
Subaru Impreza: 5
Subaru Forester: 5
Hyundai Entourage: 4
Hyundai Santa Fe: 3
Hyundai Veracruz: 4
Kia Sedona: 4
Toyota Tundra: 4
Toyota Highlander: 4
Audi A3: 4
Audi A4: 4
Audi A6: 3
Saab 9-3: 8
Saab 9-3 Convertible: 7
BMW X3: 6
BMW X5: 4
Mercedes M-class: 5
Saturn Vue: 5
- New Honda Pilot Awarded Maximum Points In Iihs Crash Test
The new Honda Pilot provided impressive crash performance when it was tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which awarded it its highest Top Safety Pick+ distinction. Read more »...
- All Variants Of 2016 My Vw Golf Named Tsp+ By Iihs
Safety should not be a concern if you’re buying a 2016 MY VW Golf, any VW Golf version, as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has rated it as a Top Safety Pick+. Read more »...
- Maserati Ghibli Awarded Top Safety Pick Distinction By Iihs [w/video]
One area in which the Maserati Ghibli simply had to at least match its mainstream rivals was safety. It’s an all-new car, so it benefits from the very latest in crash protection know-how as well as both active and passive systems to take all manner...
- Chevrolet Volt And Nissan Leaf Receive Top Iihs Safety Ratings In Crash Tests
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released the results of the first-ever U.S. crash test evaluations of plug-in electric cars, with the two EVs earning the highest safety ratings. The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf were awarded the top...
- Mustang Is One Safe Pony
Are muscle-car consumers willing to be marketed to by safety accolades and crash test performance? What about convertible buyers? Don't they buy cars because they're pretty and fast and the latest it car? Bet on Ford having something extra to...