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New type of crash test aims for safer vehicles
- Published_at:2012-08-14
- Category:Autos & Vehicles
- Channel:iihs
- tags: IIHS, Insurance Institute, highway safety, Insurance, Institute, Highway, Safety, frontal offset, frontal offset test, frontal offset crash test, front test, front crash test, front, frontal, offset, crash, test, crashworthiness, evaluation, rating, small, overlap, small overlap, small overlap front, small overlap front test, small overlap front crash test, small overlap frontal, small overlap frontal test, midsize, luxury, vehicle
- description: IIHS news release • August 14, 2012 New crash test aims to drive improvements Only 3 of 11 midsize luxury and near-luxury cars evaluated earn good or acceptable ratings in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's new small overlap frontal crash test, the latest addition to a suite of tests designed to help consumers pick the safest vehicles. The Acura TL and Volvo S60 earn good ratings, while the Infiniti G earns acceptable. The Acura TSX, BMW 3 series, Lincoln MKZ and Volkswagen CC earn marginal ratings. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Lexus IS 250/350, Audi A4 and Lexus ES 350 earn poor. Full text of release at http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr081412.html
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