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Seven midsize SUV passed a new intense crash test, three SUV Chrysler by Fiat and Hyundai fact suffered the most.
The Dodge Journey was given an overall rating of poor in the Insurance Institute for small overlap crash test of road safety.
The Dodge Durango and Jeep Cherokee, also manufactured by Fiat Chrysler CFFM two have earned a marginal rating, the second worst rating, as the Hyundai Santa Fe.
The Dodge Journey has provided a classic example of poor small protective cover, according to the Institute.
The occupant compartment failed to sustain, with intrusion measuring up to 9 inches to the dashboard and the parking brake pedal, which tore through the dummy's left leg, the Institute a statement.
In addition, the head of the impact dummy slipped out of the airbag and the side airbag didn t deploy.
The Dodge Journey has received a poor rating from the Insurance Institute for the last lap of the small overlap crash test of road safety.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee, a larger SUV than the Cherokee, shares much of its engineering with the Dodge Durango He had been subjected to the same previous test and also rated marginal.
These vehicles have done well in all other crash tests of the Institute, a Chrysler spokesman said Fiat, also noting that they meet or exceed all federal safety standards.
In the small overlap test, which the Institute began using in 2012, a vehicle hits a barrier at 40 miles per hour with only a quarter outside its bumper before the impact occurs on the left side, just opposite the driver's seat This concentrates the impact forces in a small area that is outside of the high crash safety structures built into most new vehicles it's designed to mimic a type of accident especially dangerous.
Many cars have also gained good results of crash tests have fared poorly in this test, especially cars based on older designs.
But much more recently-engineering vehicles have performed well in this series of tests SUV, for example, the Nissan Murano, which was completely redesigned for model year 2015, the highest marks and was named Top more safety Pick by the insurance Institute Ford Flex also quite well, earning a rating of Acceptable it was good enough to be named the best security choice based on its performance on this and other Institute crash tests insurance.
The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, another vehicle Fiat Chrysler got a good overall rating in the test, but has not been named Top Safety Pick because he hadn t done as well on other Insurance Institute tests.
CNNMoney New York, first published May 12, 2015 January 26 AM ET.
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