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Most minibuses crash test fail again; Fiat 500, Honda Fit worse.
DETROIT Subcompact cars including the Fiat 500 and 7267 Honda Fit T the worst of any vehicle segment so far in another difficult test that assesses what happens when the front corner of a vehicle hits another car, pole electrical or tree.
Only one of the 11 mini cars tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has won an acceptable overall score in the so-called small overlap crash test before, the Chevrolet Spark made by General Motors Co GM N, IIHS said Wednesday.
Honda Fit and Fiat 500, for group 3 U S automaker Chrysler LLC were the best performers.
The results prompted Consumer Reports magazine to abandon its recommendation of Fit Consumer Reports on Wednesday said, however, he expects the next, newly redesigned 2015 Fit pass the test based on the novelty of its design and recent achievements with Honda this strict test.
In a statement, Honda said it expects 2015 Fit earn a good rating in all tests the IIHS, including the small overlap crash test before 2015 Fit goes on sale in the US later this year .
Moreover, said Chrysler Fiat 500 meets or exceeds the safety requirements imposed by the government and continues to offer a high level of protection in the four main types of collision identified by the IIHS side from front to back and overthrow moderate overlap .
The little crash test before overlap, which was introduced in 2012, is more difficult than the head crash tests used by the government U S, as automakers and IIHS, a nonprofit U S funded by auto insurers.
Four minicar models were rated marginal, including the Ford Fiesta F N 2014 Six were considered poor, including the Toyota Prius c 7203 T None of the models received the highest possible rating of good.
Both are disadvantaged in consumer security and IIHS reports said small light cars because of their size in an accident with a larger vehicle, a minibus will absorb more energy, but have less space to absorb crease energy of a collision.
Small vehicles, light has an intrinsic safety disadvantage, Joe Nolan, IIHS senior vice president for research of the vehicle, said in a statement Unfortunately, as a group, minibuses aren t perform as well as other categories of vehicles in the small overlap crash.
Compact cars, which are slightly larger than subcompacts, did much better on the small overlap crash test before, said IIHS.
The average vehicle is for 2013 model weighs 4,041 pounds, while the subcompact can weigh 1,500 pounds less, according to preliminary federal data.
In the test, a portion of the front of the car hit a rigid barrier from 5 feet to 40 miles per hour Vehicles were rated in three areas of structural integrity, the effectiveness of restraints and injuries potential.
All minicars, including the Spark, received poor or marginal note for structural integrity, which IIHS called the most fundamental element of occupant protection These are the two worst possible ratings in this test.
Most cars are now built with safety cages that can handle frontal collisions and other accidents without crushing the driver and others inside the vehicle.
The small overlap crashes, involving only the small front corner of a vehicle, affect the outer edges of the car, which are less protected in these cases, the front wheel, the firewall suspension system and support the weight of the accident, which may lead to serious injuries legs and foot.
Most minibuses crash test fail again; Fiat 500 Honda Fit worst Reuters, mostly minibuses do.
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