2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Review - Kelley Blue Book
Subaru and Mitsubishi shine in new tests of collision IIHS small SUV.
The latest round of crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety IIHS focused on the small SUV category Crossover, and when the last flying debris finally settled, only two of the 13 vehicles that have stood the test has emerged with Primo Top of the organization security clearance pick Although the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2013 and the all-new 2014 Subaru Forester qualified for this coveted status, only the Subaru was able to earn a good rating in the five categories tests, including the new and very difficult test IIHS s impact on small offset precisely barrier, it's designed to measure what happens when the front corner of a vehicle strikes another vehicle or object fixed - in this case a rigid barrier height of 5 feet - 40 mph.
With the redesigned Forester, Subaru engineers have begun to do well in our new test, and they succeeded, says Joe Nolan, vice president of the Institute for Research Vehicle That's exactly how we hoped the manufacturers respond to improve the protection of people in these types of severe frontal crashes.
To determine the overall assessment of a vehicle, the non-profit IIHS has developed a good code of acceptable marginal poor rating harvested a Top Safety Pick rating needs a good score in at least four of its evaluation disciplines moderate overlap front collision, small frontal crash recovery, side impact, rollover, and the effectiveness of seat headrests in protection against whiplash injuries in a rear impact and no worse than acceptable in fifth gear to own scanning Forester, the Outlander Sport received an acceptable rating in the kinematic restraints category.
Although nine other small SUV crossover models earned either moderate 2013 BMW X1 2013 Honda CR-V 2014 Mazda CX-5, 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan or poor 2013 Buick Encore 2013 Ford Escape, 2013 Hyundai Tucson 2014 Jeep Patriot 2013 assessments Kia Sportage in the small impact test -offset their good grades in all other fields harvested each IIHS Top safety Pick recognition Jeep Patriot 2013 also qualifies as a security best choice when equipped with optional side airbags at the request of Toyota the 2013 RAV4 - is already Top Safety pick - will not be subject to the new test small shift later in the year the automaker has completed the structural changes that should allow it to also win a brand Top Safety pick only two evaluated vehicles 2013 Jeep Wrangler 2-door 2013 Nissan Rogue, did not score enough to get a Top Safety Pick note.
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