Small cars and safety are not mutually exclusive. So what are the Insurance Institute for highway safety is that as the test 13 small cars, Recognizing six with the award "top safety pick". Few think the IIHS award is influenced by the producers of you wrong-the Institute is financed by insurance companies to assign courses, on the basis of passive security and other risks.
Top safety picks
The winners are the 2012 Ford focus and Honda Civic, in addition to the 2011 Hyundai Elantra, the Lexus CT 200 h hybrid, Nissan Juke and Toyota Prius hybrid. The seven other cars evaluated, but did not provide the top award are: Dodge Caliber, Honda CR-Z, Honda insight, Nissan Sentra, Nissan Versa, any xD and Suzuki SX4. All 13 models are sold in compact or subcompact segments difficult areas for automakers to provide the most safety, based on any vehicle size and weight.
This is good news for consumers, which refers to smaller, more fuel efficient cars, select will come in sacrifice for safety. IIHS study showed that users can have their cake and eat it too, enjoying high mileage cars and know that safety is tops in six models.
Award for "best safety pick is undertaken by the Institute in 2006, but is currently stricter than what is initially taken together. These changes include testing the strength of the roof, the requirement of electronic stability control and higher bar to protect the impact at the rear. Initially only three small cars made the original list, but now 22 are listed, including the original three.
Law of physics
The law of physics still matters, and this is why the IIHS and other advise car preferred not to mind when searching for a new car. This means that we accept Hyundai Sonata has a greater chance to be harmful to the occupants of the vehicle from the Hyundai Elantra less catastrophe. Even with all of the latest safety equipment installed as side impact airbags and strong roofs larger and heavier vehicles have the edge.
However, today small cars come with safety equipment, was not found in the cars only five years ago. Airbags have attended since then from the side curtain airbags, electronic stability control and improved safety belts. Some models include or offer active head restraint systems, for the avoidance of a side impact and strong armor, passengers a better chance of walking away from catastrophe.
