Safety is key when choosing a new small car in the US, and the crash protection credentials can make or break a model – literally… This latest batch of tests carried out by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows that you really can’t go wrong in choosing any of the compacts available.
Out of a selection of 12 models recently tested, half of them earned a ‘good’ or ‘acceptable’ rating, and of these, the two Civics, the Dodge Dart, Hyundai Elantra, Ford Focus and Scion tC, all earned the TOP SAFETY PICK+ award.
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