Small SUVs improve in crash tests

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:04 AM EDT

Article Source: msnbc.com

Four small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade.

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John Haas

American Car Companies, just like at the olympics, have come to play.

I plan to purchase 3 cars soon, all of them Fords.

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#1 - Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:22 AM EDT

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ayzbu

Small SUV's Bla, bla bla. I won't give up my Hummer until there are no longer any "blue hairs" to run over!

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#2 - Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:30 AM EDT

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Arthur-379160

Typical MSNBC journalism - poor. "This is a huge change from just five years ago when most small SUVs were rated either marginal or poor in our side test, and standard side air bags and electronic stability control were rare," Lund said.

My 2004 Honda CRV came standard with side air bags and electronic stability control.

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#3 - Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:57 AM EDT

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Stefan Schreier, PhD Aerospace engineering

Crash tests have nothing to do with reality. Visit www.safetychoice.org

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#4 - Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:13 PM EDT

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BT-448094

General Motors and Chrysler are still producing the worst vehicles when tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway safety. they also have terrible residual value. which one will be bankrupt first?

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#5 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:54 PM EDT

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