Two compact economy sedans attained the top rating of five stars in National Highway Traffic Safety ...

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Two compact economy sedans attained the top rating of five stars in National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration crash testing, in results published on line nowadays.
(A Few small hatchbacks have attained that highest rating.)
The Social was redesigned for 2014; its forerunner gained a reduced score of three out of five-stars
in exactly the same NHTSA evaluations, which the agency produced tougher beginning with all the
2011 model year. The Elantra was updated partway during the 2014 model year to enhance its front-
influence functionality -- earlier in the day models had an entire rating of four out of five-stars
instead of five.
In another You can try this out lately posted NHTSA crash-test, the 2014 Lexus ES350 entrance-
high-end sedan gained a low rating of three out of five stars, knocked-down for feeble aspect-impact
operation. The ES350 is the second automobile in its class, after the Acura TL, to earn the reduced
NHTSA score; a redesigned ES350 arrives this yr as a 2013 version.
NHTSA ratings are based on a 35-mph frontal crash test, 38.5-mph side-impact crash-test, a 20-mph
side-effect check that mimics slipping into a pole or sapling, plus a roll-over assessment dependent
on a statistical calculation of a vehicle's center of gravity.
The safety agency also posted collision tests for the 2014 Honda f 250 full size heavy duty pickup
truck as well as the up-to-date 2014 Honda Spirit little hatchback and 2014 Honda f 150 full-size
pick up. Each earned four out of five-stars complete -- the many frequent rating in the modified
NHTSA tests.
The F250 is the second heavy-duty pick up NHTSA examined. The other, the Chevrolet Silverado
2500, gained a ranking of three stars; it lacks the f 250's conventional aspect airbags, damaging its
side-effect rating, and it did not fare also in the frontal crash-test.
NHTSA has additionally recently noted several 2013-model autos whose crash test outcomes will not
carry over from the 2014 models due to style changes , the Honda Taurus large vehicle: the Ford
Explorer sedan, as well as the Infiniti M mid-size high-end car Each earned four superstars total in
as 2014 versions. This listing will more than likely grow as more automakers launch their plans for
the 2013 model-year.
Of 91 personal 2014-model vehicles NHTSA has crash-tested -- maybe not counting instances where
the exact same test relates to multiple robotically-associated autos -- 26 models have gained a
general evaluation of five-stars, eight have earned three stars, as well as the balance have attained
four celebrities.

2. A couple of the 91, the Chevrolet Camaro and Volvo
S-60, earned perfect ratings in every category and
type NHTSA prices. No 2014-model car has earned
fewer than three celebrities as a general rating,
though the since-up-dated 2011 Nissan Versa and
the since-ceased 2011 Honda
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=2003091748233 Ranger pickup gained only two
stars.
The NHTSA tests complement safety assessments in
the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which analyzes autos in related but not identical
accident scenarios. These accident checks, conducted beneath the New Car Assessment Plan, are
also different from the security standards all cars must meet to be offered in the USA.
A full set of 2014-model automobiles' NHTSA ratings is accumulated on this Scribd site; for more
information, see safercar.gov.