Crash test crumples two of Toyota's top sellers: Camry and Prius v
The revamped Honda Accord scored the best in an important insurance trade group safety test of family cars; the Toyota Camry, America's best-selling passenger car, was among the worst, as was the Prius v. Other high scorers included the new versions of the Ford Fusion and Nissan Altima.
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Four-door Honda Accord( Insurance Institute of Highway Safety )
The 2013 four-door Honda Accord received a "good" rating in a test by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. During the test, the front driver's-side corner rams into a 5-foot-tall rigid barrier at 40 mph, simulating what happens when the front corner of a sedan hits another vehicle or an object such as a tree or pole.
Overall: good Structure: acceptable Restraints and kinematics: good Head and neck: good Chest: good Hip and thigh: good Lower leg and foot: good |
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