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Moderately priced cars do better on latest crash tests

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
Moderately priced cars do better on latest crash tests

Spending a lot of money on a car doesn’t necessarily make for a safer ride. A group of moderately priced midsize cars outperformed most of their luxury counterparts in a challenging new frontal crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on 2013 models. Of the 18 midsize family cars evaluated in the small overlap test, two earn the top rating of good, 11 earn acceptable, three earn marginal and two are poor….

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Many luxury cars fail to meet new crash test standard

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
Many luxury cars fail to meet new crash test standard

Only three out of 11 midsize luxury and near-luxury cars evaluated earneded good or acceptable ratings in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new small overlap frontal crash test, the latest addition to a suite of tests designed to help consumers pick the safest vehicles. The Acura TL and Volvo S60 earned good ratings, while the Infiniti G earneds acceptable. The Acura TSX, BMW 3 series, Lincoln MKZ and Volkswagen CC earned marginal ratings. The…

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