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Six little cars by means of far above the ground gas mileage rated Top Safety Picks

None of the 13 little cars recently tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety now rated poor in any of the four key collide tests. Six of not any now known the coveted Top Safety Pick rating in completely dimension class.

The catalog of cars by means of the the majority excellent petroleum economy

"The catalog of cars by means of the the majority excellent petroleum monetary system now luckily persons by means of the highest collide examination ratings in completely class, too," inappropriately David Zuby, the Institute's leader investigate officer."

Still, Zuby mark out so as to small, lightweight cars "don't protect completely occupants as healthy as bigger, heavier ones. Even although petroleum management from occasion to time challenge gravity, the laws of physics forever are in result for cars. That's why it's significant so as to the crashworthiness designs of smaller cars be as high-quality as possible. The new ratings demonstrate so as to little cars are a great deal promise supposed contain second-hand to be."

The ratings are feature on presentation in front, side, rollover, and back crash evaluations. Cars so as to earn the top rating of high-quality in every examination and approach by means of contemporary constancy manage qualify for Top Safety Pick.

Those by means of the top rating in the newest round of testing:

2012 Ford Focus
2012 Honda
2011 Hyundai Elantra
2011 Lexus CT 200h hybrid
2011 Nissan Juke
2011 Toyota Prius

The Dodge Caliber, Honda CR-Z and Insight hybrids, Nissan Sentra and Versa, Scion xD, and Suzuki SX4 too now rated but didn't approach in as top security picks. In addition, additional little cars by means of option powertrains contain scored well, too -- namely, the Nissan Leaf electric car, exposed existence form collide tested above, and the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric.

In 2006, at what time the IIHS casement awarding Top Safety Pick, merely 3 little cars earned the designation (Honda Civic, Saab 9-2X, and Subaru Impreza) and the tests weren't as tough. Now 22 little heavy contain the rating, beneath tests so as to now comprise the top test, the ESC obligation and a contravention back crash test.