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Subaru Forester Scores Top Rating in New Crash Test

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image.ashx?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1368699634153Insurance Institute for Highway Safety(NEW YORK) — For the first time, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has conducted crash tests on small SUVs measuring front corner impact, which accounts for about 24 percent of injuries and death from frontal crashes.  And only two out of the 13 vehicles tested received passing grades.

“The best performing vehicles were the Subaru Forester and the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport,” Russ Rader with the IIHS tells ABC News Radio.

The Forester was the first vehicle to ace every aspect of the new crash test, earning it a rating of “good.”  The Outlander Sport scored the next best rating, “acceptable.”  Both SUVs were named “Top Safety Pick+,” the institute’s recently inaugurated top honor.

The remaining 11 SUVs received “marginal” or “poor” ratings, with the worst offender being the Ford Escape.

“It had poor structural performance.  There was a lot of intrusion into the occupant compartment,” explains Rader.

Joining the Escape in the “poor” category was the Buick Encore, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Patriot and Kia Sportage.

The BMW X1, Honda CR-V, two-door Jeep Wrangler, Mazda CX-5, Nissan Rogue and Volkswagen Tiguan were placed in the “marginal” category.

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