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June 08, 2007

Crash test videos

Volvocrash1_2 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently announced crash test results for 10 convertibles.  See how the models fared by watching the videos of their performance on the front- and side-impact tests.  The top performers were the Saab 9-3 and Volvo C70, both of which earned the Institute's highest Top Safety Pick award. The Chrysler Sebring, Mitsubishi Eclipse and Volkswagen Eos all earned a score of Good in the front and side crash tests. The Ford Mustang and Toyota Camry Solara earned Good or Acceptable scores in both front- and side-crash tests. The BMW 3 Series, Audi A4, and Pontiac G6 convertibles had marginal scores in the side-crash test and were either Good or Acceptable in the front protection.  See more of the Institute’s crash test videos by selecting a model from over 150 vehicles tested in front and side crash evaluations.

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I like to see a roll over test of these convertibles.

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