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IIHS microcar roof tests - Click above for high-res image gallery
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just tested the latest batch of the smallest cars on the market to determine the strength of their roofs in the event of a rollover accident. Coming out on top with a "good" rating was the Smart Fortwo, which isn't all that surprising - due in large part to the runabout's diminutive size, Daimler put lots of effort into the design of its so-called Tridion safety cell.
Somehow, we're equally as unsurprised that the Chevy Aveo scored the lowest of the six automobiles tested. Chevy's least expensive car earned a "marginal" rating from the Institute. Sitting in between those two bookends were the Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, Mini Cooper, and Toyota Yaris, all of which scored "acceptable" ratings.
It's interesting to note that the Smart Fortwo fared quite a bit better in this kind of test than in the Institute's series of
frontal offset crash tests versus a Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan. Click past the break for the official press release.
Gallery: IIHS microcar roof tests
[Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]
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IIHS tests roof strength on microcars, Smart Fortwo comes out on top
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