Here in North America, we miss out on all sorts of cool cars that don’t meet our crash test standards. In Canada, we see even fewer cool cars than in the States. Examples? How about the Mitsubishi Evo 9? Sold in the US, not sold in Canada. Something to do with front bumper or headlight height. Ok, so we got the WRX STi but that’s only half of the battling pair.

Soon, we are to be faced with cars built in China. How are they going to fare on the safety front? Let’s just say that they’ve got some serious work to do before they will be allowed to sell their cars on our shores.
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just released their test results for 8 small cars, and the Nissan Versa was the hands down winner. They warn though that occupants of large cars are still safer than those in little cars.

Read the full press release after the break.
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Mazda’s new crossover SUV the CX-7 has just received the highest possible crash test ratings for all tests. In NHTSA testing, the CX-7 received a 5 star rating in frontal and side impact tests. It also received a 4 star rating for it’s roll over test. These are the highest ratings available for an SUV, and have never been acheived by any currently available competitor. Mazda must be proud, this is one tough cookie.

Press release after the break.

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