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Praise be for restrictive crash testing laws

August 9, 2007

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 [...]

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Nissan Versa Safest Small Car

December 22, 2006

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 CX-7 receives top crash test ratings

September 7, 2006

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, [...]

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