If safety is a concern of yours, check out this video examining the crash worthiness of several 2014 midsize crossovers and SUVs. You'll be surprised at the findings. From this analysis, we can only assume some automakers will be making some midcycle changes to address consumers concern for safety.
According to IIHS (Insurance Institute Highway Safety), the small overlap test replicates what happens when the front corner of a vehicle collides with another vehicle or an object such as a tree or utility pole. In the test, 25 percent of a vehicle's front end on the driver's side strikes a rigid barrier at 40 mph.
The test is more difficult than either the head-on crashes conducted by the government or the longstanding IIHS moderate overlap test. In a small overlap test, the main structures of the vehicle's front-end crush zone are bypassed, making it hard for the vehicle to manage crash energy. The occupant compartment can collapse as a result.
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