this is 72 Cars safest

Washington, first - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) United States has set as 72 cars as the safest vehicle. Rating based on how the car is to protect the motorcycle rider during the accident, both from the front, side and rear. Then the car is equipped with anti-rollover technology called Electronic Stability Control (ESC).

"From all of that amount, for the 2009 style, the Ford Motor Co. and Volvo are on top as the safest car by placing each of 16 vehicles. In the vision behind Honda Motor Co. with 13 vehicles, "a spokesman IIHS, Tuesday (25/11).


There are some cars have received two awards this time (for vehicle output 2008) even three times (2007). According to the IIHS president, Adrian Lund, the assessment system'm not seen in terms of safety against pendara motorcycle. The team from the jury to evaluate the results of crash tests by placing the person (a doll) in front, side and rear. Equipped with ESC, the car must be seringan may not be until pedestrian, motorcycle rider and people who are in the car.

About the ESC, according to the IIHS has become estándar equipment on the cars and SUVs the size passenger car model of three-quarters of 2009. "Every year we continue the development of quality, fuel efficiency and safety," says Alan Mulally, Ford CEO.

This is the safest car-72

LARGE CARS
Honda Acura RL
Audi A6
Cadillac CTS
Ford Taurus
Ford Lincoln MKS
Mercury Sable
Toyota Avalon
Volvo S80

MIDSIZE CARS
Honda Acura TL
Honda Acura TSX
Audi A3
Audi A4
BMW 3-Series (4-door)
Ford Fusion (with optional ESC)
Honda Accord (4-door)
Mercedes C Class
Mercury Milan (with optional ESC)
Saab 9-3
Subaru Legacy
Volkswagen Jetta
Volkswagen Passat

MIDSIZE CONVERTIBLES
Saab 9-3
Volkswagen Eos
Volvo C70

SMALL CARS
Honda Civic (4-door with optional ESC, except Si)
Mitsubishi Lancer (with optional ESC)
Scion xB
Subaru Impreza (with optional ESC)
Toyota Corolla (with optional ESC)
Volkswagen Rabbit (4-door)

MINI CAR
Honda Fit (with optional ESC)

MINIVANS
Honda Odyssey
Hyundai Entourage
Kia Sedona

LARGE SUVs
Audi Q7
Buick Enclave
Chevrolet Traverse
GMC Acadia
Saturn Outlook


MIDSIZE SUVs
Honda Acura MDX
Honda Acura RDX
BMW X3
BMW X5
Ford Edge
Ford Flex
Ford Taurus X
Honda Pilot
Hyundai Santa Fe
Hyundai Veracruz
Infiniti EX35
Ford Lincoln MKX
Mercedes M Class
Nissan Murano
Saturn Vue
Subaru Tribeca
Toyota FJ Cruiser
Toyota Highlander
Volvo XC90

SMALL SUVs
Ford Escape
Honda CR-V
Honda Element
Mazda Tribute
Mercury Mariner
Mitsubishi Outlander
Nissan Rogue
Subaru Forester
Toyota RAV4
Volkswagen Tiguan

LARGE PICKUPS
Ford F-150
Honda Ridgeline
Toyota Tundra

SMALL PICKUP
Toyota Tacoma

SBT
souce : AP