Results are in from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety'slatest study on front, side, and rear impact tests. The twovehicles that stood out were the 2007 Toyota Camry and 2007 DodgeCaliber.

The vehicles tested were the Camry and Caliber, 2006 Kia Optima,2006 Lincoln Zephyr, 2006 Hyundai Tucson, and 2006 Toyota RAV4.Front, side, and rear evaluations were conducted for all except theOptima, which was not tested for protection in side impacts. Kia ischanging this car to improve its side performance, and theInstitute will test it later this year.

All six vehicles that were tested except the RAV4 have standardside airbags with head protection. Toyota will make side airbagsstandard in the 2007 RAV4, according to the IIHS. None of thevehicles earned IIHS' top safety pick award.

Among the findings were that the redesigned Camry is one of onlysix car models IIHS has tested to earn a perfect score in the sidetest. Additionally, the Caliber replaced the Dodge Neon, which wasone of the worst performing small cars in the front and side tests.The Caliber, IIHS determined, is a better performer.

The frontal crashworthiness evaluations are based on results of40 mph frontal offset crash tests. The overall side evaluation isbased on performance in a crash test in which the side of thevehicle is struck by a barrier, representing the side of an SUV,moving at 31 mph. The rear crash test simulates a collision inwhich a stationary vehicle is struck in the rear at 20 mph.

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