Most small car designs earned poor ratings in side-impact crashtests recently conducted by the Insurance Institute for HighwaySafety. The test represented what happens when a passenger vehicleis struck in the side by a pickup truck or SUV.
“These side-impact results are similar to the results in 1997,when the institute first rated small cars in the frontal offsetcrash test,” said Adrian Lund, chief operating officer for theIIHS. “Back then, no small car earned a good frontal crash testrating. Now, almost every small car earns a good rating in thefrontal test. As manufacturers redesign their vehicles, we expectthat small cars will get better in the side-impact test too.”
Only the Chevrolet Cobalt and Toyota Corolla, both equipped withoptional side air bags with head protection, performed well enoughto earn the institute's second highest rating of acceptable.Without the optional air bags, the Cobalt and Corolla were ratedpoor for side-impact protection.
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