The Least Safe Cars of 2006
Tip It!According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the least crashworthy cars of 2006 are:
– Hyundai Elantra
– Nissan Sentra
– Kia Optima
– Suzuki Forenza
– Mazda6
– Toyota Corolla
These cars, which sport an average base price of just $15,323, received ratings of ‘poor’ for both side and rear impact tests. But that’s not to say that pricey cars are necessarily safer… After all, the Jaguar X-Type sedan and the Infiniti G35 and M models received one ‘poor’ rating apiece — enough to raise concern, but not enough to make the list.
[Source: MSN/Money]
Published on February 27th, 2006 - 2 Comments
Filed under: Automotive
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February 28th, 2006 at 5:43 pm
I’m surprised that the Corolla came in so poorly.
May 6th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
I know this is an old post, but the day you posted this entry, I bought and picked up my brand new 2006 Kia Optima. Good thing I didn’t start to read PF blogs until January 2007. Darn.