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Aug 20, 2008 4:48 pm US/Eastern

4 Small SUVs Earn High Scores In Crash Tests

Link: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Four small sport utility vehicles have earned top scores in front, side and rear crash tests.

They are the 2009 Ford Escape, 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan, 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander and the 2008 Nissan Rogue.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety notes that all those vehicles have side air bags and are equipped with a stability control feature that guards against rollovers.

Marks for the Escape also apply to the Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute and hybrid versions of the Escape and Mariner, which share the same underpinnings.

The 2008 Jeep Wrangler, which was tested without optional side air bags, received the Institute's lowest score of poor in the side test. Chrysler LLC says the Wrangler "meets or exceeds" all federal safety standards.




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