| The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) | | | | stand the complexities of driving. Next to Versa is |
| released its most recent crash-test ratings but did not | | | | Toyota Yaris. The latter gets good in both front and |
| endorse any models evaluated. Instead, said institute | | | | side crash tests and marginal in the rear crash test. |
| urged auto consumers to stick with bigger, heavier | | | | Toyota auto body parts are also meticulously |
| vehicles because they typically are safer for motorists. | | | | assembled to ensure safety of the car occupants. |
| IIHS real-life crash results also revealed that | | | | The worst performers in the IIHS crash-tests are |
| subcompacts are not the best safety choice. This | | | | Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio. Said cars earned |
| information was divulged by Adrian Lund, president of | | | | acceptable rating in the front crash test but poor in the |
| IIHS | | | | side and rear tests. "Hyundai is targeting July |
| Subcompacts are the smallest vehicles on the road | | | | production to add the Accent to its list of vehicles |
| these days. The recorded crash rates involving | | | | equipped with active head restraints," said Miles |
| subcompacts are higher than in other auto category. | | | | Johnson Hyundai spokesman. The rear crash-test |
| As a fact, the rates are more than twice the death | | | | rating is based on headrest criteria. |
| rates for midsize and large vehicles. | | | | It was found out that the vehicles that were given high |
| IIHS evaluated a total of 9 cars weighing 2,500 pounds | | | | ratings were equipped with side air bags and |
| or less. Said cars are smaller than Honda Civic | | | | head-protection systems. "Larger cars provide more |
| compact. This is because body parts for Honda Civic | | | | protection, even slightly larger, and they get almost as |
| are made heavier and tougher. Crash ratings of the | | | | good gas mileage," Lund noted. "Some of the midsize |
| cars ranges from good, followed by acceptable, | | | | cars like the Accord and the Camry, if you get them in |
| marginal and poor. | | | | the four-cylinder versions, have as good a gas mileage |
| Among the nine subcompacts Nissan Versa rates the | | | | as the mini cars. If you really want to save fuel, buy a |
| highest in 3 crash-test categories named front, side | | | | larger car that's less powerful than a smaller |
| and rear. Nissan OEM body parts are engineered to | | | | lightweight vehicle that also sacrifices your safety. |