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[Washington Injury Attorney Blog] Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rates SUV roof strength in ...: According to IIHS statistics, 10,000 people are killed every year in rollover car accidents. Roofs that are built stronger crush less, decreasing the risk that passengers will hit the roof in a crash.

[Posted Driving] Four SUVs earn top rollover safety mark in U.S. test - Posted Driving: The U.S. Insurance Institute of Highway Safety says that four of 12 small SUVs it tested received its top rating for their ability to withstand roof damage in rollover accidents that often prove deadly.

[Clean Transportation and Energy for Fleets from CleanFleetReport.com] Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for 2009 | Clean ...: This SUV achieves a combined 32 mpg and emissions of 5.7 tons of CO2e for the EPA annual driving cycle. With a common drive system, the Mercury Mariner Hybrid and Mazda Tribute Hybrid deliver the same carbon footprint and respectable mileage.

[Ask Patty - Automotive Advice for Women] Official Blog Ford's Fiesta Movement - Are You Watching? - Ask ...: Ford recently launched the next step in the electrification of vehicles with an aggressive plan to bring pure battery-electric vehicles, next-generation hybrids and a plug-in hybrid to market by 2012. During the next four years, Ford will introduce in North America: a battery electric Transit Connect commercial van in 2010, battery electric passenger car in 2011, next-generation hybrid vehicles, and a plug-in version in 2012.

[Wheels] Some S.U.V.’s Don’t Do Well on Safety Test - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com: Still, if you search back a couple of years, it came out that Ford (the current owner of Volvo) significantly lowered Volvo’s standards for rollover strength to their own (minimal) baseline. It’s not like the days when Dateline had to partially saw through the pillars in the Volvos to make them collapse on camera.

[Automotive News Breaking News Feed] Four small SUVs get top scores for roof strength - Automotive News: Chevrolet Equinox , Pontiac Torrent, Toyota RAV4 , Nissan Rogue and Mitsubishi Outlander as "acceptable" for roof strength. It gave "marginal ratings" to the Honda CR-V and the Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute.

[Autosavant] IIHS Releases Small-SUV Roof Crush Test Results | Autosavant: The importance of strong crush resistance in SUVs should be obvious, but at the risk of belaboring that, I’ll go into it a bit.  First, SUVs - even small ones that are classified as crossovers in most corners of the market - are taller vehicles so are more likely to roll over than a conventional passenger car.  Second, the roof needs to be able to withstand multiples of the vehicle’s weight, because often times, when a vehicle flips over, it’s a dramatic, violent event - not usually a slow roll.  That violence is what makes it necessary for the roof to withstand multiples of the vehicle’s weight.  Think of knocking over a glass that’s sitting on the table - it will make a noise, it might spill your beverage, but it won’t break.  Now drop that glass onto a tile kitchen floor - you get a very different result.

[KITV.com - Local New] How Safe Is Your SUV's Roof? - Automotive News Story - KITV Honolulu: The institute, based in Arlington, Va., released its first results of new tests on vehicle roof strength. The institute conducts crash tests on new vehicles and provides consumers with safety ratings in side, front- and rear-end crashes.

[IIHS and HLDI News] IIHS news release: The Volkswagen Tiguan has the strongest rated roof, and the Kia Sportage has the weakest among the 2008-09 models evaluated. This new rating system is based on .

[The Political Asylum - Forums for Intelligent Discussion & Debate] Four SUVs earn top rollover safety mark in U.S. test - The ...: T and the Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute. The institute said it plans to assess roof strength on minicars and midsize cars as its next projects.

[Car Blog] Ford Celebrates Green Milestone as 100000th Hybrid SUV Rolls Off ...: Ford recently launched the next step in the electrification of vehicles with an aggressive plan to bring pure battery-electric vehicles, next-generation hybrids and a plug-in hybrid to market by 2012. During the next four years, Ford will introduce in North America: a battery electric Transit Connect commercial van in 2010, battery electric passenger car in 2011, next-generation hybrid vehicles, and a plug-in version in 2012.

[The Car Connection - Blogs and News] Marty Padgett's blog: Ford Celebrates Production Of 100000th ...: Furthermore, I hope that when the upcoming Fiesta is built here it comes with an option for the about 65 mpg highway rated diesel engine that will be available in the European version. I also hope that Ford retains a significant interest in Volvo.

[AskPatty - Automotive Advice For Women] Official Blog Ford Celebrates Green Milestone as 100000th Hybrid ...: Ford recently launched the next step in the electrification of vehicles with an aggressive plan to bring pure battery-electric vehicles, next-generation hybrids and a plug-in hybrid to market by 2012. During the next four years, Ford will introduce in North America: a battery electric Transit Connect commercial van in 2010, battery electric passenger car in 2011, next-generation hybrid vehicles, and a plug-in version in 2012.

[What's Up : blog at wemotor.com] IIHS Releases New Roof Strength Test Results; 4 of 12 Small SUVs ...: So in an effort to increase consumer awareness and hopefully prod automakers into improving rollover crash protection above the America’s federally mandated standards, the IIHS recently created a new roof strength rating system and put 12 small SUVs and crossovers from the 2008-09 model years to the test.

[Ford News Blog] Ford Escape + Mercury Mariner get more safety gadgets”¦ « Ford News ...: teen-safety technology, Integrated Spotter Mirrors - both offered standard (MyKey on XLT and above models) - optional Rear View Camera System and SYNC with real-time Traffic, Directions and Information. The new model also will be the North America’s first SUV to offer Active Park Assist, which uses an ultrasonic-based sensing system and Electric Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) to position the vehicle for parallel parking, calculate the optimal steering angle and quickly steer the vehicle into a parking spot.

[Hybrid Car Blog] List of Hybrid Cars: Mazda Tribute Hybrid 2WD 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular; Mercury Mariner Hybrid FWD 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular .

[SignOnSanDiego.com] Kia Sportage gets poor rating for roof strength: Ford spokesman Wes Sherwood said claims data from the insurance industry indicates that the Escape "performs well in all types of accidents, including rollovers." The Escape has anti-rollover technology along with sensors that help detect and prevent rollovers.

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