15 Most Dangerous and Safest SUVs
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that SUVs are now statistically safer than they were in the past and released their list of the buy bulk auto loans safest - and most dangerous - SUVs on the market today.
The Institute's research demonstrates that driver death rates have dropped due largely to the widespread availability of electronic stability control systems (ESC), which reduce vehicle rollover rates.
"The rollover risk in SUVs used to outweigh their size/weight advantage, but that's no longer the case, thanks to ESC," Anne McCartt, the Institute's senior vice president for research, said in a statement released today.
The overall driver death rate for 2005-08 models during 2006-09 was 48 per million registered vehicle years.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is a nonprofit organization that strives to reduce deaths, injuries and property damage due to crashes, according to their website. They take human factors, vehicle factors and environmental factors into account as they study ways to make our nation's roads safer.
Check the lists of 15 safest, and most dangerous, SUVs below to see where your car falls:
15 Safest SUVs:
Audi A6 4-door 4WD
Mercedes E-Class 4-door 4WD
Toyota Sienna
Ford Edge
Nissan Armada
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Land Rover LR3
Honda CR-V
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Acura MDX
Mercedes E-Class 4-door
Lexus RX 400h
Lexus GX 470
Mercedes M-Class
Saab 9-3 4-door
15 SUVs with Highest Rates of Driver Death:
Nissan 350Z 2-door
Nissan Titan crew cab
Chevrolet Aveo
Chevrolet Cobalt
Nissan Titan extended cab
Kia Spectra
Chevrolet Malibu Classic
Hyundai Tiburon
Nissan Versa
Chevrolet Colorado extended cab
Nissan Titan crew cab
Kia Rio
Kia Spectra
Mazda Miata MX-5
Subaru Legacy
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The Institute's research demonstrates that driver death rates have dropped due largely to the widespread availability of electronic stability control systems (ESC), which reduce vehicle rollover rates.
"The rollover risk in SUVs used to outweigh their size/weight advantage, but that's no longer the case, thanks to ESC," Anne McCartt, the Institute's senior vice president for research, said in a statement released today.
The overall driver death rate for 2005-08 models during 2006-09 was 48 per million registered vehicle years.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is a nonprofit organization that strives to reduce deaths, injuries and property damage due to crashes, according to their website. They take human factors, vehicle factors and environmental factors into account as they study ways to make our nation's roads safer.
Check the lists of 15 safest, and most dangerous, SUVs below to see where your car falls:
15 Safest SUVs:
Audi A6 4-door 4WDMercedes E-Class 4-door 4WDToyota SiennaFord EdgeNissan ArmadaLand Rover Range Rover SportLand Rover LR3Honda CR-VJeep Grand CherokeeAcura MDXMercedes E-Class 4-doorLexus RX 400hLexus GX 470Mercedes M-ClassSaab 9-3 4-door15 SUVs with Highest Rates of Driver Death:
Nissan 350Z 2-doorNissan Titan crew cabChevrolet AveoChevrolet CobaltNissan Titan extended cabKia SpectraChevrolet Malibu ClassicHyundai TiburonNissan VersaChevrolet Colorado extended cabNissan Titan crew cabKia RioKia SpectraMazda Miata MX-5Subaru Legacyhttp://abcnews.go.com/US/15-dangerous-safest-suvs/story?id=13805473
