IIHS tests roof strength on microcars, Smart Fortwo comes out on top
 

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<br /> The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/iihs/">Insurance Institute for Highway Safety</a> has just tested the latest batch of the smallest cars on the market to determine the strength of their roofs in the event of a rollover accident. Coming out on top with a "good" rating was the Smart Fortwo, which isn't all that surprising - due in large part to the runabout's diminutive size, Daimler put lots of effort into the design of its so-called Tridion safety cell.<br /> <br /> Somehow, we're equally as unsurprised that the Chevy Aveo scored the lowest of the six automobiles tested. Chevy's least expensive car earned a "marginal" rating from the Institute. Sitting in between those two bookends were the Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, Mini Cooper, and Toyota Yaris, all of which scored "acceptable" ratings.<br /> <br /> It's interesting to note that the Smart Fortwo fared quite a bit better in this kind of test than in the Institute's series of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/14/iihs-finds-sub-compacts-fair-poorly-again/">frontal offset crash tests versus a Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan</a>. Click past the break for the official press release.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-microcar-roof-tests/low/">IIHS microcar roof tests</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-microcar-roof-tests/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/iihs-roof-smart_thumbnail.jpg" alt="iihs-roof-smart" title="iihs-roof-smart" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-microcar-roof-tests/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/iihs-roof-smart-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="iihs-roof-smart-2" title="iihs-roof-smart-2" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-microcar-roof-tests/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/iihs-roof-aveo_thumbnail.jpg" alt="iihs-roof-aveo" title="iihs-roof-aveo" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/iihs-microcar-roof-tests/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/iihs-roof-aveo-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="iihs-roof-aveo-2" title="iihs-roof-aveo-2" /></a></div><br /> [Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/21/iihs-tests-roof-strength-on-microcars-smart-fortwo-comes-out-on/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>IIHS tests roof strength on microcars, Smart Fortwo comes out on top</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/21/iihs-tests-roof-strength-on-microcars-smart-fortwo-comes-out-on/">IIHS tests roof strength on microcars, Smart Fortwo comes out on top</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/21/iihs-tests-roof-strength-on-microcars-smart-fortwo-comes-out-on/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19135284/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/21/iihs-tests-roof-strength-on-microcars-smart-fortwo-comes-out-on/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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