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Achilles’ Heel - USA - Rear-End Impact Is the Automotive one
New York,NY,USA -New York Times, by NICK BUNKLEY -August 7, 2006: -- Although automakers have significantly improved protection for drivers and their passengers in frontal and side-impact collisions, new crash tests show that many vehicles remain vulnerable in rear-end accidents... In rear-end tests, two popular cars, the Toyota Camry and the Dodge Caliber, were rated marginal, the second-lowest of four possible scores given by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety... All six models that the insurance institute tested most recently earned at least an acceptable rating in frontal tests, but only the Kia Optima, a midsize sedan, was given a passing grade in rear-end crashes...
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