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I was going through Forbes.com and found this article. I was suprised to see the Corolla, a car that I drive, getting rated as one of the least-safe cars for 2006. So what if it got poor on the side-impact rating test? Nobody cares.
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/vehicle/2005/10/21/toyota-leastsafe-cars-cx_dl_1024feat_ls.html
"Toyota Corolla
Base Price: $14,545
We were surprised to find such poor ratings for the Corolla, a car we had thought was in fact one of the market's safest. But the low scores come with caveats. For one thing, since model-year 2004, the Corolla's rear crash-test score has dropped to "poor" from "acceptable," two grades higher. But more importantly, the Corolla on the list is the one tested without optional side airbags. Tested with optional front and rear head curtain airbags and optional front seat-mounted torso airbags, the Corolla's side rating is not "poor," but "acceptable"--the second-highest possible score."
What do you guys think about this? Do people who buy compact cars really care about side-impact ratings? What are the chances that you'll get hit on the side anyway?
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/vehicle/2005/10/21/toyota-leastsafe-cars-cx_dl_1024feat_ls.html
"Toyota Corolla
Base Price: $14,545
We were surprised to find such poor ratings for the Corolla, a car we had thought was in fact one of the market's safest. But the low scores come with caveats. For one thing, since model-year 2004, the Corolla's rear crash-test score has dropped to "poor" from "acceptable," two grades higher. But more importantly, the Corolla on the list is the one tested without optional side airbags. Tested with optional front and rear head curtain airbags and optional front seat-mounted torso airbags, the Corolla's side rating is not "poor," but "acceptable"--the second-highest possible score."
What do you guys think about this? Do people who buy compact cars really care about side-impact ratings? What are the chances that you'll get hit on the side anyway?