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Mazda,
Volvo
In an attempt to help push vehicle safety to a higher level, the
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety created a stricter Top Safety Pick+ rating last year, which incorporates a brutal small overlap test and requires cars to get Good ratings in four out of the five categories (and no less than Acceptable in the fifth). Joining the list of the
safest cars of 2013, the
2013 Volvo XC60,
Lincoln MKZ,
Honda Civic (sedan and coupe) and the
2014 Mazda6 have all received the coveted TSP+ rating.
The Mazda6 and Lincoln MKZ have both been completely redesigned, and both received Acceptable ratings in the small overlap test. The Honda Civic, coming off its emergency refresh for 2013, is the first small car to be subjected to the small overlap test, and IIHS says that one of the car's many upgrades includes a stiffer front structure allowing it to receive Good ratings in all categories. Similarly, the XC60 gets all Good ratings thanks to, according to IIHS, Volvo updating the airbag software allowing the side airbags to inflate during the small overlap test.
The
2014 Subaru Forester has not yet been subjected to the small overlap test, so it must make do with
just a Top Safety Pick rating until the IIHS tests small utility vehicles, which is expected to happen later in the spring.
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