2011 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 earn Top Safety Pick awards
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chrysler/" rel="tag">Chrysler</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/dodge/" rel="tag">Dodge</a></p><img alt="2011 Dodge Charger crash test" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/ces110204.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px;" /><br />
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It's no secret that the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/charger">2011 Dodge Charger</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/300">Chrysler 300</a> are more attractive and are substantially more refined than the models they replace. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the new LX-platform twins are also incredibly safe, too - earning the company's prestigious Top Safety Pick designation for the first time ever.<br />
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To note, the last-generation Charger and 300 earned the second-lowest rating available in side impact protection, even when equipped with side-curtain airbags. Yikes. On the other hand, the 2011 Charger withstood a force equal to 5.37 times the car's weight during the roof strength test (for rollover protection). The current federal standard for this test is 1.5 times the car's weight.<br />
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<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/chrysler">Chrysler</a> has now earned seven Top Safety Pick ratings for its latest crop of 2011 vehicles. To read the press release about the Charger and 300's earnings, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/28/2011-dodge-charger-and-chrysler-300-earn-top-safety-pick-awards/#continued">follow the jump</a>.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-dodge-charger-first-drive">2011 Dodge Charger: First Drive</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-dodge-charger-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/01-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Dodge Charger" title="2011 Dodge Charger" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-dodge-charger-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/02-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Dodge Charger" title="2011 Dodge Charger" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-dodge-charger-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/03-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Dodge Charger" title="2011 Dodge Charger" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-dodge-charger-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/04-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Dodge Charger" title="2011 Dodge Charger" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-dodge-charger-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/05-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Dodge Charger" title="2011 Dodge Charger" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Galler y photos copyright (C)2011 <a href="http://www.drewphillipsphotograp hy.com">Drew Phillips</a> / AOL</small></strong></em><br />
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[Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/28/2011-dodge-charger-and-chrysler-300-earn-top-safety-pick-awards/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2011 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 earn Top Safety Pick awards</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/28/2011-dodge-charger-and-chrysler-300-earn-top-safety-pick-awards/">2011 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 earn Top Safety Pick awards</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:59:00 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/2011/01/28/2011-dodge-charger-and-chrysler-300-earn-top-safety-pick-awards/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19819371/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/28/2011-dodge-charger-and-chrysler-300-earn-top-safety-pick-awards/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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