2011 Mini Countryman named IIHS 'Top Safety Pick'
 

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The 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/countryman">Mini Countryman</a> has been declared a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, after receiving a 'good' rating in front, side, rear and rollover tests. IIHS also cited the Countryman's standard electronic stability control as a deciding factor in giving it the nod.<br />
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The Mini Countryman sports driver and passenger front air bags, side curtain air bags and seat-mounted torso air bags. There's also an airbag in the lower dashboard on the passenger side to help prevent knee injuries in head-on impacts.<br />
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In the side impact test, IIHS again determined that the risk of injury to the driver was low, but that the passenger risked a fractured femur. Despite that, risk to the rest of the body was low.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-mini-countryman-first-drive">2011 Mini Countryman: First Drive</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-mini-countryman-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/01countryman2011fd_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="2011 Mini Countryman" title="2011 Mini Countryman" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-mini-countryman-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/02countryman2011fd_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="2011 Mini Countryman" title="2011 Mini Countryman" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-mini-countryman-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/03countryman2011fd_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="2011 Mini Countryman" title="2011 Mini Countryman" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-mini-countryman-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/04countryman2011fd_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="2011 Mini Countryman" title="2011 Mini Countryman" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-mini-countryman-first-drive/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/05countryman2011fd_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="2011 Mini Countryman" title="2011 Mini Countryman" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Phot os copyright (C)2011 Steven J. Ewing / AOL</small></strong></em><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.iihs.org/ratings/head_restraints/headrestraints.aspx?mini" >IIHS</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/07/2011-mini-countryman-named-iihs-top-safety-pick/">2011 Mini Countryman named IIHS 'Top Safety Pick'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:33:00 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.iihs.org/ratings/head_restraints/headrestraints.aspx?mini> Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/07/2011-mini-countryman-named-iihs-top-safety-pick/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19869231/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/07/2011-mini-countryman-named-iihs-top-safety-pick/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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