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2010 Lexus HS 250h and 2010 Suzuki Kizashi - Click above for high-res image galleries
The
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just wrapped up a couple more crash tests of both the
Lexus HS 250h and the
Suzuki Kizashi. The little luxury hybrid recently underwent both side impact and rollover testing, nabbing Acceptable and Good ratings in each category, respectively. The HS 250h has also received a Good rating in offset frontal crash testing conducted earlier this year.
Meanwhile, the Kizashi has received its first ever crash rating from IIHS. After completing rollover testing, the IIHS gave the sedan an Acceptable rating. Further testing for front and side impact crashes will be completed later on.
The IIHS awards vehicles one of four ratings based on intrusion into the passenger cell - Good, Acceptable, Marginal or Poor. In order for a vehicle to secure the coveted
Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must score Good in all four of the institute's crash tests. Unfortunately for Lexus and Suzuki, neither vehicle is eligible in their current form for a Top Safety Pick nod.
Lexus HS 250h photos copyright (C)2009 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc.
Suzuki Kizashi photos copyright (C)2009 John Neff / Weblogs, Inc.
[Source: IIHS]
IIHS tests Lexus HS250h for rollover, Suzuki Kizashi for side-impact originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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