Filed under: Safety, Crossover, Ford, Lincoln
When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety first crash tested the
2011 Ford Edge and
2011 Lincoln MKX, the crossover twins came close to becoming a Top Safety Pick. So why didn't the Edge and MKX take home the prestigious safety honor? The soft-roading duo didn't quite measure up to the institute's roof strength standards, as the lids of the CUVs only withstood pressure equal to 3.5 times overall vehicle weight. The minimum score required to become a Top Safety Pick is four times overall body weight.
Instead of waiting for the 2012 models to improve roof safety,
Ford went back to the drawing board and changed the roof structure of both vehicles. That hard work has paid off, as IIHS testing shows that the roofs can now withstand a force equal to 4.7 times overall vehicle weight. With the newly strengthened roofs now in production, IIHS has now blessed the CUVs with Top Safety Pick status. Only models produced after February, 2011 can boast TSP certification, however. Hit the jump to read the brief IIHS press release.
Gallery photos copyright (C)2011 Chris Shunk / John Neff / AOL
[Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]
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