Not all bad news@GM-IIHS sm overlap front crash

[pottymouth]

Equinox/Terrain came out on top in IIHS small overlap front crash tests among mid-size SUV's.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/08/us-autos-safety-midsizesuv-idUSBREA3707T20140408

Honda Pilot and Mazda CX-9 brought up the rear.

 

[147_Grain]

Key Point to Take Away From This Article

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"The 2014 Subaru Forester was the only one among the 13 small SUVs, also called crossovers, on the U.S. market tested that achieved a "good" rating in a new front crash test."

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[pottymouth]

Originally Posted By: 147_Grain
Key Point to Take Away From This Article

Quote:

"The 2014 Subaru Forester was the only one among the 13 small SUVs, also called crossovers, on the U.S. market tested that achieved a "good" rating in a new front crash test."

Unquote


I know you're super proud of the Subaru's performance since you own one, but how exactly is that the "key" point? The Subaru is in the small SUV class and the Equinox/Terrain are in the midsize SUV class. In other words, their performance is not directly comparable to each other.

 

[gofast182]

Originally Posted By: 147_Grain
Key Point to Take Away From This Article

Quote:

"The 2014 Subaru Forester was the only one among the 13 small SUVs, also called crossovers, on the U.S. market tested that achieved a "good" rating in a new front crash test."

Unquote

You left out the part where the author states that was from a different test, of a different class of car, done last year.

There really aren't any surprises here. The better performers are the new(er) models, many of which were designed with this test in mind, and the ones that don't do as well are the oldest (CX-9 and Pilot) which predate introduction of this test by several years. As those models are redesigned you can expect them to cycle to the top of the list.

 

[moving2]

Originally Posted By: pottymouth
I know you're super proud of the Subaru's performance since you own one, but how exactly is that the "key" point? The Subaru is in the small SUV class and the Equinox/Terrain are in the midsize SUV class.


+1

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[ms21043]

Originally Posted By: 147_Grain
Key Point to Take Away From This Article

Quote:

"The 2014 Subaru Forester was the only one among the 13 small SUVs, also called crossovers, on the U.S. market tested that achieved a "good" rating in a new front crash test."

Unquote


Among small SUV's 2014 Nissan Rogue, 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander and 2014 Mazda CX-5 also earned a good rating.

 

[Eddie]

The safest vehicle is one that is always in the shop for recalls.)

 

[Silverado12]

Originally Posted By: gofast182
Originally Posted By: 147_Grain
Key Point to Take Away From This Article

Quote:

"The 2014 Subaru Forester was the only one among the 13 small SUVs, also called crossovers, on the U.S. market tested that achieved a "good" rating in a new front crash test."

Unquote

You left out the part where the author states that was from a different test, of a different class of car, done last year.

There really aren't any surprises here. The better performers are the new(er) models, many of which were designed with this test in mind, and the ones that don't do as well are the oldest (CX-9 and Pilot) which predate introduction of this test by several years. As those models are redesigned you can expect them to cycle to the top of the list.


The current generation of Equinox has been out since 2009 as a 2010 model.

 

[SteveSRT8]

Originally Posted By: gofast182
Originally Posted By: 147_Grain
Key Point to Take Away From This Article

Quote:

"The 2014 Subaru Forester was the only one among the 13 small SUVs, also called crossovers, on the U.S. market tested that achieved a "good" rating in a new front crash test."

Unquote

You left out the part where the author states that was from a different test, of a different class of car, done last year.

There really aren't any surprises here. The better performers are the new(er) models, many of which were designed with this test in mind, and the ones that don't do as well are the oldest (CX-9 and Pilot) which predate introduction of this test by several years. As those models are redesigned you can expect them to cycle to the top of the list.


Good post.

The mfgrs know about these tests and rapidly flex their engineering muscle so they can promote with the results in their ads.

Expect parity...

 

[gofast182]

Originally Posted By: Silverado12
Originally Posted By: gofast182
Originally Posted By: 147_Grain
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"The 2014 Subaru Forester was the only one among the 13 small SUVs, also called crossovers, on the U.S. market tested that achieved a "good" rating in a new front crash test."

You left out the part where the author states that was from a different test, of a different class of car, done last year.
There really aren't any surprises here. The better performers are the new(er) models, many of which were designed with this test in mind, and the ones that don't do as well are the oldest (CX-9 and Pilot) which predate introduction of this test by several years. As those models are redesigned you can expect them to cycle to the top of the list.

The current generation of Equinox has been out since 2009 as a 2010 model.

Yes but GM made structural improvements specifically for this test for the '14 model. That suggests to me, since the model has been relatively successful for them, that they may extend the model run on the current platform more than the typical 5-6 years. Brand new Pilots and CX-9s will be on dealer lots by the end of this year. I'm certain, especially for the upcoming Pilot, that it will perform at the top of its class as the new MDX has (likely the same for the upcoming CX-9).