E class safest car/SUV on the road....
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E class safest car/SUV on the road....
According to today's NY TImes....
A new report by the Insurance Instt for Highway Safety has rthe mercedes E class with the lowest fatality rate of ANY car/SUV/pickup on the road. The numbers are stunning, with E class having 10 fatalities per million registered vehicles with Chevvy Blazer having 308!!. This is partly due to design and partly due to driving habits, however, Jaguar S type was 68.
This report was done on 1999-2002 model years (W210) during 2000 to 2003 time frame.
A new report by the Insurance Instt for Highway Safety has rthe mercedes E class with the lowest fatality rate of ANY car/SUV/pickup on the road. The numbers are stunning, with E class having 10 fatalities per million registered vehicles with Chevvy Blazer having 308!!. This is partly due to design and partly due to driving habits, however, Jaguar S type was 68.
This report was done on 1999-2002 model years (W210) during 2000 to 2003 time frame.
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E-Class - Safest Car on the Road
Here is the link to the IIHS article regarding crash worthiness.
http://www.iihs.org/srpdfs/sr4003.pdf
http://www.iihs.org/srpdfs/sr4003.pdf
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I really love the idea of this! People complain a lot about these cars but I think it is great and this safety report makes it that much better (especially given the miles that I drive)...
By the way, I am surprised to see the S behind the E (even though it is not by much). Strange because I just assumed it would do better.
By the way, I am surprised to see the S behind the E (even though it is not by much). Strange because I just assumed it would do better.
Last edited by luxury1; Mar 15, 2005 at 06:17 PM.
