NU Online News Service, April 14, 11:25 a.m. EDT
Mini-cars, the two-seat vehicles becoming popular with fuel-conscious auto buyers, fared poorly in real life crash situations, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
In a report released today, the IIHS said in tests with three min-cars crashing into larger cars, occupants would sustain severe injury or death because the minis lack the physical barrier larger cars provide.
The tests involved three mini-cars--the Honda Fit, Daimler's Smart Fortwo and Toyota Yaris--and their midsize model sisters. The cars crashed into one another at a speed of 40 mph in head-on collisions.
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