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Elantra Touring vs. Subaru Impreza 2.5i 5-door

8 messages,  Last post on Mar 01, 2010 at 8:25 PM

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#6 of 8 Re: Elantra Touring vs. Subaru Impreza 2.5i 5-door [backy] by irritatrix

Feb 28, 2010 (8:17 pm)

Replying to: backy (May 13, 2009 5:41 pm)
Last I checked, there were no crash test ratings for the Elantra Touring yet. It is not the same car as the Elantra but in wagon form; it's based on an entirely different European model, the i30. I'm not arguing that the ratings will be any better, just that you cannot compare the Elantra's ratings to the Elantra Touring's just because of the name.

#7 of 8 Re: Elantra Touring vs. Subaru Impreza 2.5i 5-door [irritatrix] by rebel71

Mar 01, 2010 (3:43 am)

Replying to: irritatrix (Feb 28, 2010 8:17 pm)
There are crash test ratings available for 2009 and 2010 Elantra Touring on nhtsa.gov.

#8 of 8 Re: Elantra Touring vs. Subaru Impreza 2.5i 5-door [rebel71] by backy

Mar 01, 2010 (8:25 pm)

Replying to: rebel71 (Mar 01, 2010 3:43 am)
Actually safercar.gov. And there is something very suspicious about these ratings. Notice they are EXACTLY the same, for every metric. What are the odds of that happening on different tests of two cars, even if the cars were the same model? Especially since, as irritatrix pointed out, the Elantra Touring is different in than the Elantra sedan. So what I think the NHTSA did is use the crash test results for the Elantra sedan for the Elantra Touring also. Which is really, really sloppy IMO. The IIHS at least realizes the two cars have differences, but apparently hasn't tested the Touring yet.

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