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#7 of 8 Re: Elantra Touring vs. Subaru Impreza 2.5i 5-door [irritatrix]
by rebel71
Mar 01, 2010 (3:43 am)
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)
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.