CX-7 Earns Five Star Crash Ratings

[080669]

Just in, the CX-7 earned NHTSA's top Five Star rating for both front and side impacts. :)

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ncap/cars/3843.html

[RaiderMP5]

nice. I was wondering about that, good find! now the most important one, the IIHS, or www.iihs.org frontal offest.

[xavier]

That is comforting to know since Im carting around two young'ns and my wife

[080669]

So, do insurance companies use the NHTSA ratings to determine premiums? or just the IIHS ratings?

[1Sleepy93]

I'll sing praises when the IIHS does their tests.

[G-Papi]

I'm liking what I'm seeing so far.

[Z_Monzter]

Good, cause the way I drive I bet I can turn it into 5 pieces.http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Z_Monzter/naughty.gifhttp://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Z_Monzter/tiphat.gif

[080669]

Latest updates...

CX-7 just got 4 Star rollover ratings representing a 14% chance of rollover in a single vehicle crash.

A single vehicle swerving to avoid a collision didn't cause the vehicle to tip.

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ncap/cars/3843.html

Front and side impact tests resulted in 5 Star crash test ratings.

There was a note that "During the dynamic rollover test, the ESC system deactivated causing the Malfunction Indicator Lamp to be illuminated. The ESC automatically reset at the next ignition cycle. This situation has been addressed for all vehicles manufactured after June 15, 2006."

No SUV currently on sale has received better ratings than the CX-7.

In comparison, the RAV4 had a 17% chance of rollover in a single vehicle collison and only received a 4 Star front impact rating for the passenger.

The 2006 Santa Fe had a 21% chance of rollover in a crash, and actually tipped (both inside wheels left the ground) during crash avoidance maneuvers. It also only got 4 Star front crash ratings for the driver. (2007 not rated yet)

[G-Papi]

Still liking what I'm seeing. Anybody know if they crash corners and rear?

[080669]

Still liking what I'm seeing. Anybody know if they crash corners and rear?

Hmm, I don't know. IIHS does frontal offset and rear crash tests, but they haven't published any results for the CX-7 yet, and make a big deal on their website about not announcing what they're testing prior to publishing results.