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IIHS Top Safety Pick Awarded to FR-S/BRZ

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There are many reasons why we love the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ, and now safety can be added to this list. Both of these track-friendly fraternal twins were just named as 2012 Top Safety Picks by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety making them the only sub-$30,000 sport coupes to make the list.

Aside from the small batch of luxury cars, the IIHS has not performed any more of its small overlap tests, but both the FR-S and BRZ earned top marks for frontal-, side- and rear-crash safety as well as roof strength. Since both cars are practically identical, only the FR-S was used for these crash tests, and it joins the xB, xD and tC for Scion's 2012 Top Safety Pick cars. For Subaru, aside from the old-bodied WRX and the yet-to-be-released XV Crosstrek, all of the automaker's current models are Top Safety Picks, and if it can pull off top safety results for its all-new crossover and next-generation sport sedan, its entire lineup would be on the list... something that even Acura can no longer boast.

Speaking of Acura, other new additions to the ever-growing list of safe cars include the 2013 ILX. Scroll down to watch videos of the FR-S crash tests.

Here is the IIHS pages for the FRS: http://www.iihs.org/ratings/ratingsbyseries.aspx?id=750
and the BRZ: http://www.iihs.org/ratings/ratingsbyseries.aspx?id=751

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16CIDz4pAxo"]2013 Scion FR-S moderate overlap test - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3H7o4EZRsI"]2013 Scion FR-S side test - YouTube[/ame]

Ouch...so sad looking at that!

The rear passenger got fuked up head impact on the tbone.

Thanks, now gotta send that to my insurance company...:D

Watching those videos made me whimper to myself. :(

yeah kind of sad but all cars go through them. Sucks...

repost of info but the last thread didn't have any videos!

thanks for uploading those

LOLZ! The passenger in the backseat didn't look so good after getting hit in the face by 60 MPH plastic trim in the side crash test!

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Originally Posted by Silverback (Post 427746)

Ouch...so sad looking at that!

The rear passenger got fuked up head impact on the tbone.

I'm just glad that there's now an official proof that there can be a rear passenger behind the driver of an FR-S. :D

can they part these cars out...i want the tails and headlights lol

This honestly makes me believe that this may be the safest car on the road. Crash testing is one thing, but it is my firm opinion that a lightweight performance car is safer than other vehicles because of its ability to avoid collisions in the first place. This car will out-stop, out-turn, and potentially out-accelerate most other cars with high crash safety ratings.

Now, put some cold aqua on the road surface, and some of the others are the better choice, but still...

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Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 438115)

This honestly makes me believe that this may be the safest car on the road. Crash testing is one thing, but it is my firm opinion that a lightweight performance car is safer than other vehicles because of its ability to avoid collisions in the first place. This car will out-stop, out-turn, and potentially out-accelerate most other cars with high crash safety ratings.

Now, put some cold aqua on the road surface, and some of the others are the better choice, but still...

Gotta have torque to do that :(

Very impressive! Especially the side curtain airbag.

I actually feel more comfortable knowing such a small car such as ours can take those impacts!

Did you update the thread I started?