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Originally Posted by SubieNubie
The small over lap test is relatively new. Alot of the compact, sub-compact and mini cars are getting hammered in the news for their poor ratings as of late. Which, to me, is bullshit. Considering most cars were designed prior to the test.
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The problem I have with that notion is, if the model's age indicates its failure rate then the Subaru Legacy(introduced in 2009) and Volvo S60(2010) should've also failed. They didn't, meaning both Subaru and Volvo were committed to crash safety to the degree that even given an unexpected test their designs held up. To me it seems the others have cut corners, if those automakers cared, then at the very minimum they should get the acceptable rating.