The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (US) had certified the 2009 Nissan Murano as the safest mid-sized SUV.
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16 years ago
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (US) had certified the 2009 Nissan Murano as the safest mid-sized SUV.
You do not have this right. The 2009 Murano was the safest of the nine SUVs in a particular test group. IIHS did not "certified it as the safest mid-sized SUV." It was classified as a "Top Safety Pick" but it is not unique in this classification among mid-sized SUVs. Even this rating is based on IIHS's very specific tests and has nothing to do with real world performance. It is often the case that IIHS "Top Safety Picks" don't have particularly good injury loss ratings (see
Ed
Well outlined Ed. There's little unbiased or accurate information on autos. C/R uses totally unscientific 'surveys' to gather their ratings. JD Powers is financed by the auto industry. (My favorite JD powers survey is 'new car reliability' when they report on problems in the first few months of ownership. Certainly it's an interesting statistic, but it's not in any way, shape, or form, a measure of 'reliability').
Most all the statistics that get air play are notably unreliable or typically and often intentionally misinterpreted.
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