The
U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) announces crash test results for 2004 sport utility
vehicles.
The results are posted on the agency's World Wide Web site, www.safercar.gov.
The Infiniti FX35, Saturn VUE and Toyota Highlander received the government's
top rating in both the frontal and side-impact crash tests.
New
2004 frontal impact ratings for SUVs are provided for the Cadillac SRX 4x4 sport
utility, Dodge Durango 4x4 sport utility, GMC Envoy XUV 4x4 sport utility, Infiniti
FX35/45 4x4 sport utility, Saturn VUE 4x4 sport utility, Toyota Highlander 4x4
sport utility, and the Toyota Rav4 4x4 sport utility. New
2004 side impact ratings for SUVs are provided for the Buick Rainier 4x4 sport
utility, Cadillac SRX 4x4 sport utility, Chevrolet Trailblazer 4x4 sport utility,
GMC Envoy 4x4 sport utility, Infiniti FX35 4x4 sport utility, Isuzu Ascender 4x4
sport utility, Oldsmobile Bravada 4x4 sport utility, Toyota Highlander 4x4 sport
utility, and the Volkswagen Touareg 4x4 sport utility. A
fact sheet containing explanatory information and tables showing New Car Assessment
Program (NCAP) crash test results for recently released model year 2004 vehicles
can be obtained by calling the NHTSA Auto Safety Hotline, 1?888?327?4236; or by
writing to NHTSA Consumer Information, Room 5320, 400 Seventh St., S.W., Washington,
DC 20590. Crash test information is available at NHTSA's web site by clicking
on "Crash Tests" under "Popular Information" in the index
on the left side of the screen. Information
Provided by www.nhtsa.dot.gov
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