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" Crash test scores might not be the top thing an enthusiast looks for in a new car, but people generally want a car that&amp;#039;s both safe and fun. Cars today are safer than they&amp;#039;ve ever been before, but if you&amp;#039;re in the market for a modern muscle car, you might be surprised at their somewhat mediocre crash test performance.\u00A0 When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, and Ford Mustang recently, none of them scored high enough to earn a Top Safety Pick rating. To do so, they would have needed to earn the top rating\u00A0of &amp;quot;good&amp;quot; in each of the small overlap, moderate overlap, side impact, roof strength, and head restraint tests; they would also need to offer\u00A0a forward collision warning system.        The Ford Mustang generally did well, earning a rating of &amp;quot;good&amp;quot; in all categories except the small overlap test. There, it earned an &amp;quot;acceptable&amp;quot; rating. (Best to worst, the ratings go Good, Acceptable, Marginal, Poor.) The small overlap test is one of the most difficult to pass since the impact is focused on such a small area of the car&amp;#039;s structure. But according to the IIHS, that type of crash is responsible for about a quarter of the serious and fatal injuries received in frontal impacts. If the Mustang had done slightly better in this test, it would have earned the Top Safety Pick rating.        The Chevrolet Camaro did better than the Ford Mustang in the small overlap test, earning a rating of &amp;quot;good.&amp;quot; It fell short, however, by only earning a rating of &amp;quot;acceptable&amp;quot; in the roof strength test, and was penalized for not offering a forward collision warning system.         The Dodge Challenger&amp;#039;s results were the least impressive. It only managed an &amp;quot;acceptable&amp;quot; rating in the roof strength and head restraint tests. And in the small overlap test, it did even worse, earning a &amp;quot;marginal&amp;quot; rating. That&amp;#039;s due partly to the driver&amp;#039;s side wheel being forced into the passenger compartment, collapsing the footwell, and trapping the dummy&amp;#039;s foot. In fact, the foot had to be unbolted from the rest of the dummy in order to finally free it. If that had been a real person in the test, they would have suffered\u00A0pretty serious leg injuries, according to the testing. Obviously, as the oldest car of the three, you would expect the Challenger to perform the worst\u2014it was introduced in 2008 when crash tests were less stringent. And every car buyer values crashworthiness differently. Clearly, all three modern muscle cars are infinitely safer than the 1960s originals that inspired their design, but it&amp;#039;s worthwhile knowing how your favorite American performance coupe will do if the unforeseen occurs. via CarThrottle "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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