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We lost our Top Safety Pick rating.

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Old Nov 21, 2006 | 08:55 AM
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http://www.iihs.org/ratings/default.aspx

Presumably because we don't have traction control.
 
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 08:58 AM
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From cnn:
Also, vehicles must be available with electronic stability control, at least as an option, to earn the award.

For that reason, five vehicles - the Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego, Subaru Impreza, Saab 9-2X and Honda Civic - that won the top award last year were dropped from the list this year.

ESC is available on one version of the Honda Civic, the Civic Si, but that version did not do well enough in whiplash protection to earn top marks.

Electronic stability control, or ESC, helps drivers maintain control during abrupt emergency maneuvers. According to crash statistics gathered by the Insurance Institute and the government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, ESC could prevent more than 10,000 deaths annually if it were installed on every vehicle in the U.S.
 
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 09:48 AM
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I hope Honda adds it for 2008.
I'll probably trade up for it.
 
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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It should not be a very hard thing for the marketing heads @ NA Honda to accommodate. The european version of the HCH-2 has ESC so it is not a technical challenge at all.

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Old Nov 21, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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Default Re: We lost our Top Safety Pick rating.

Originally Posted by noflash
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/default.aspx

Presumably because we don't have traction control.
I don't think it because of the lack of traction control, it's probably stability control which is not the same thing.
 
Old Nov 23, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by livvie
I don't think it because of the lack of traction control, it's probably stability control which is not the same thing.
From cnn:
Also, vehicles must be available with electronic stability control, at least as an option, to earn the award.

For that reason, five vehicles - the Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego, Subaru Impreza, Saab 9-2X and Honda Civic - that won the top award last year were dropped from the list this year.

ESC is available on one version of the Honda Civic, the Civic Si, but that version did not do well enough in whiplash protection to earn top marks.

Electronic stability control, or ESC, helps drivers maintain control during abrupt emergency maneuvers. According to crash statistics gathered by the Insurance Institute and the government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, ESC could prevent more than 10,000 deaths annually if it were installed on every vehicle in the U.S.
 
Old Nov 25, 2006 | 02:56 AM
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We can't go fast enough to need it... lol
 
Old Nov 27, 2006 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by noflash
From cnn:
Also, vehicles must be available with electronic stability control, at least as an option, to earn the award.

For that reason, five vehicles - the Ford Five Hundred, Mercury Montego, Subaru Impreza, Saab 9-2X and Honda Civic - that won the top award last year were dropped from the list this year.

ESC is available on one version of the Honda Civic, the Civic Si, but that version did not do well enough in whiplash protection to earn top marks.

Electronic stability control, or ESC, helps drivers maintain control during abrupt emergency maneuvers. According to crash statistics gathered by the Insurance Institute and the government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, ESC could prevent more than 10,000 deaths annually if it were installed on every vehicle in the U.S.
I assume you are in agreement?
 
Old Nov 27, 2006 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by livvie
I assume you are in agreement?
I am.
 
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