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Luxury Cars Fail Crash Test

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 48•33 • Aug 14, 2012

Eight of 11 midsize luxury sedans failed to pass the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s tough new front-end crash test, with four such automobiles, including the Mercedes C-Class and Lexus ES, scoring the lowest possible rating of poor. What do you think?

  • “Yeah, but just think how impressed the EMTs will be.”

    Mika Buchanan –
    Unemployed

  • “Tests like this are silly. Did you know you’re a million times more likely to die in a plane crash?”

    Geoffrey Alstadter –
    Seedling Puller

  • “Good to know. So what’s the recommended angle at which I should crash my luxury sedan?”

    Christian Hobbs –
    Taproom Attendant

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