xbc

This is a bit concerning:

Toyota Motor Corp., whose cars and trucks have helped set industry standards for affordable safety, had two of the worst performers in crash tests of the new subcompact sedans that are growing in popularity as motorists seek better gas mileage.

The 2007 models of Toyota's basic Yaris sedan and its boxy Scion xB wagon received the lowest scores as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for the first time rated so-called mini-cars from five automakers.

More at link http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...home-headlines

shorberg

yeah . . . uhhh 2 people have walked by me today asking the same question . . . i had to look into it . . . what do you all think? I mean, it's pretty obvious that they are going to crunch under a Semi or something, lol. but really, toyota does a pretty god job usually . . .

spwolf

all cars without side airbags got bad ratings... same yaris with side airbag got top ratings :-)

shorberg

no, the yaris with side airbags got acceptable, which is the middle rating

xbaddict

Wow, this is a good info. That sucks if it has low ratings.