E Class is safest car in USA

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The Mercedes-Benz E-Class offers the best occupant safety of all passengers cars registered in the USA. That was the conclusion reached by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) after extensive accident analysis.

Between 2000 and 2003, the independent IIHS looked at how many drivers were killed in road accidents. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class obtained the best results of all the models examined: the E-Class accounts for ten fatal accidents a year for every million vehicles registered. The comparable average figure for all passenger cars is almost nine times higher than the E-Class; the figure for certain models is even over 300, according to the IIHS.

The results from the Mercedes-Benz S-Class are equally impressive. With a score of 25, the S-Class is the safest car in the ?Luxury Class, very large? category.

These findings are again impressive testimony to the effectiveness of the practical Mercedes-Benz safety concept. The concept is based on analysing real-world accidents and defines vehicle safety as a whole, ranging from accident prevention by means of electronic assistance systems through occupant protection that adapts to the severity of the impact, to allowing passengers to be rescued as quickly as possible after an accident.

Mercedes-Benz E-Class is the safest car in the USA


http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/newsid/2050414.004/mercedes/1.html
 

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Road death statistics---CAR BY CAR

Yea Mohdw,

I read that this morning. I'd like to see the figures for all cars. The iihs probably published it online. Bearing in mind that this was for the w210, and the W211 is considered even more safe.

The fact that the E- is usually driven by more mature people, would have some bearing, I suppose, but the E is not alone there either.

EDIT: here is the full survey: http://www.hwysafety.org/srpdfs/sr4003.pdf

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