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No Author(s) Listed. IIHS Status Rep. 2007; 42(6): 1-7.

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(Copyright © 2007, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)

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Abstract

This article provides an explanation and analysis of the Insurance Institute?s 2007 rankings for convertible automobiles. The rankings describe the top ten production convertibles in terms of their crashworthiness in frontal, side, and rear impacts. Each of these factors was considered at good, acceptable, marginal, or poor, with the top two choices receiving a rating of good in all three categories. These two vehicles also carry a standard electronic stability control (ESC), which was taken into account for the rankings. These two also implement a pop-up rollbar that automatically deploys in the event of a serious crash. Convertible automobiles, it is noted, have an inherent disadvantage due to the absence of a rigid roof, although, it is also noted, actual mortality rates are not higher for convertibles than conventional automobiles. While the two best rated vehicles are expensive relative to the mean of the 10 taken into account, the authors also note that there is not a necessary correlation between safety and expense.

Language: en