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(Thread Starter) |  Report: 2013 Ford Focus rings up five stars in NHTSA crash test  The 2013 Ford Focus in ST trim recently beat the Volkswagen GTI in our head-to-head comparison, and now the Focus has another feather in its cap: earning a five-star Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's New Car Assessment Program, something it failed to do in this generation's first year of production. Already touted as one of 33 passenger cars on NHTSA's testing list for model year 2013, both the four-door and five-door Focus achieved the same marks: four stars for the frontal crash and rollover tests, five stars for the side crash test. Broken down further, on the five-door, for instance, the impact on the male test dummy as a result of the frontal crash test earned five stars while the impact on the female passenger test dummy warranted four stars. The Focus now betters the four-star overall rating of its brand stablemate, the 2013 Escape crossover. There's a press release from Ford below with more info on the safety tech that made it possible.Continue reading 2013 Ford Focus rings up five stars in NHTSA crash test 2013 Ford Focus rings up five stars in NHTSA crash test originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments More... |
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