Safest Cars 2007 - Read to find out which cars were picked.

This is an article and slideshow done by Forbes magazine to estimate which vehicles have the all-around best safety.

This is the first that I have seen that takes into account more than crash-test ratings. It is the most well-rounded assesment that I have seen.
The slideshow and explanations are on the link. Here is their criteria:
To earn a spot on our list, a vehicle had to have at least two of the following:

--CR's highest-possible rating for accident-avoidance capabilities.
--Perfect NHTSA crash-test scores across the board.
--Perfect IIHS crash-test scores across the board.
--A substantially better-than-average (i.e. lower-than-average) frequency of insurance injury-claim filings, according to the HLDI.



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