In an obvious effort to keep its readership alive (and in turn circulation numbers up) Forbes magazine has made a list of the least safe cars of 2007. Before the flame wars start, note that cars on the list are not necessarily unsafe, but instead are not as safe as other cars available. Therefore, they are the least safe 2007 model year cars.
Most of the vehicles on the list are there because they don't have standard side air bags. But three -- Saturn's Ion, as well as Suzuki's Aerio and Forenza -- made the cut even with side air bags. To understand why these particular vehicles were named in the article, Forbes outlines its methodology, which includes crash tests, injury claims and the opinions of Consumer Reports' researchers.
The seven models named by Forbes are after the jump.
[Source: Forbes Magazine]
Forbes Magazine's least safe 2007 models in no particular order:
Most of the vehicles on the list are there because they don't have standard side air bags. But three -- Saturn's Ion, as well as Suzuki's Aerio and Forenza -- made the cut even with side air bags. To understand why these particular vehicles were named in the article, Forbes outlines its methodology, which includes crash tests, injury claims and the opinions of Consumer Reports' researchers.
The seven models named by Forbes are after the jump.
[Source: Forbes Magazine]
Forbes Magazine's least safe 2007 models in no particular order:
- Toyota Corolla sedan without optional airbags
- Chevrolet Cobalt sedan without optional airbags
- Ford Focus sedan
- Mazda3 sedan
- Suzuki Aerio sedan with side airbags
- Suzuki Forenza sedan with side airbags
- Saturn Ion
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