Is Smart Really The Smart Choice When It Comes To Safety?

Smart has been scrutinized and questioned about it’s over-all safety when you consider the small size of the Smart Fortwo vehicle. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released the official data on the Smart Fortwo vehicle crash tests results. The tests have actually raised some eyebrows in a good way if that is possible. The little car scored a rating of “good” in both frontal and side impact tests conducted by the IIHS. In the rear impact tests the Smart Fortwo scored an “acceptable”.

After the tests it seems apparent that the developers at Smart are actually “Smart” when it comes to making a safe Smart car. This car may be safer than some of those several ton SUV’s on the road today. Although you would not want the Smart car to “meet” a 4 ton SUV at any speed, that would not be so pretty and “Smart”.

 

Smart Fortwo Crash Test Video: