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2010 Elantras safer if made after 11/09?
Not sure if this was raised on another thread, but I wanted to make sure potential Elantra purchasers were aware of this item from Consumer Reports' car blog: http://bit.ly/9W1BQK. It seems that Hyundai updated the design of 2010 Elantras in November to provide additional side-impact protection. On this basis I shopped several dealers until I found one that had cars manufactured since then. (All dealers I spoke to professed ignorance about this update.)
A question, though: Window stickers with federal safety ratings give both versions of the car (pre- and post-November) the same rating for side-impact protection: 4 stars out of 5. Why would that be?
A question, though: Window stickers with federal safety ratings give both versions of the car (pre- and post-November) the same rating for side-impact protection: 4 stars out of 5. Why would that be?
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And yes, this was mentioned in the 2010 Elantra discussion and I think one other Elantra discussion (Prices Paid maybe).
That's one reason I don't put much store in the NHTSA crash test scores, but prefer the IIHS scores. Also, the IIHS tests are more severe than the NHTSAs.