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Old 09-21-2018, 07:56 PM   #520
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Originally Posted by Koflach View Post
Good to see that the safety record of the other Tesla cars is holding true with the model 3

https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/20/wa...safety-rating/
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but wanted to clarify a couple things!

The NHTSA test is very easy to do well in - 5 stars (with occasional 4 for rollover) is super common.

What isn't easy to do well in is the IIHS tests - they have a small overlap test (25% coverage only) on driver and passenger sides that were very difficult to do well on.

Here, the model S only gets an "Acceptable" rating on the driver's side, while the passenger side hasn't been tested. Its headlights are also rated as poor: https://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/ve...hatchback/2017

The Model 3 also hasn't been crash tested but the headlights are only rated acceptable for the time being. https://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/ve...3-4-door-sedan
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