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11-26-2012, 11:14 AM
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The 2013 Ford Focus (http://autoblog.com/ford/focus) in ST trim recently beat the Volkswagen GTI (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/20/2013-ford-focus-st-vs-2012-volkswagen-gti-comparison-review/) in our head-to-head comparison, and now the Focus has another feather in its cap: earning a five-star Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa)'s New Car Assessment Program, something it failed to do in this generation's first year of production.
Already touted as one of 33 passenger cars (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/12/nhtsa-releases-list-of-2013-models-to-be-crash-tested/) on NHTSA's testing list for model year 2013, both the four-door and five-door Focus achieved the same marks: four stars for the frontal crash and rollover tests, five stars for the side crash test. Broken down further, on the five-door, for instance, the impact on the male test dummy as a result of the frontal crash test earned five stars while the impact on the female passenger test dummy warranted four stars.
The Focus now betters the four-star overall rating of its brand stablemate, the 2013 Escape (http://autoblog.com/ford/escape) crossover. There's a press release (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/11/23/2013-ford-focus-rings-up-five-stars-in-nhtsa-crash-test/#continued) from Ford (http://autoblog.com/ford) below with more info on the safety tech that made it possible.Continue reading 2013 Ford Focus rings up five stars in NHTSA crash test (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/26/2013-ford-focus-rings-up-five-stars-in-nhtsa-crash-test/)
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The 2013 Ford Focus (http://autoblog.com/ford/focus) in ST trim recently beat the Volkswagen GTI (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/20/2013-ford-focus-st-vs-2012-volkswagen-gti-comparison-review/) in our head-to-head comparison, and now the Focus has another feather in its cap: earning a five-star Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa)'s New Car Assessment Program, something it failed to do in this generation's first year of production.
Already touted as one of 33 passenger cars (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/12/nhtsa-releases-list-of-2013-models-to-be-crash-tested/) on NHTSA's testing list for model year 2013, both the four-door and five-door Focus achieved the same marks: four stars for the frontal crash and rollover tests, five stars for the side crash test. Broken down further, on the five-door, for instance, the impact on the male test dummy as a result of the frontal crash test earned five stars while the impact on the female passenger test dummy warranted four stars.
The Focus now betters the four-star overall rating of its brand stablemate, the 2013 Escape (http://autoblog.com/ford/escape) crossover. There's a press release (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/11/23/2013-ford-focus-rings-up-five-stars-in-nhtsa-crash-test/#continued) from Ford (http://autoblog.com/ford) below with more info on the safety tech that made it possible.Continue reading 2013 Ford Focus rings up five stars in NHTSA crash test (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/26/2013-ford-focus-rings-up-five-stars-in-nhtsa-crash-test/)
2013 Ford Focus rings up five stars in NHTSA crash test (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/26/2013-ford-focus-rings-up-five-stars-in-nhtsa-crash-test/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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