Neon Named most unsafe compact, but Corolla Tops List.

It seems Toyota has done it again, topping the list as the most safe compact car in side impacts. Dodge Neon was named worst.



Adrian Lund, the Insurance Institute's chief operating officer, said the least crashworthy of the vehicles was the aging Dodge Neon from DaimlerChrysler AG's U.S.-based Chrysler unit.

"This car is a disaster," Lund said of the Neon, which was tested without side airbags.

Lund noted that the Neon had also received the third-lowest rating of "marginal" in an earlier frontal crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute.

"If safety is a priority, the Neon is a small car to be avoided," he said.

In a report issued late on Sunday, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (news - web sites) said only Toyota Motor Corp. (news - web sites)'s Corolla and the Chevrolet Cobalt from General Motors Corp. performed well enough to earn its second-highest rating of "acceptable." See full story here...

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