Hot damn, the Tesla Model X has the best crash rating of any SUV
- by CNET
- Jun 13, 2017
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earned a full 5-star crash rating from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the electric automaker announced Tuesday. Which obviously means the car is pretty darn safe.
But what's most impressive is that the Model X is the first SUV to receive 5-star ratings across the board, in every category and subcategory.
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I wouldn't go smashing one into a pole just to prove its safety. It's best to take the NHTSA at its word.
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Tesla also claims that, according to the NHTSA's test data, the Model X has the "lowest probability of injury" of any SUV ever tested. The federal agency in charge of crash-testing new cars didn't release that data to the public, at least not yet, so I can't corroborate that part. But with the rating as high as it is, owners should feel confident about safety either way.
This isn't Tesla's first full house. Back in 2013, the
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