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<DIV class=cnnText>Low Speed Crash Results
<U>Acceptable</U>
2003 Honda Pilot
<U>Marginial </U>
2004 Mitusbishi Endeavor
2003 Nissan Murano
2003 Lexus RX 330
<U>Poor</U>
2004 Chysler Pacifica
2003 Infiniti FX35
2004 Cadillac SRX
2003 Kia Sorento
Source: Insurance Insitute for Highway Safety</DIV></TD></TR></T></TABLE>Chrysler should do something about this. Its an suv with great potential too...<IMG src=smileys/smiley19.gif border="0">

 

I also have a question. Why are they labeling station wagons like the Pacifica as SUV's? Thats as bad as the PT Cruiser being labeled a truck, it's more of an SUV than the Pacifica.

 

Station wagons? I alwways thought of it as a mid sized suv...

 

It's kinda crossed between the two. Just like the Magnum, it's a good looking station wagon, but will probably be labeled an SUV.

 

Well the pacifica is to tall for a wagon and i dont think they make to many 4X4 wagons </P>


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look at it for petes sake its almost as tall as a minivan</P>

 

Eagle use to make 4X4 wagons and Subaru makes quite a few and everything they make is AWD. The Pacifica is shorter than all but one SUV, the chevy blazer, and in many cases it's much shorter at 66.3 inches tall as opposed to the chevy suburbans 79.9.

 

I looked up the Pacifica's rating on the IIHS-HDLI website and they say that the Pacifica is rated a Good in the 40 mph frontal impact test. In fact, it's a best pick. The poor crash results that you are posting here are probably the bumper testing for low speed impacts.

Just thought I would bring this to light.

Chief

 

A guy on TV said it was based at least partly on bumper height...they are doing that to attract people who are looking for an SUV...evidently there are more of them than there are station wagon "wanters"...[sm=smiley4.gif]

 

Audi, Mercedes, Volvo, Subaru & BMW(?) make 4wd wagons...so that's not part of the definition.

 

I always hoped CNN didn't know what they were talking about...