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. 2007;51:263–280.

Table 4.

Estimated Vehicle Crashworthiness by Market Grouping

Market Group Crashworthiness Rating* Overall rank order Aggressivity Rating * Overall rank order Total Secondary Safety Index* Overall rank order
Overall Average 3.78 3.91 3.85
COMPACT 4WD 3.88 7 3.60 6 3.77 6
MEDIUM 4WD 2.98 2 4.72 9 3.61 3
LARGE 4WD 2.92 1 6.09 12 4.15 10
VAN 4.17 9 5.02 11 4.25 11
UTE 3.58 5 4.75 10 3.92 7
LARGE 3.43 4 3.74 7 3.58 2
LUXURY 3.07 3 3.38 4 3.23 1
MEDIUM 3.86 6 3.28 3 3.71 4
PEOPLE MOVERS 4.38 11 4.42 8 4.14 9
LIGHT 5.19 12 2.66 1 4.27 12
SMALL 4.27 10 2.85 2 3.77 5
SPORTS 4.12 8 3.51 5 3.94 8
*

Serious injury rate per 100 road users involved in crashes involving the market group vehicles