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The IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) has recently evaluated the 2010 Lexus HS250h in their frontal offset crash testing. The HS will be receiving the highest rating of "GOOD". Official news release will be coming soon from IIHS.

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IIHS Tests Lexus HS250h for RollOver

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just wrapped up a couple more crash tests of both the Lexus HS 250h and the Suzuki Kizashi. The little luxury hybrid recently underwent both side impact and rollover testing, nabbing Acceptable and Good ratings in each category, respectively. The HS 250h has also received a Good rating in offset frontal crash testing conducted earlier this year.

Meanwhile, the Kizashi has received its first ever crash rating from IIHS. After completing rollover testing, the IIHS gave the sedan an Acceptable rating. Further testing for front and side impact crashes will be completed later on.

The IIHS awards vehicles one of four ratings based on intrusion into the passenger cell – Good, Acceptable, Marginal or Poor. In order for a vehicle to secure the coveted Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must score Good in all four of the institute's crash tests. Unfortunately for Lexus and Suzuki, neither vehicle is eligible in their current form for a Top Safety Pick nod.

tigmd99

Hmm, that is somewhat disappointing that a brand new model got only an average score on roof strength testing. What is odd is that the Toyota Camry got a GOOD score on the roof strength. Here is a comparison of others in the same class as HS: http://www.iihs.org/ratings/roof/detailsbyclass.aspx?15

And Camry: http://www.iihs.org/ratings/roof/detailsbyclass.aspx?30