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Mercedes-Benz Top Safety Picks 2012 – IIHS

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Top Safety Pick AwardTOP SAFETY PICKs 2012

To determine crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — the Institute rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high-speed front and side crash tests, a rollover test, plus evaluations of seat/head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts. To earn TOP SAFETY PICK for 2012 a vehicle must have good ratings in all four Institute tests.

Mercedes-Benz Top Safety Picks:

C-Class

2 Door E-Class

4 Door E-Class

GLK

M-Class

Mercedes Safety-IIHS Top Picks

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Both the C Class and the E Class have both achieved “Top Safety Pick” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).  To qualify for this award the vehicles must have a score of “Good” in the following categories: front, side, roll over and rear crash protection.

In addition to the IIHS award, the C Class was also awarded five stars in the Euro NCAP (the European New Car Assessment Program), making it one of the Safest cars on the market.