Cons: Front seats lack lateral support, paint scratches easy, poor scores for side crash protection without side airbags. (samarins.com)
The study includes only passenger vehicles with side airbags, demonstrating that airbags, while crucial, are far from the whole story in side crash protection. (iihs.org)
Both rated five stars for total frontal crash protection and five stars for total side crash protection. (carlburger.com)