The 2008 Lexus RX400h receives perfect marks in
government crash safety
tests for frontal and side impacts
thanks to a respectable list of safety equipment.
A Chrysler Corp. minivan has achieved the best scores ever recorded for a van in the federal
government's 13 - year - old
crash test program,
thanks in part to its driver's side air bag.The scores, recorded from instrumented
test dummies aboard a Dodge Caravan run headlong into a concrete wall, also were better than those of most passenger cars.The 35 - mph
test provides a basis for comparing vehicles, although critics point out that it indicates little about a vehicle's ability to protect passengers if it is struck in the side or rear.