1. Toyota Camry Hybrid with SAB
2. Honda Civic Hybrid
3. Ford Escape Hybrid
4. Mercury Mariner Hybrid
5. Toyota Prius with SAB

The Prius, the most fuel efficient car on that list, comes in last for safety?  Ouch.  Well, that is, until you look a little deeper.  See, Autoblog Green didn’t really do what I’d call a truly comprehensive safety evaluation.  See, the ratings are based solely on crash-test scores.  Granted, crash test scores are extremely important, and it’s a bit sad that the Prius scored so low in that regard.  That’s not to say it didn’t do well, it’s just that it’s competition did better.

The biggest problem I have is that rollover ratings were ignored, since they weren’t readily available for every vehicle on the list.  I don’t know about you, but I’d like to think it’s safe to say that the Ford Escape Hybrid and Mercury Mariner Hybrid have a much higher risk of rollover than does a Prius or Civic Hybrid.

Another flaw is that they considered the Ford Escape Hybrid and Mercury Mariner Hybrid as separate models – something I wouldn’t have done.  There are no mechanical differences between the two vehicles – only slight sheetmetal differences, which have no impact on safety.

I like Autoblog Green, and I’ve been a reader for about as long as I can remember.  However, this is a case where numbers can be misleading, and can say pretty much whatever you want them to say, if you put the right spin on them.

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