美本土产车被排除在最安全车之外

　　Imported models took all 13 spots on the U.S. insurance industry's list of safest vehicles this year， mainly because of a new requirement that all cars and sport utility vehicles on the list have systems to keep them stable in an emergency.

　　The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety isn't bashful about its reasons for pushing electronic stability control. Its studies show that as many as 10，000 fatal crashes a year could be prevented if every vehicle had the safety feature.

　　“The research is so compelling that electronic stability control could help prevent many crashes from happening in the first place，”institute spokesman Russ Rader said.

　　All 13 vehicles are tops in protecting people in front， side and rear crashes based on institute tests during the year.

　　Winners for the 2007 model year included the Audi A6 in the large car category; the Audi A-4， Saab 9-3 and Subaru Legacy (with optional stability control) for mid-size cars; the Hyundai Entourage and Kia Sedona minivans; the Mercedes M-class and Volvo XC90 luxury SUVs; the Acura RDX， Honda Pilot and Subaru B9 Tribeca mid-size SUVs; and the Honda CR-V and Subaru Forester small SUVs.

　　由于保险业出台了一项新规定，要求所有轿车和SUV应具有能保证在紧急情况下仍可以使遇险车辆保持稳定的安全系统。因此，在今年美国保险业排出的最安全车辆名单上，各种

进口车型占据了全部13个位置。

　　美高速公路安全保险学会并不羞于将电子稳定控制系统定为推举这些外国品牌的原因。该学会研究表明，如果每一辆车安装有这样的安全系统，一年中出现的多达1万起导致死亡的撞车事故是可以避免的。

　　该学会发言人卢斯·雷德表示：“对电子稳定控制系统有助于帮助在第一时间内防止许多撞车事故的研究十分必要。”

　　据该学会今年测试结果表明，所有经测试的13款进口车能够从前排、侧面和尾部撞车事故发生时很好地保护乘客。

　　2007年13款最安全车型包括，大型车类

奥迪A6；中型车类奥迪A4、萨博9-3和斯巴鲁Legacy；微型车类现代Entourage和起亚Sedona；SUV类的奔驰M级和沃尔沃XC90豪华SUV；本田Acura RDX和Pilot、斯巴鲁B9 Tribeca中型SUV；以及小型SUV本田CR-V和斯巴鲁

森林人。

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