A new year and new decade has begun, and for many people this means a new beginning and new things to welcome in their lives. For car enthusiasts, this means new cars to look forward to. Obviously, cars aren’t really something many people can collect…unless you’re a Hollywood celebrity or the CEO of a multinational conglomerate. If you’re not, then the wise thing to do when buying a car is to list down each desired model’s pros and cons and compare them closely. You’ll want to be 100% satisfied of what you’d like to buy even before you’ve paid for it. And one of the most important things you should look at is safety. Here are the safest cars of 2010:
The Volvo XC60. This car has many safety features you won’t even find in other cars. It has new preventive, protective, and child safety features that include anti-locking brakes with hydraulic brake assist, collision warning with auto brake, ready alert brakes, and city safety. The Volvo XC60 has daytime running lights, side marker lights, front fog lights, rear fog lights with auto off, and dual xenon gas discharge headlights that have active bending lights. It also comes with an energy absorbing structure inside and on its frontal exterior, a whiplash protection system, dual stage airbags, and a side impact protection system, in case of a crash.
The 2010 Volkswagen Polo. This belongs not just to the safest cars of 2010, but the safest cars on earth. Its airbags include the head-thorax combination airbag, its seat belts have tensioners and belt force limiters which prevent whiplash, and for children, it has an isofix child seat and a three rear head restraint.
The 2010 Saturn Astra. This is the safest car with a buying price of under $25,000 for 2010. Its safety features include GM OnStar assistance, curtain side airbags, an anti-skid system with traction control, and 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes.
The Hyundai Genesis 2010. Worthy of the excellent reviews it got on safety, this car has front, rear, and curtain side airbags, traction control, an anti-skid system, and ABS.
The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. What’s impressive about this car is that it got a safety rating of 9.9 in the U.S., just 0.1 shy of the perfect score. It also received from the federal government a 5-star award for driver protection in cases of side-impact crashes, and a 4-star award for passenger protection. Those ratings alone should be enough to convince of you of its safety, but here are its key safety features anyway: standard front-side, front, and full-length curtain side airbags; a blind spot warning system; and a back-up camera to provide a better range of view.
Impressed? You should be. You don’t just get the assurance that you and your passengers are perfectly safe and secure while driving any of these cars, you also can get cheaper auto insurance with a vehicle highly rated for safety.
