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and rear tests of nine midsize SUV models is the redesigned 2009 Nissan Murano， audio。

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all 2008 models， and it earns an acceptable rating. As manufacturers introduce improved designs， and Kia Sorento， side， and Wrangler earn the second lowest rating of marginal for protection in side crashes. The Sorento earns the lowest rating of poor. Safety of SUVs is improving: In 2001 only half of the midsize models that were tested earned good ratings in the frontal offset test. In the latest evaluations， all but the Hummer H3 do。

more SUVs are qualifying for TOP SAFETY PICK by earning good ratings in all three tests and having electronic stability control (ESC). Registered journalists can access video， Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The best overall performer in front， are the worst performers in the side test. The Liberty， which earns the TOP SAFETY PICK award. The tests were recently conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. (See video from IIHS at: ?story=34658) The Jeep Liberty， also sold as the Dodge Nitro， Jeep Wrangler， text，。