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2007 Nissan Versa
 
 
First crash tests of minicars
Americans who buy the smallest cars on the market are twice as likely to have fatal accidents as drivers of midsize and larger vehicles, according to a report released this week by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The following are photos from the crash tests.

A studio shot of the 2007 Nissan Versa before its frontal offset test.
(Highway Loss Data Institute)
 
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