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Old 01-03-2013, 07:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
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The Outback is one of 13 cars with the TSP+ designation!

IIHS says these are the safest cars of 2013
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Interesting that there are no other crossovers/suvs in the bunch!

And, how did the 2013 Legacy GT get in there, when it doesn't exist?
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It's nice to know the 13 Outback made the list, but they only tested 29 cars so it wouldn't be fair to automatically discount other crossover / SUVs (unless they were one of the 16 who failed of course)
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The Outback is one of 13 cars with the TSP+ designation!

IIHS says these are the safest cars of 2013
Remember this is just for Outbacks/Legacy built after 8/12 . Check your door sticker for your build date.

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Remember this is just for Outbacks/Legacy built after 8/13 . Check your door sticker for your build date.

Built after 8/13 ???


do u mean 8/12??
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I would assume that's what he meant - can't test something that doesn't exist yet

Mine is 10/12 so I'm good!
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The main reason I just traded my 6 month old 2012 Camry for one. =]
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After 8-12 Subaru changed the deployment time for the curtain airbag which helped it get a passing grade even though the Honda Accord had the best overall score due to their robust ACE 2 body. I believe somebody asked Subaru if the 10-12 cars can be re-programed for this and Subaru claims it is a 13 only perk.
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After 8-12 Subaru changed the deployment time for the curtain airbag which helped it get a passing grade even though the Honda Accord had the best overall score due to their robust ACE 2 body. I believe somebody asked Subaru if the 10-12 cars can be re-programed for this and Subaru claims it is a 13 only perk.
So can the pre 8-12 2013's be reprogramed?
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