blankster Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Along with the side mirrors the roofs were strenghtened. - From Autoblog When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety first crash tested the 2011 Ford Edge and 2011 Lincoln MKX, the crossover twins came close to becoming a Top Safety Pick. So why didn't the Edge and MKX take home the prestigious safety honor? The soft-roading duo didn't quite measure up to the institute's roof strength standards, as the lids of the CUVs only withstood pressure equal to 3.5 times overall vehicle weight. The minimum score required to become a Top Safety Pick is four times overall body weight. Instead of waiting for the 2012 models to improve roof safety, Ford went back to the drawing board and changed the roof structure of both vehicles. That hard work has paid off, as IIHS testing shows that the roofs can now withstand a force equal to 4.7 times overall vehicle weight. With the newly strengthened roofs now in production, IIHS has now blessed the CUVs with Top Safety Pick status. Only models produced after February, 2011 can boast TSP certification, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieEdge Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Cool...mine was built April 11th...:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal3thousand Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) Cool info! Where did you happen upon this? (EDIT: apparently, I was too excited to read it says from "Autoblog") ( I think mine was built on 3/1/2011 based on sticker, going to order roof rails for my Job 2 Edge with Vista now... ) Edited April 22, 2011 by cal3thousand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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