Can you recommend a narrow car with a good safety rating?

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Can you recommend a narrow car with a good safety rating?

I need a new car which cannot be wider than 64 inches. My garage door is only 68 inches wide. I want the safest rated car possible, please. What can you recommend?

Asked on 30 July 2010 by loopygran

Answered by David Ross

The Hyundai i10 has a 4-star Euro NCAP rating and is narrow enough. There aren't many other cars that are this narrow apart from the Nissan Pixo or Suzuki Alto (which are essentially the same car) but these haven't been crash tested yet.

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