The 2010 Ford Mustang is quicker and more refined than the model it replaces, and it has also been upgraded in ways you can’t see or feel – unless you’re in an accident. The new ‘Stang has received a five-star rating for front and side collisions by National Highway Traffic Safety Association, as well as five-stars for roll-over performance. The Blue Oval says that these top scores adds to the company’s industry leading amount of five-star rated vehicles.

Ford achieved the top U.S. government top safety scores in part because of the new Mustang’s stiffer chassis. The 2010 model’s body structure is 31% stiffer than the 2009 model, and Ford engineers augmented the more rigid platform with improved high strength sheetmetal to protect occupants in a side impact.