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The Camaro usually compels us to forget about most things other than horsepower, quarter-mile times and smoky burnouts. As such, "safe" would have to be somewhere near the bottom of attributes that come to mind when we think about the venerable pony car with a Chevrolet badge on its decklid.

But here it is in black and white (and yellow): The Chevy Camaro coupe is the first vehicle to earn a perfect score in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's safety testing since the federal testing procedures were revised for 2011, according to Examiner.com. While other vehicles have earned an overall NHTSA 5-Star Safety Rating, the Camaro was the first to score a perfect five-star rating in all six test categories. Those include frontal barrier crash test ratings for the driver and passenger, side crash ratings for the driver and passenger, a rollover rating and the vehicle's overall rating.

While the report indicates that NHTSA has not yet tested its entire slate of 2012 model year vehicles, of the 46 that have completed the process, only 14 have received a 5-Star Safety Rating. Even if the Camaro's safety score is an outlier among the other accolades it has received over the years - you know, the NHRA, Trans-Am and SCCA hardware and such - kudos to Chevy.2012 Chevrolet Camaro becomes first car to ace all NHTSA safety tests originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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Congrats to all at chevrolet and to the Camaro team for a job well done and for keeping us safe!

 

Well all that weight has finally proven to be good for something.

 

Great job Camaro Team!

 

Congratulations Camaro Team! And Thank You!

 

Very cool. Tremendous job all the folks did on this car!

 

 

Quite an accomplishment for Camaro. At one time I think the Camaro was the most dangerous car on the road.