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One of the biggest pieces of why suvs are more dangerous is the hood height. It’s not a small factor, its the main factor.

Minivans will hit you in the lower body or legs, deflecting you up into the sloped surface of the hood.

By contrast, most suvs have blunter higher noses, causes the initial point of contact to be in the chest or head area, where injuries tend to be more life threatening, and physics will tend to cause you to topple over onto concrete and under the vehicle.

For comparison check out the contrast here https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/chrysler-voyager-20...

It’s pretty clear that the minivan will contact you significantly lower. If you want something truly scary swap the highlander for a full size SUV like a Yukon




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