The smallest cars on the road tend to be the most dangerous ones, concludes a new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Among 2014 vehicles, minicars had particularly high rates of driver deaths compared to other models, while larger luxury vehicles had some of the lowest rates.
Four-door minicars averaged 87 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the highest overall death rate of any vehicle category. In contrast, four-wheel-drive luxury SUVs fared the best...