<p><img src="http://www.autocar.co.nz/_News/Tesla-Model_X-2017-1600-11.jpg" width="640" height="360" /></p> <p>Tesla has earned another bragging point to bring up down at the pub as the Model X has taken a 5 star safety rating in every category from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over in the States.</p> <p>The NHTSA's safety tests involves a frontal crash between two vehicles, as well as various side crashes. It also tests how easy it is for a vehicle to roll. The tests assess not only the structure of the vehicle, but also the seatbelts and airbags.&nbsp;</p> <p>Much to Tesla - and Tesla owners' - delight, the Model X earned a perfect score in all 11 categories, becoming the first SUV to ever pull that off, and second of all the cars the NHTSA have tested only to the Model S.</p> <p>In the event of a major crash, Model X occupants have a 93% chance of walking away without a serious injury. In the event of a rollover - well, there won't be one. The NHTSA testers couldn't get the Model X to roll at all.&nbsp;</p> <p>Tesla say this performance in a crash scenario is due to its "all-electric architecture and powertrain design. The rigid, fortified battery pack that powers Model X is mounted beneath the floor of the vehicle creating a center of gravity so low that Model X has the lowest rollover probability of any SUV on the road."</p> <p>"No other SUV has ever come close to meeting and exceeding this rollover requirement."</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vCXaR3_r164?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="600" height="338" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/scvG5aCl47c?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="600" height="338" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe></p>