A while ago some one asked this question What has improved in the 04 Max?
Here is one answer- From the Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), crash
results

DETROIT -- Five out of six midsized cars earned top grades in frontal crash
tests, while scores for three of the new family sedans improved over their
previous models, the U.S. insurance group that conducted the tests said on
Sunday.

"These results show how automakers have improved the structural designs of
vehicles to protect occupants better in serious frontal crashes," Adrian
Lund, the chief operating officer of the Insurance said in a statement. The
Nissan Maxima, Chevrolet Malibu, Mitsubishi Galant and the Acura TL and the
Acura TSX all earned "good" ratings in the institute's frontal crash tests
into a deformable barrier at 40 miles per hour.

Both of Honda Motor Co.'s Acura models and the Nissan Motor Co. Maxima also
earned "best pick" designations from the IIHS, which is funded by the
insurance industry. The only vehicle not to earn a "good" rating was Suzuki
Motor Corp.'s Verona, rated "acceptable."

Lund said the Verona's structure held up well in the crash test. However,
"the driver seat pitched forward slightly and tipped toward the door. Forces
recorded on the dummy indicated the likelihood of leg injuries. This is why
the Verona didn't earn the Institute's highest rating of 'good.'" The IIHS
tested the Verona twice. During the first test, the airbag only partially
inflated. Suzuki discovered a manufacturing defect with the airbag inflation
module, the IIHS said, and last fall Suzuki recalled nearly 8,000 Veronas in
the U.S. market.

The new models of General Motors' Chevrolet Malibu, Mitsubishi Motors
Corp.'s Galant and the Nissan Maxima all improved their scores from previous
generations. For example, the 1995 Maxima was one of the few cars the IIHS
tested that year that recorded high injury measures on both legs of the test
dummy, leading to a poor rating. Now the Maxima is a best pick. "These new
and redesigned midsize cars are performing much better in our offset
(frontal) test, compared with just a few years ago," Lund said.