Look at the picture from the DP partner, 7 News.
SUV, hood bent about 8 inches- little car-CRUSHED, mangled.

No small car for me and my family. Never. 

(Picture here) http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/trooper-arapahoe-county-deputy-injured-after-collision
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1) "Vehicle size and weight - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - Are people less likely to be killed or injured in a bigger, heavier vehicle? Yes." http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/vehicle-size-and-weight/qanda

2) Car Size and Crash Safety | Esurance

3) Are Small Cars Safe? Edmunds.com