Ford’s all new sedan and hatchback, the 2011 Fiesta, is the first minicar to earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award since the IIHS added a roof strength requirement for rollover protection. No other minicar the Institute has tested has earned top ratings in all four safety evaluations.

The Fiesta is equipped with seven airbags: dual-stage front airbags, seat-mounted side-impact airbags for the front seats, curtain airbags to cover the side windows along front and rear seats, and a driver’s knee airbag, which protects the driver’s legs and helps prevent them from sliding forward.

For power the 2011 Fiesta’s engine is a 1.6-liter four-cylinder, which teams with either a five-speed stick or a six-speed dual-clutch automatic. Technically an automated manual, the automatic is a technology that’s begun to spread among larger cars, bringing the light weight and efficiency traditionally associated with manual transmissions.