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Wed 11 Nov 2002Five stars for four cars in independent crash testsFor the first time a small family car, the Renault Mégane II, has achieved five stars in Europe's leading independent crash tests.Euro NCAP said yesterday that three other cars, the Saab 9-3, the Renault Vel Satis and the Mercedes E-Class also achieved five stars.