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Auto News Sunday: August 3, 2014

2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class The all-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class had is coming out party this week here on Auto News Sunday, showing us an all-new design and important new luxury and safety features. The new C-Class...

Crash Tests: 2016 IIHS Top Safety Pick + winners

When it comes to safety ratings I always consider the IIHS the go-to source for testing. This is because unlike the Federal Government testing, the IIHS progressively raises the goal post on automakers almost every ye...

IIHS begins semi truck trailer under ride crash testing

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has been doing yeoman's work in areas where the federal government has either outright failed or is indifferent in their mission. In the past decade alone, the IIHS...

IIHS Crash Test: Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Nissan Frontier, Toyota Tacoma

Pickup safety has always been a contentious topic as they haven't always been subject to the same stringent government safety standards as passenger cars. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety however applies the...

IIHS crash testing key force in vehicle design

While we have a government agency tasked with vehicle safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), no institution proves the theory that the free market pushes trends and change more than top do...

IIHS Crash Testing: 2015 Mid-Size Crossover & SUV

When it comes to safety, our go-to source for crash data here at TestDrivenTV is the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. And this week, their latest round of small-offset tests on crossovers is making big news. ...

IIHS Crash Tests: 2016 Full Size Pickup Trucks

When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested the 2015 F-150 pickups for crash safety it really got your attention, and Ford's too. Now, they've tested all the full-sized pickup trucks to see which ones are s...

IIHS Crash Tests: Electric & Plug-In Hybrid Cars

The IIHS recently tested a collection of the most popular electric and plug-in hybrid cars to see how they stack up in their brutal battery of crash tests including the Tesla Model S, BMW i3, Chevrolet Volt and the To...

IIHS tests small cars in new overlap test

The latest round of small overlap front crash tests at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) show the best-selling small cars are not all created equal in safety. Of the 12 models evaluated, only half earn...

Is Top Safety Pick for passengers? Not so much

The 2016 Hyundai Tucson was the only compact SUV in its class of Top Safety Pick contenders to be true to the honor this week when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tested them all for the small-overla...

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