Tag: crash test
Road Trippin: Why the IIHS safety ratings matter
When doing automotive our reviews, crash test data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is often quoted. The reasons why are as important as the data itself. To start with, our reviews here on Tes...
Reality Check: Center For Pet Safety crash testing
In our Reality Check segment this week we look an area of crash testing you don't always hear about on your evening news. Subaru and the Center for Pet Safety have for some time now collaborated in the testing of p...
Reality Check: 2015 Ford F-150 crash tests
This week the IIHS announced results of their crash testing for the 2015 Ford F-150 pickups, which had both good and bad news for its new all-aluminum body. The good news is that the new full size crew-cab achieved...
Motoring Monday: May 18, 2015
Today on Motoring Monday we take an up close look at the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, see which crossover SUV's scored best on the latest IIHS crash tests, and we even have something new from the Ford Mustang. 20...
Motoring Monday: August 3, 2015
On Motoring Monday for August 3rd, 2015 we've got more gratuitous Shelby GT350R track footage with sound, the 2016 Lexus IS sedans and a new top of the line Ford F-150. And speaking of F-150, new crash tests show i...
Motoring Minute: IIHS Small-Offset Crash Results
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety this week released the findings from their latest round of crash testing of a dozen small cars, with mixed results. The grouping of compact cars was subjected to a full bat...
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...
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...
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 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...
