Tag: IIHS
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Reality Check: GM Models top list of IIHS used cars for teens list
In our Reality Check segment this week GM cars were the favorites for the IIHS newly minted list of recommended used cars for teen drivers. So what kind of cars do you think an Insurance Institute for Highway Safet...
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...
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...
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...
Ford Maverick Crash Tests: New IIHS Test Scores Are In!
The IIHS crash tests are in for the popular Ford Maverick compact pickup truck which has taken the market for a ride. And according to the latest and more stringent testing it's a safe bet overall, though room for...
