2014 Fiat 500L IIHS Crash Test: Top Safety Pick
29 Oct 2013, 10:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Fiat has made one step further in its US re-conquering plan, with its 2014 500L now earning the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway safety) Top Safety Pick. To receive the accolade, the Fiat 50...
2014 Jeep Cherokee Named IIHS Top Safety Pick
29 Oct 2013, 09:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The all-new 2014 Jeep Cherokee has been awarded with the Top Safety Pick accolade by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The US-built SUV scored the highest-possible ratings of &ldquo...
Toyota Corolla To Get Safety Update in the Future
21 Oct 2013, 14:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We’ve seen recently what happens with a 2014 Toyota Corolla in IIHS’ small overlap crash test and word is that the Japanese automaker has already started to work on a solution. Automo...
2014 Mercedes M-Class Earns Top Safety Pick+ Award
9 Oct 2013, 12:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Mercedes-Benz M-Class has become the very first Mercedes to earn the Top Safety Pick+ award for good crash test performance, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced toda...
2014 M-Class W166 Wins IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award
9 Oct 2013, 09:38 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The third generation of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class is the first ever three-pointed star model to get the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award after it managed a good performance in a number of crash tests, in...
2014 Toyota Corolla Earns Marginal Rating in Small Overlap Crash Test
5 Oct 2013, 08:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The redesigned 2014 Toyota Corolla has been awarded with a "marginal" rating in the small overlap front crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for highway Safety (IIHS). "...
2014 Toyota Corolla - Poor Small Overlap Crash Rating
3 Oct 2013, 17:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The most feared test in the auto industry comes again and makes another victim, the 2014 Toyota Corolla. Although the new Corolla got qualified for the 2013 Top Safety Pick award by the other cra...
2014 Honda Odyssey Becomes First Minivan to Earn Top Safety Pick+
29 Aug 2013, 15:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Honda Odyssey has become the first minivan to earn the Top Safety Pick+ designation awarded by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Updated for the 2014 model year with adv...
2013 Hyundai Elantra Receives Top Safety Pick+ Rating (Video)
10 Aug 2013, 09:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2013 Hyundai Elantra sedan earned a Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway (IIHS), becoming one of the only six small cars to receive the Institute's highest award...
2013 Ford Focus Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+
9 Aug 2013, 13:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2013 Ford Focus earned a Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway (IIHS) to become one of the only six small cars to achieve the agency’s highest rating. The Blu...
2013 Dodge Dart Receives Top Safety Pick+ Rating
9 Aug 2013, 08:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently conducted its annual tests on the compact car market and found results varied. However it seems that Chrysler's new Dodge Dart sedan is reall...
2013 VW Beetle Named IIHS Top Safety Pick
8 Aug 2013, 14:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What the point of buying your daughter a Beetle to go to school in if it's a deathtrap on wheels. Thankfully, there's away around the problems of the retro bug, and it's called the 2...
2014 Mitsubishi Outlander Earns Top Safety Pick+
2 Aug 2013, 11:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander has received the Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), becoming one of only two small crossover SUVs to earn this title, with t...
2013 Toyota RAV4 Small Overlap Crash Test Looks Bad
12 Jul 2013, 08:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / IIHS’ small overlap frontal crash test meant bad news for the 2013 Toyota RAV4, with the Japanese crossover earning a poor rating for protecting its passengers. Even though Toyota made addi...
IIHS Explains Underride Crash Tests
4 Jul 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Driving a car to the back of a large truck can mean very bad news for the driver and the other passengers inside the vehicle. It’s probably one of the worst crashes a driver can get himself in...
IIHS Explains Side Impact Crash Test
27 Jun 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released a new video from the “Inside IIHS” series in which it details the side impact crash. Introduced by the agency in 2003, t...
2013 Buick Encore Earns High Safety Ratings, Fails Small-Overlap Test
6 Jun 2013, 10:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The new 2013 Buick Encores has earned a five-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute of Highway S...
IIHS Testing for Whiplash Injury Explained
4 Jun 2013, 16:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There you are, waiting at the red light in the middle of the night when a driver slums his car into yours. It's not your fault, but there's a good chance he's much better off because ...
IIHS Explains Roof Strength Tests
28 May 2013, 14:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Rollover crashes rarely end without serious injury or loss of life, and that's because car roofs just aren't built to take strong impact plus the weight of the car. What we should have ...
IIHS Explains New Overlap Front Crash Tests
22 May 2013, 09:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) new small overlap front crash test has proven to be a difficult task for most automakers, with only a couple of vehicles managing score abov...