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2014 Subaru Forester Aces New IIHS Crash Test; Other Crossovers, Not So Much
Last year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety introduced a new crash test -- and a new rating to accompany it. A total of 13 compact SUVs recently took that test, and the 2014 Subaru Forester was the only one in the bunch to earn a "good" rating. The test in question is the "small overlap...
Some Small Cars Generate Big Insurance Claims
Car safety has improved in leaps and bounds over the last few decades, with several technological advancements helping not only to protect you in an accident, but also... September 20, 2012 by Antony Ingram 11
2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Gets 4-Star NHTSA Safety Rating
A few months after going on sale, the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid has been given an official crash-test rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration... July 23, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 7
2012 Toyota Prius C, Malibu Eco Get IIHS Top Safety Pick Award
Following in the tire-tracks of its older, larger and wagon-variant siblings,the 2012 Toyota Prius C has been awarded the coveted Top Safety Pick Award by the Insurance... May 15, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1
IIHS Sticks By Volt Safety Rating: No Pack Issues After Crash Tests
Earlier this year, the public reputation of the 2012 Chevrolet Volt was changed forever after a crash-tested Volt caught fire in wrecking yard belonging to the National... December 30, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4
GM Offers Loan Cars To Chevy Volt Customers While Crash Fires Are Investigated
A few weeks ago we told you about a 2011 Chevrolet Volt which had caught fire in a storage yard three weeks after it was subjected to an official National Highway Traffic... November 28, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 7
2012 Fiat 500 Minicar Named IIHS Top Safety Pick Despite Size
Yes, small can still be safe. Imagine! The diminutive 2012 Fiat 500 minicar was deemed a Top Safety Pick by the influential Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). In... October 19, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
2012 Chevrolet Sonic Subcompact Named IIHS Top Safety Pick
It used to be that going green meant giving up something, whether it was size, safety, or features in a car. Well, smaller cars still get better gas mileage. That's just... September 28, 2011 by John Voelcker 1
2012 Chevy Sonic Proves Small Can Be Safe, Earns Top Safety Pick
In the days before airbags, crumple zones, high strength steel and electronic stability control, many American drivers equated “safe” with “large.”... September 15, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 9
What Would You Give Up For Higher Gas Mileage? Cash? Features? Safety?
It happens every time. Gas prices go up sharply, and new car buyers suddenly decide that gas mileage is important--and shop accordingly. With gas around $4 a gallon in many... June 10, 2011 by John Voelcker 14
2011 Chevy Volt Gets Five Stars For Overall Safety From NHTSA
Well, log another notch in the bedpost: One more safety myth--that electric cars will be more dangerous than regular ones in a crash--has now been slain. Five weeks ago, the... June 3, 2011 by John Voelcker 3
IIHS Changes View Of Small Cars With Six Top Safety Pick Awards
Twenty years ago small cars were generally seen as low cost transportation that would generally only get you from point A to point B. Small cars have come a long way from... May 27, 2011 by Jonathan McGrew
40 MPG And Safe: IIHS Names Ten Top Picks
Good occupant safety can come in small packages—even those that get 40 mpg or more. That's one of the themes of the latest round of crash-test results and safety... May 25, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson 1
Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt Get Highest IIHS Crash-Safety Ratings
Spend much time looking into electric cars online and you’ll come across the old chestnut that suggests that battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars just aren’t... April 26, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1
Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf Get Top IIHS Crash-Safety Ratings
Among the many things that confuse or worry potential buyers of plug-in electric cars is whether they'll be safe. One concern is car washes or even deep pools of water, but... April 25, 2011 by John Voelcker
2011 Ford Fiesta Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick, First Subcompact To Do So
You've probably heard it through the years: "I'd love to drive a small car but, you know, they're just not safe." Sometimes it's followed by: "That's why I got a [insert name... August 26, 2010 by John Voelcker 1
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