Nobody really wants to crash, but if you're unfortunate enough to do so it's nice to know your chances of escaping injury are better than most. That's the case with the 2013 Nissan Leaf, which has picked up a "Top Safety Pick" rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). While the...
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
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
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
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
