Two Small SUVs Earn Good Rating In Crash Tests
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The Insurance Institute For Highway Safety has released new side-impact crash test results for small sport utility vehicles. The 2005 Honda CRV earned a good rating along with the 2005 Ford Escape.
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Having a side airbag that protects your head from crashes with cars or SUVs can save your life, according to a new study verifying their effectiveness. In Autopia.
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Americans who buy the smallest cars on the market are twice as likely to have fatal accidents as drivers of midsize and larger vehicles, according to a report being released today by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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Difference in bumper height between cars and SUVs is causing increased repair costs, says study. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The difference in the height of bumpers between cars and sport/utility vehicles is responsible
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Driver deaths in side-impact collisions dropped by more than half in sport utility vehicles equipped with head-protecting side air bags, insurance industry research shows.
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A new study of automobile head restraints found that most do not do a good job of protecting passengers from whiplash in low-speed collisions.
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WASHINGTON -- The government's crash-test program should take into account collision avoidance technologies and make the results more meaningful for new car buyers, safety officials said yesterday.
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Two drugs provide good results in preliminary trials.
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The latest minis from Hyundai, Chevrolet, Honda, Toyota and Scion don't protect passengers in crashes, especially if an SUV is involved.  In Autopia.
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced winners of its Top Safety Pick Awards Tuesday. The awards are based on crash tests conducted by the Institute.
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The Kia Spectra is the first vehicle since 2001 to get the insurance industry's worst safety rating in a frontal crash test, according to results released Sunday.
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General Motors' new test facility digs into the hazard of flipping cars. GM plans new airbags to help save lives, while Ford strengthens roof supports. In Autopia.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Feb. 13 -- Two Illinois basketball players were injured when their car went off the road and slammed into a tree.
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Crash comes amid safety gains, but also highlights some key problem areas.
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New cars will include labels with crash test ratings and more realistic fuel economy estimates.  In Autopia.
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Texas Truck Mama smiled as she pulled into the driveway in her little Mini Cooper. Parked in front of her was a considerably different vehicle, a 2008 Jeep Liberty Limited sport-utility vehicle. It was twice the length of her Mini Cooper, several inches taller and nearly 900 pounds heavier.
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Honda Motor Co. Ltd.&#39;s 2005 model CR-V compact sport utility vehicle has earned the top safety rating in side impact crash tests, a US research group linked to the insurance industry said on Friday.