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more about #crashtests more comments → Ford Tempo Fanatic: I've got an old VHS, no idea where it came from, featuring "crash tests" of trains. Old school steam engines that were pending the crusher were bought... more » P161911 probably shoudn't have: I can't decide if this is supposed to be an actual endurance advertisement or just a really boring stunt show. more » Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: You see, this is why the IIHS and NHTSA crash all new cars through a wall of fire. How else would you know that you and your family be safe, if you we... more » Steve_in_NC: looks like they are trying to sell to law enforcement. RELATED I went through the NHTSA training for passenger safety in the late 90's to particip... more » bmoreDLJ: Aha...proof that even though the US Focus looks like a Chinese car, it crashes much better than one! more » SeanKHotay: Just realized that when Cash4Clunkers Part Deux comes in 20 years, junkyards are going to have a tougher time crushing these coconuts... more » philibuster: On the bright side, a bit of roof crush in a rollover means you roll less. If you don't have any energy dissipation in a roll situation, you just keep... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: I'd rather see a more real-world test. There are many places in the CO high country which almost beg to have vehicles rolled down them, sideways. St... more » solracer: My personal testing gives the Chevy Silverado pickup 5 stars, thankfully none of us were injured in our Christmas Day roll-over last year (on the way ... more » SeanKHotay: I'm glad the IIHS is using a static test to evaluate a dynamic impact event*. IIHS - The Consumer Reports of the Auto Industry * unless they're eval... more » GreenN_Gold: I understand the reason for using a multplier of the car's own weight to perform the test, but it would also be nice to know an absolute figure. It's ... more » 1300ccsoffury: And yet...motorcycles still roam the earth. more » pres: Glad I have a roll cage. Geez. more » scoober65: I am thinking six times its weight...sure, sure its not at an angle, but them volvo engineers were ahead of the curve... more » TowerOfPower: I was curious to see how this test was performed and found a video of the very cars talked about above for anyone interested. more » -
#classiccars
Chevrolet Crash Testing: A Spectator Sport?
Spectacular newsreel footage from the 1930s reveals an era when destructive testing was a spectator sport instead of laboratory science. More » -
#bumpercars
IIHS: Only Smart Fortwo Gets "Good" Roof Strength Rating
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, never short of tests, put six mini/microcars to the roof strength test. The result? If you have to, you might be better off rolling a Smart Fortwo than flipping an Aveo. More » -
#bumpercars
Kia Soul, Insight And Prius Awarded IIHS Top Safety Ratings
Both the 2010 Honda Insight and 2010 Toyota Prius earned top safety ratings from the IIHS, meaning neither can hold it over the other's head. The cheap Kia Soul, though, is probably going to do some boasting. More » -
#crashtests
IIHS Crash Tests Five Budget Coupes: Ford, Volvo Earn Top Safety Picks
New crash tests released by the IIHS for five economy-sized two-doors — the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt, Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Scion tC and Volvo C30 — indicate good or acceptable ratings in frontal and side tests. See, size doesn't matter! More » -
#crashtests
Ten Best Super Car Crash Tests
In a strange celebration of the multitudes of wrecked exotics we've recently seen, we've compiled the ten best NHTSA crash tests of sports cars and super cars. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll thank us. More »
