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Pole Dance: NHTSA to add new side-impact crash test? [w/VIDEO]

Not satisfied with cars that manage crash forces well enough to avoid spilling your drink, and engines that run so clean they'll barely asphyxiate ants, a new crash test is reportedly coming in the works from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Along with the test will come new dummies and new testing equipment, all of which means it's likely to have a big impact on future car designs. The side-impact pole test will simulate side collisions with objects like trees or telephone poles, a type of accident that current ... Read more →

5 Stars for '09 Ford F-150 Dan Roth

Ford's 2009 F-150 has garnered five-star government crash ratings and a "Top Safety Pick" award from the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS), which Ford says makes its newly redesigned ...

IIHS praises Ford Focus for cheap crash repairs Jeremy Korzeniewski

Reminding us once again that there's more than meets the eye when shopping for a vehicle are recent impact tests performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that measure how much it ...

VIDEO: Fiat 500 vs. Audi Q7, guess who wins Chris Shunk

Click above to view the video after the jump Small, fuel efficient vehicles are all the rage right now, and many SUV owners are willing to do just about anything to get out of their gas guzzling ...

IIHS releases official results on the smart fortwo Damon Lavrinc

Click above for a high-res gallery of the smart fortwo crash tests. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has finally released its official data on the smart fortwo, and it appears that ...

IIHS midsize smack down: Side impact ratings better, rear crashes, not so much 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just wrapped up its latest battery of batterings and most of the tested contenders in the mid-size segment faired well. The Dodge Avenger and Chrysler Sebring, along with the Infiniti G35, Nissan Altima, Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura, Mitsubishi Galant and ...

New York '08 Preview: Ford featuring crash-tested Taurus 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view high-res gallery of crash-tested Ford Taurus Ford has been very quiet about what it will have onstage at the New York Auto Show tomorrow, but one vehicle we do know that will be under the lights is the Ford Taurus. While there will certainly be a number of Taurus models waxed, ...

VIDEO: Hyundai Genesis hits the wall hard for crash test 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Hyundai Genesis has just finished shooting its close-up. Shot in what looks like ABC Super Slo Mo, you get a pretty good idea of how you'll fare in a Genesis should you encounter another large object at speed. During the frontal impact test the passenger cabin remained virtually unaffected, and ...

NHTSA head says crash standards should be higher 2 years ago on Autoblog

Nicole Nason, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), maintains that the crash standards that have been on the books since 1973 are due for a revision. Recognizing the 9 out of 10 vehicles routinely score either four- or five-stars on the administration's tests, she's ...

Consumer Reports debuts crash-in theater 2 years ago on Autoblog

Oh how we all love a good car crash, but finding good, slow-motion automotive carnage on the Web hasn't been all that easy to find. Until now. Consumer Reports has put hours of crash-test video from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety online, free for anyone to see. We've already lost hours ...

IIHS crashes convertibles too! Saab 9-3, Volvo C70 earn top ratings 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) just wrapped up its own version of a clinical demolition derby on some of the newest drop tops around, and when the airbag dust settled, the Saab 9-3 and the Volvo C70 earned the Institute's Top Safety Pick award. Both vehicles scored "good" in ...

Hyundai Azera proves crashworthiness to IIHS - earns "Good" 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has given the new 2006 Hyundai Azera a frontal offset impact rating of “Good”, the organization’s best rating for crashworthiness. Like many a Hyundai, the Azera’s virtually a padded room on wheels with Electronic Stability Control, ...






Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg

Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.

 
 

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