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IIHS crash tests small pickups, majority flunk

Click above for more of the IIHS side impact crash tests for small pickups The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently performed side crash tests for the first time on small pickups. Their sampling included the Toyota Tacoma, Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger, Nissan Frontier and Chevy Colorado. The results were published today and they indicate that small pickup owners might want to start wearing helmets while driving. The IIHS has only three grades for its crash tests: Good, Marginal and Poor. The Dakota, Ranger and Frontier all earned ... Read more →

NHTSA pursuing tougher crash standards Eric Bryant

Getting a five-star crash test rating will get a whole lot tougher with a new proposal from the Bush Administration that would put into effect a requirement for side-impact testing. Grade inflation is ...

IIHS crash tests small pickups, majority flunk 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more of the IIHS side impact crash tests for small pickups The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently performed side crash tests for the first time on small pickups. Their sampling included the Toyota Tacoma, Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger, Nissan Frontier and Chevy Colorado. ...

NHTSA pursuing tougher crash standards 2 years ago on Autoblog

Getting a five-star crash test rating will get a whole lot tougher with a new proposal from the Bush Administration that would put into effect a requirement for side-impact testing. Grade inflation is one of the reasons behind the change, and with 87% of all vehicles earning a four- or five-star ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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