Crash Test

The motorhome market is skyrocketing in Sweden.

Hint: it involves a supercomputer and a sledgehammer.

'The pickup class still has a lot of work to do,' IIHS says

It's for the top-of-the-line Touring trim and its LED headlights.

Out of 11 crossovers tested, one model flunked every simulation.

Does it meet the Volvo's rigorous standards?

More accolades for the redesigned luxury compact SUV.

Tests show high risk of injury; here's how other midsize SUVs fared.

It's true that vehicles get a little bit safer, cumulatively, with every passing year. Each time a car, truck, SUV, or van is redesigned, the automaker can optimize it to ace the safety ratings and incorporate new features that car buyers value to help protect their families and others on the road, like pedestrians and bicyclists. But new cars are subject to more comprehensive safety testing than ever, and there's a gradient of available safety out there.

The 2018 Nissan Leaf small electric hatchback looks like it will be a very safe choice for buyers. And we mean that very literally. Euro NCAP, the organization responsible for crash tests and safety ratings in Europe tested the Leaf and gave it five stars out of five for overall safety. The safety rating is based on four categories with a maximum score of 100 percent in any one

These recently released Swedish videos serve as a reminder that rust isn't just a cosmetic flaw, when it comes to cars. The insurance company Folksam and the homeowner organization Villaägarnas Riksförbund gathered examples of two relatively popular, but by now rusty cars, and then performed crash tests with them at the Thatcham Research facility in Britain. The results are sobering. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0;

Ford's second-most popular vehicle by sales has failed a critical crash safety test, earning the worst safety rating of seven small SUVs tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for front passenger-side crash protection.

The category was adult occupant protection.

It's not pretty, but it looks fun.

IIHS beefs up criteria for headlights and passenger-side small overlap front crash protection.

Wear your seat belt.

But there's an asterisk.