All three SUVs breezed through the updated side test with good ratings, though the rear dummy’s head thumped hard against the side curtain airbag in the Expedition, the IIHS reported. In the pedestrian crash avoidance evaluation, the standard front crash prevention systems provided with the Exp...
Midsize SUVs improve in crash test ratings
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a car must score Good ratings in all six crash tests. These tests include driver's-side small-overlap front, moderate-overlap front, side, roof-strength, passenger-side small-overlap test, and head-restraint crash tests. It must also earn a Good or Acceptable rating for headlights. The car...
To earn it, a car must score Good ratings in driver’s-side small-overlap front, moderate-overlap front, side, roof-strength, and head-restraint crash tests. It must also earn a Good rating for headlights and either Good or Acceptable in the passenger-side small-overlap test. The ca...
In the IIHS side crash test, a vehicle is impacted perpendicularly on the driver's side by a moving deformable barrier simulating a typical sport utility vehicle (SUV) or pickup. Injury ratings are computed for the head/neck, torso, and pelvis/leg, and vehicles are rated based on their ...
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The Subaru Forester is the only small SUV to earn a good rating in the updated test. Two others, the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4, are rated acceptable. The Ford Escape, Hyundai Tucson and Jeep Compass earn marginal ratings, while the Chevrolet Equinox, Mazda CX-5, Mitsubishi Outland...
Explorer were among eight SUVs the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently subjected to its small overlap front crash test, which mimics a particularly violent and dangerous type of collision. They were the only ones to earn the rating of "poor," the worst of four possible ratings. ...
Crash tests of two popular SUVs reveal serious safety concerns. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the 2018 Ford Explorer and Jeep Grand Cherokee "poor" ratings in front passenger crash tests. Kris Van Cleave reports.