Securing Your Cargo: Rear-seat safety lags behind in IIHS small pickup crash testing
Toronto, Ontario — Small pickups are the latest vehicle class to fall short when it comes to protecting backseat passengers, as a recent IIHS crash testing session would show, with not a single of the five trucks tested earning a grade of “Good”. The Nissan Frontier fared the best, achieving an “Acceptable” rating, following another […]
Backseat Bruises: Small cars underperform in rear-seat passenger protection, IIHS report says
Toronto, Ontario — Small cars are the latest vehicle to record less-than-stellar results in the IIHS’s updated moderate overlap crash test, with the Institute reporting that many of the tested vehicles failed to protect their rear-seat passengers. Bearing an unfortunate resemblance to its recent testing of midsize SUVs in the same test, the U.S.’s Insurance […]
Small Overlap, Big Difference: Crash ratings reflect real-world safety benefits, IIHS report says
Toronto, Ontario — As it turns out, IIHS crash ratings aren’t simply for bragging rights among OEMs, as a recent report from the institute has found a direct correlation between higher crash test ratings and real-world crash survivability rates. In a report published Thursday, entitled “IIHS small overlap frontal crash test ratings and real-world driver […]
