Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Safest cars on the road.

 

Looking for the safest rides on the road? Look no further than the latest tally of crash test results from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

In 2012, the IIHS introduced a “Small Overlap Frontal Test,” in which 25% of the car’s width strikes a barrier on the driver side at 40 MPH. A car’s main crush-zone structure that absorbs most of the impact is in the middle 50% of the front end. Small overlap crashes hit the headlight sections near the outer edges, where there’s no significant “crumple zone.”

That small overlap test initially really confounded automakers. Many popular models suddenly failed safety tests when the criterion was introduced. But 3 years on, many new cars are being built to handle small overlap frontal crashes. You can view results at IIHS.org.

Keep in mind that a vehicle’s ratings are based on its performance compared to that of similar-sized vehicles. But when a large vehicle hits a small one, the intrusion into the occupant compartment will always be more serious.

Below you'll find a list of the IIHS top picks for safety...and there are a ton of foreign automakers on the list. But where are the American manufacturers?!
 

Safest cars on the road

• Subaru Outback
• Lexus CT 200h
• Toyota Camry
• Acura RLX
• Toyota Highlander
• Mazda3
• Toyota Prius V
• Hyundai Genesis
• Subaru Impreza
• Infiniti Q70
• Subaru XV Crosstrek
• Lexus RC
• Acura MDX
• Toyota Prius
• Acura TLX
• Mercedes-Benz E-Class
• Lexus NX
• Audi A3
• Volvo S80
• Mercedes-Benz M-Class
• BMW 2 series
• Volvo XC60
• Chrysler 200
• Infiniti Q50
• Mazda6
• Volvo S60
• Honda CR-V
• Subaru Legacy
• Volvo V60
• Mazda CX-5
• Toyota Sienna
• Mitsubishi Outlander
• Subaru Forester

所有跟帖： 

• Out of 33 cars, not even one made in the US! Something is wrong! -色大膽小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 04:36:38

• Chrysler 200 -布蘭雅- ♀ (179 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 07:47:09

• 鏈接, 然後光看帶加號的 - TSP+ Chrysler其實不能算美國企業 -色大膽小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 07:55:57

• IIHS已經淪陷了 -W050404- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 05:20:09

• 這。。。有可能，但應該可能性不大 :-) -色大膽小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 05:28:59

• 亞洲應付新測試規則反應快。 -布蘭雅- ♀ (73 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 07:49:35

• 很有道理，跟會應付考試類似 -色大膽小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 07:54:29

• 不見得 -TBz- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 10:18:45

• 美國三大汽車內部都有專門的部門和人員來應付JDP、CR、IIHS。你說哪家公司不重視？ -W050404- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 08:57:09

• 這種好朋友貼是不是可以少貼幾個 -biglow- ♂ (72 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 07:38:00

• 這裏你說了算 :-) -色大膽小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 07:53:10

• 這類問題爭議性比較大，有些人喜歡，有些人反感 -W050404- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 08:41:54

• 主要是很多人隻願意聽自己喜歡聽的，聽不得不同意見。 -TBz- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 08:45:29

• 精力過剩的，總要找個途徑發泄，現實生活裏亂發泄要負責任。隻好到網上來找架吵 :-) -色大膽小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 09:02:15

• 買個沙袋掛在Basement，發泄發泄還鍛煉身體 -W050404- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 09:14:12

• 我有更好的辦法，前一段試了，相當管用。把舊輪胎從鋼圈上卸下，再把新的裝上去 :-) -色大膽小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 09:34:40

• GRE要考對話， 惡補一把拿名次就上去了。還是多看看 IIHS的實戰統計吧。 Pound for pound, size and -US_CAR.- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 12:33:26

• 要多聽多看是真的。“惡補一把” 我這麽看，補了總比不補的要好一點。上學時就靠臨考惡補 :-) -色大膽小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 12:37:58

• 不管撞牆的數據如何,你真的相信Prius在高速上開比別的大很多的(想想 F-150,不在這個list上)車還安全。 -southmountainer- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 16:16:30