The IIHS announced this week that the 2018 BMW X2 fell short of a Top Safety Pick designation. Its head restraints, which were only rated Acceptable after middling crash performance, are to blame. In order…
The Institute for Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced today that, following the usual tests performed on new cars, the MINI Hardtop 2-door model received the highest ranking possible, now being a ‘Top Safety Pick’….
The 2018 BMW X3 has joined the Top Safety Pick Plus ranks, according to IIHS. The new X3 has earned ‘good’ ratings in all crash categories including driver- and passenger-side small overlap, moderate overlap, side,…
This week the MINI Countryman was awarded a Top Safety Pick rating by the IIHS, a considerable honor for the new model on the US market. The IIHS tests are some of the most difficult…
Tesla’s 2017 Model S and BMW’s 2017 i3 electric vehicles failed to qualify for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick award. IIHS said that the Model S received good ratings in all evaluation…
The 2017 BMW 3 Series received today the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) Top Safety Pick+. The 3 Series went through some structural improvements last November. The premium sedan earned ‘Good’ ratings in all five crashworthiness…
Today the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety named the 2017 BMW X1 and 2017 BMW 2 Series a “Top Safety Pick”, continuing the company’s long-standing commitment to offering class-leading safety with each new model. In…
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today named the 2016 BMW X1 a “Top Safety Pick+”, the Institute’s highest rating, continuing the company’s long-standing commitment to offering class-leading safety with each new model. In order…
When choosing a car for safety, cars like Volvos or maybe big SUVs are the kinds of cars that are thought of first. Cars like MINIs typically aren’t considered safe because of their small size….
The IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) recently implemented a new test, called the Small Overlap Front test, a few years ago. It has become one of the more important crash tests since its implementation, as it…
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