The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) routinely publishes videos of its crash tests to YouTube. While it's certainly satisfying to watch new cars get smashed to pieces, the clips also ...

And note how well the seat belt keeps the dummy within the vehicle. The IIHS uses six crash tests to determine a car's safety rating. There are three frontal crash tests. A moderate impact.

The center's crash ... The IIHS also uses a networked array of slow-motion digital cameras, which it refers to as digital imagers, that all begin filming at the same time when a test begins.

Show full PR text ARLINGTON, Va. - A lot goes into preparing a vehicle before it is sent hurtling toward a barrier in an IIHS crash test. A new web video takes viewers through the complex process.

These are the models that receive top marks in all of the IIHS’ crashworthiness tests, including front and side-impact crash tests, and both driver- and passenger-side small overlap frontal ...

The 2024 Cadillac Lyriq has been given an overall test evaluation of Good by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), securing top marks in several crash worthiness evaluations.

“The 2019 Jeep Wrangler 4-door actually performed quite well in the driver-side small overlap crash test by the normal metrics that we use to issue a rating,” an IIHS spokesperson told The Drive.

The IIHS frequently updates its requirements for winning these awards to push automakers toward improving occupant protection. The Cybertruck's crash tests reveal a mixed bag of results.

Rivian’s trucks take top honors in IIHS crash testing. The Rivian R1T recently went through the wringer of the Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), and it succeeded with flying colors.