Small Car Crash Test Results
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says the Hyundai Elantra tested well only after the company redesigned the airbag system.
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Of eight midsized sedans tested for side impact protection, four earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety&#39;s top rating of &quot;good.
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Two dozen 2007 passenger vehicles received top scores in government crash ratings Tuesday under a system that is expected to be revised to offer more meaningful information for car buyers.
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The IIHS tested dozens of seats to see how well they would protect an average-size male dummy. Eight seats got the highest rating, including those in the Volvo S-40, S-60 and S-80, the Saab 9-2X and 9-3, and the Jaguar S-type.
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General Motors' new test facility digs into the hazard of flipping cars. GM plans new airbags to help save lives, while Ford strengthens roof supports. In Autopia.
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No one hurt as small device leaves minor damage.
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WASHINGTON -- The government's crash-test program should take into account collision avoidance technologies and make the results more meaningful for new car buyers, safety officials said yesterday.
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The Institute for Highway Safety tested 73 cars, but only eight of them recieved an overall good rating. Most cars do a poor or marginal job protecting passengers from whiplash injuries in a rear-end crash, according to crash tests of several models.
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CHICAGO -- Small cars have been getting great copy lately. They&#39;re lauded for their anti-gas guzzling efficiency and improved safety features.
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More new vehicle drivers are dying in side impacts than front crashes, pointing out the importance of side airbags. In Autopia.
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WASHINGTON -- The insurance industry is out with its latest auto safety findings, and for the first time since 2001, it has given out the lowest possible rating.
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The 2004 Hyundai Elantra earned a good rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. This marks a major turnaround for Hyundai since the same car did poorly in earlier testing.
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The MR2 is built. Dear god, I am sore and tired. &nbsp;It started Friday night and was expected to be a job done by Saturday afternoon. Sunday afternoon rolls around and we're still smashing things... There's odds and ends to clean up (I'm absolutely sure it needs an alignment and set of plugs) but otherwise I am done working on cars for quite awhile.
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A woman who denied being on a mobile before a collision is found not guilty of death by dangerous driving but guilty of careless driving.
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LONDON: The driver of a high-speed train which rammed into a car in southern England last week, had just two or three seconds to brake before the crash, a report said yesterday.
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The driver of the train which crashed into a car on a level crossing killing him and six others had just two or three seconds to stop, an official report has found.
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WASHINGTON -- The 2007 Ford Fusion midsize sedan and the 2007 Ford Edge sport utility vehicle received top scores in front- and side-impact crash testing by the insurance industry.