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! -色大胆小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 04:36:38

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

• 链接, 然后光看带加号的 - TSP+ Chrysler其实不能算美国企业 -色大胆小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 07:55:57

• IIHS已经沦陷了 -W050404- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 05:20:09

• 这。。。有可能，但应该可能性不大 :-) -色大胆小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 05:28:59

• 亚洲应付新测试规则反应快。 -布兰雅- ♀ (73 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 07:49:35

• 很有道理，跟会应付考试类似 -色大胆小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 07:54:29

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

• 美国三大汽车内部都有专门的部门和人员来应付JDP、CR、IIHS。你说哪家公司不重视？ -W050404- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 08:57:09

• 这种好朋友贴是不是可以少贴几个 -biglow- ♂ (72 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 07:38:00

• 这里你说了算 :-) -色大胆小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 07:53:10

• 这类问题争议性比较大，有些人喜欢，有些人反感 -W050404- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 08:41:54

• 主要是很多人只愿意听自己喜欢听的，听不得不同意见。 -TBz- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 08:45:29

• 精力过剩的，总要找个途径发泄，现实生活里乱发泄要负责任。只好到网上来找架吵 :-) -色大胆小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 09:02:15

• 买个沙袋挂在Basement，发泄发泄还锻炼身体 -W050404- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 09:14:12

• 我有更好的办法，前一段试了，相当管用。把旧轮胎从钢圈上卸下，再把新的装上去 :-) -色大胆小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 09:34:40

• GRE要考对话， 恶补一把拿名次就上去了。还是多看看 IIHS的实战统计吧。 Pound for pound, size and -US_CAR.- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 12:33:26

• 要多听多看是真的。“恶补一把” 我这么看，补了总比不补的要好一点。上学时就靠临考恶补 :-) -色大胆小- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 12:37:58

• 不管撞墙的数据如何,你真的相信Prius在高速上开比别的大很多的(想想 F-150,不在这个list上)车还安全。 -southmountainer- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/20/2015 postreply 16:16:30