Tag Archives: IIHS
IIHS: 115 winners of 2012 Top Safety Pick
Posted on15. Dec, 2011 by webmestre.
115 winners of 2012 Top Safety Pick Stronger roofs lead to another record year for award ARLINGTON, VA — The list of winners of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick award is longer than ever this year, with vehicles in nearly every size category the Institute evaluates earning accolades. From minicars to [...]
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Hybrid models have lower injury odds than their conventional counterparts…but!
Posted on21. Nov, 2011 by webmestre.
Hybrid models have lower injury odds than their conventional counterparts ARLINGTON, VA — Hybrids have a safety edge over their conventional twins when it comes to shielding their occupants from injuries in crashes, new research by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, shows. On average, the [...]
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IIHS NAMES MINI COUNTRYMAN AS A “2011 TOP SAFETY PICK” WINNER
Posted on08. Mar, 2011 by webmestre.
IIHS NAMES MINI COUNTRYMAN AS A “2011 TOP SAFETY PICK” WINNER First MINI vehicle to earn “Top Safety Pick” designation Countryman achieved “Good” rating for front, side, rollover and rear impact protection Roof strength performance more than tripled federal standard Woodcliff Lake, NJ – March 7, 2011… In recent testing, the 2011 MINI Cooper Countryman [...]
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety selects Audi A3, Audi A4 and Audi Q5 as 2011 Top Safety Picks
Posted on24. Dec, 2010 by webmestre.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety selects Audi A3, Audi A4 and Audi Q5 as 2011 Top Safety Picks HERNDON, Va., Dec 23, 2010 - The influential Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) chose three Audi models – the Audi A3, Audi A4 and Audi Q5 – as 2011 TOP SAFETY PICK winners. With its TOP [...]
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Award-Winning Safety Reinforces Chevrolet Best-in-Class Value
Posted on23. Dec, 2010 by webmestre.
Award-Winning Safety Reinforces Chevrolet Best-in-Class Value 2010-12-23 DETROIT – The Chevrolet Cruze offers buyers more value for the dollar than any compact car along with more standard equipment, more miles per gallon, and award-winning safety ratings. The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze recently earned the highest-possible 5-Star overall vehicle safety score from the revised New Car Assessment [...]
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2010 Cadillac SRX Earns TOP SAFETY PICK Award from IIHS
Posted on07. Aug, 2010 by webmestre.
2010 Cadillac SRX Earns TOP SAFETY PICK Award from IIHS Highest possible “Good” ratings awarded in all Insurance Institute safety tests DETROIT – The 2010 Cadillac SRX received the highest possible rollover protection rating of “Good” in a recent evaluation by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). This was one of four tests leading [...]
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Subaru Recognized as the Only Manufacturer with All Vehicles Rated the Latest 2010 Top Safety Pick Award by IIHS
Posted on19. Nov, 2009 by webmestre.
Subaru Recognized as the Only Manufacturer with All Vehicles Rated the Latest 2010 Top Safety Pick Award by IIHS Tokyo, November 19, 2009 – Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, today announced that Subaru of America, Inc.* released it has been recognized as the only manufacture with all vehicles named the [...]
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: 27 winners of 2010 Top Safety Pick award
Posted on18. Nov, 2009 by webmestre.
27 winners of 2010 Top Safety Pick award; new requirement to win is good rating for protection in rollovers ARLINGTON, VA — Nineteen cars and 8 SUVs earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick award for 2010. For the first time, good performance in a roof strength test to measure protection in [...]
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Crash tests of 2-door cars: Volvo & Ford Coupes earn Top Safety Pick; all 5 cars tested are rated good or acceptable in demanding side test
Posted on21. Jul, 2009 by webmestre.
Crash tests of 2-door cars: Volvo & Ford Coupes earn Top Safety Pick; all 5 cars tested are rated good or acceptable in demanding side test ARLINGTON, VA — Crash tests demonstrate that occupant protection in all kinds of vehicles is improving. However, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety doesn’t routinely test vehicles in every [...]
