Acura Wins One Show Advertising Award for Crash-Test Dummy Commercial
American Honda Motor Co. cleaned up at One Show’s third annual Automobile Advertising of the Year Awards during this year’s Detroit Auto Show. The automaker took home two trophies in the Broadcast Television category: one for the stop-motion Honda ad “Paper,” and one for the sort-of creepy Acura crash-test dummy commercial “The Test.” The award-winning […]
Honda Accord Tops All Midsize Sedans in New Rear Seat Safety Test
An updated IIHS crash test of seven midsize sedans made all but the 2023 Honda Accord look quite poor. It was the only one of the bunch to get the top rating in all rear seat safety tests. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety updated its moderate overlap crash test last year in response to […]
Good IIHS Rated Headlights Result in Fewer Crashes
The quality of your vehicle’s headlights is vital to your safety and the safety of other drivers. If your headlights are dim, you won’t be able to see or be seen as well as you should, especially at night when driving is even more dangerous. That’s why the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has developed […]
2022 Hyundai Tucson Aces Cars.com Child Seat Test
Parents with young children will appreciate the 2022 Hyundai Tucson’s latest achievement: straight A’s on the annual Cars.com Car Seat Fit Report Card. Perfect for Parents: These Hyundai technologies provide safety and peace of mind Two Cars.com editors who are also certified child safety seat installation technicians compiled this year’s report card. They tested 51 […]
FIA Dismisses Red Bull Racing’s Petition for Crash Review
‘I’d do it again,’ says Lewis Hamilton
The team’s alleged “new evidence” was essentially comprised of slides it created
2021 F1 Pre-Season Testing Recap
The Red Bull Racing car in particular looked strong in the hands of both Max Verstappen and Sergio Peréz
All Tested 2021 Mazda Models Earn Top Safety Pick+ Award
Mazda vehicles are known to be stylish and fun to drive, but they’ve got a growing reputation for their impressive safety ratings. This year, every 2021 Mazda model tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety earned the prestigious Top Safety Pick+ designation. A Legacy of Quality: Mazda wins Best Car Brand title for six […]
Mazda MX-30 and CX-30 Pass the Moose Test
Mazda has been earning high marks on safety ratings for its vehicles. Recently, the Mazda MX-30 and CX-30 were put to the test by European safety evaluators, and they even conquered the dreaded moose test. Here’s a look at how these two models fared. A Smart, Safe SUV: What’s new on the 2021 Mazda CX-30 […]
How a Car Crash Nearly Killed the Voice of Bugs Bunny
On the night of Jan. 24, 1961, a 52-year-old man was driving his sports car home through the dark streets of Los Angeles. As he turned down the stretch of Sunset Boulevard known as “Dead Man’s Curve,” the man’s car was violently hit by an oncoming vehicle. While the 18-year-old driver of the second vehicle […]
Middle-aged Drivers Post Higher Crash Rates than Seniors
Middle-aged drivers are at a higher risk of a fatal crash than drivers well into their golden years. According to a recent study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, drivers in their 70s posted lower crash rates than middle-aged drivers thanks to innovations in vehicle safety and technology. But that’s not all the senior […]
IIHS Establishes New Side-Impact Test for Vehicles
New Year’s is the perfect time to throw out old processes that no longer work and try new ones. That’s why the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety plans on implementing a new side-impact testing method in 2020. Ready for Winter: How to prep your Chevy for colder weather Current method of side-impact testing The IIHS recently […]
Ford Dubs 2020 Explorer Greatest Exploration Vehicle of All Time
Ford has launched a new ad campaign promoting the 2020 Ford Explorer as the greatest exploration vehicle of all time. To help drive this point home, the commercials juxtapose exploration of the vast reaches of space, the deepest depths of the ocean, and the most treacherous climates on the planet with the capabilities of the […]
GM and University of Michigan Find that Safety Tech Prevents Crashes
General Motors offers an array of driver assistance, headlighting, and safety features in its vehicles. Recently, GM ran a study to determine the effectiveness of such features, and it turns out that many of the features help lower the amount of crashes. Safety and More Tech: 2019 Chevrolet Blazer features GM and the University of […]
F1 Goes Ahead With Bonus Point for Fastest Lap
Formula One will now officially reward drivers with a single championship point for setting the fastest lap of a race, after the new rule was approved by the F1 Commission and World Motor Sport Council. In a way this is a throwback to a bygone era of F1: the rule had existed from the inaugural […]
F1 2019 Pre-Season Testing – Week 2 Recap
The second and final week of pre-season testing for the 2019 Formula One World Championship is over, which means we now have just speculation, rumors, and driver quotes to fuel our two-week wait for the season to start officially in Melbourne, Australia. Lewis Hamilton ended the second week having completed more laps than anyone else […]
IIHS Issues 2019 Mazda CX-5 Pedestrian Crash Prevention Rating
When you’re driving, it can be easy to zone in on the road and forget about pedestrians. That’s why several automakers, including Mazda, have developed emergency braking systems to detect people and avoid a collision. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just released results for the small SUVs it tested, and the 2019 Mazda CX-5 […]
New Crash-Prediction Technology Forecasts Injuries
‘Vehicle to medical insights’ may shed light on better care and insurance for crash victims
Imagine racing to a car wreck scene in an ambulance as a first-responder. You may know information at the surface — the number of cars and people involved and the location of the crash. However, you do not know the extent of the injuries until you arrive at the location of the accident. When you […]
Bummer: Charlotte Restaurant Survives another Car Crash
Welcome to Charlotte, NC, where people drive like bulls in a china shop. Ok, maybe just the southeastern part, as I am sure this local cafe would agree. Learn Why: Charlotte is one of the best places to live in North Carolina The good news is that this Charlotte restaurant survives another car crash, and no […]