MINI
When choosing a car for safety, cars like Volvos or maybe big SUVs are the kinds of cars that are thought of first. Cars like MINIs typically aren’t considered safe because of their small size….
Nico DeMattia / March 20, 2016
3 Series
The IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) recently implemented a new test, called the Small Overlap Front test, a few years ago. It has become one of the more important crash tests since its implementation, as it…
Nico DeMattia / December 3, 2015
Interesting
The BMW 5 Series, Infiniti Q70 and Lincoln MKS were introduced to IIHS’s small overlap front test for the first time. Out of seven large luxury cars tested by the agency for small overlap protection,…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 3, 2014
MINI
The MINI Cooper Countryman is the only small car to receive a good rating in the crash tests. The IIHS performed its newer “small overlap” test on 12 small cars. IIHS says that the Countryman’s…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 30, 2014
2 Series
BMW 2 Series Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: June 26, 2014
3 Series
Updated with BMWNA official statement. See below A new crash test by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gives the F30 BMW 3 Series a score rating of “Marginal.” Same challenge was encountered by Acura…
Horatiu Boeriu / August 15, 2012
3 Series
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today named the all-new 2012 BMW 3 Series Sedan a “Top Safety Pick”, continuing the company’s long-standing commitment to offering class-leading safety with each new model. In order to…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 22, 2012
BMW X3
The BMW X3 was rated a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In order to be considered a Top Safety Pick a vehicle must receive a rating of “Good”, the Institute’s…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 19, 2011