Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Small SUVs Struggle in New, Tougher Side Test
October 28, 2021
October 28, 2021
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 28 (TNSOps) -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021:
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is introducing a new, tougher side crash test to address higher-speed crashes that continue to cause fatalities. In the first tests of 2020-21 vehicles, only one out of 20 small SUVs, the 2021 Mazda CX-5, earns a good rating.
"We developed this new test because we suspected there was room . . .
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is introducing a new, tougher side crash test to address higher-speed crashes that continue to cause fatalities. In the first tests of 2020-21 vehicles, only one out of 20 small SUVs, the 2021 Mazda CX-5, earns a good rating.
"We developed this new test because we suspected there was room . . .