Most Recent Awards and Research Articles
2021 Nissan Murano Earns Highest IIHS Safety Award
The 2021 Nissan Murano has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) award by being named a Top Safety Pick+. The last time the…
By Joel Patel, Automotive Editor - April 7, 20212021 Genesis GV80 Earns Highest Safety Rating
The 2021 Genesis GV80, which gained fame for being the vehicle that Tiger Woods crashed in, has officially been tested by the Insurance Institute for…
By Joel Patel, Automotive Editor - March 19, 2021IIHS Presents 90 Models With Top Safety Awards
2021 is shaping to be an excellent year for automotive safety. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced its list of 2021 vehicles that…
By Joel Patel, Automotive Editor - February 25, 20212021 Nissan Titan Falls Short In Safety Testing
If you go by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) ratings, large pickup trucks are some of the least safe vehicles on the market.…
By Joel Patel, Automotive Editor - February 5, 2021Rear Automatic Braking Is Stand Out Feature In Reducing Collisions
Rear automatic emergency braking (AEB) doesn’t get nearly the same attention as forward AEB. While studies have shown that forward AEB can save lives, there…
By Joel Patel, Automotive Editor - January 12, 20212021 Toyota Sienna Earns Highest Safety Award
The Toyota Sienna may be good at hauling people and cargo around, but it hasn’t stood out for its crash-test ratings from the Insurance Institute…
By Joel Patel, Automotive Editor - December 23, 20202021 Acura TLX Earns Highest Safety Award
Having recently driven the 2021 Acura TLX, I can tell you that the all-new sedan is a value-packed luxury sedan with sharp handling. As it…
By Joel Patel, Automotive Editor - December 18, 20202021 Ram 1500 Earns 2nd-Highest Safety Award
While modern pickup trucks have all of the latest driver-assist features, they’re not all that safe because of their construction and size. Full-size pickup trucks…
By Joel Patel, Automotive Editor - December 14, 20202021 Nissan Sentra Earns 2nd-Highest Safety Award
For the 2020 model year, Nissan introduced a fully-redesigned Sentra. While the compact vehicle arrived with more standard safety features over the 2019 model, the…
By Joel Patel, Automotive Editor - December 8, 2020IIHS: Bigger Is Better When Choosing Teen Cars
When the time comes to put a new, teenage driver behind the wheel of a vehicle, conventional wisdom has the majority of individuals going with…
By Joel Patel, Automotive Editor - November 2, 2020