The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has given its Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards to 68 2018-model-year vehicles in 10 categories. Of the winners, 21 vehicles have earned the Top Safety Pick+, while 47 others have earned the Top Safety Pick.
Thanks to optional automatic braking, the pickup truck now qualifies for the prestigious award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The award, given by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, applies to 2017 Jeep Compass SUVs equipped with optional front crash prevention.
The new mid-size SUV aces the crash-worthiness tests administered by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
IIHS recently conducted a round of crash tests for large pickup trucks, and the results were mostly disappointing except for the Ford F-150 SuperCab.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety names the 2016 Ford F-150 pickup a Top Safety Pick for SuperCrew and SuperCab configurations.
The redesigned mid-size SUV draws the highest possible score in four of five IIHS crashworthiness evaluations.
Ford's 2015 F-150 crew cab model has been named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, while the extended cab model was rated as good by the group.
The number of vehicles earning either of two awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has jumped to 71 from 39 last year, giving fleet managers more choices for optimum protection in crashes.
The subcompact car delivers an improved performance in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s demanding small overlap test to qualify for the award.