Crash tests, explained
Crash Core tells the stories the scores leave out — unexpected failures and the real progress in vehicle safety.
The List
Twelve vehicles still on sale carry a Poor IIHS crash test rating earned two or more model years ago. Here is what went wrong in each, and what never changed.
Moderate overlap · Side impact · Rear-seat safety
The List
Footwells driven half a metre back. Seats that pitched into the dummy. A steering wheel that broke off into its lap. The moderate overlap test at its worst.
Moderate overlap · Structure · Airbags
The List
Fifty-nine centimetres of intrusion. A dummy that had to be cut free. Doors that tore open. The small overlap test at its most brutal.
Small overlap · Structure · Airbags
Every article starts as a video
Crash Core publishes on YouTube first — full footage, slow motion, and the moment of impact frame by frame. The articles here are the written version, for when you want to read the detail rather than watch it.
