Crash tests continue to get ever tougher, and the new "small overlap" test from the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety is giving engineers fits. The new procedure, launched in August, subjects just 25 percent of a vehicle's front end to an impact at 40 miles per hour, and it's proven to be a lot tougher to ace than the institute's old 40-percent overlap test, which is also still in use. The test is designed to simulate impact with a pole, tree or an offset other vehicle – all common crash scenarios.
Autoblog , IIHS subjects midsizers to tough new impact test, finds fault with Toyota, VW (video), IIHS subjects midsizers to tough new impact test, finds fault with Toyota, VW (video)
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