The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) finally appears to be looking into how vehicle sizing impacts crash safety.

Researchers said analysis of two-vehicle crash data shows extra-heavy vehicles don't make occupants any safer, but they are a ...

The dash-to-axle ratio represents the distance between a car's front axle and its windshield base (the most forward part of its dashboard) compared to the distance between the front axle and rear axle ...

A T-bone accident, also known as a side-impact crash or angle collision, occurs when one vehicle hits the side of another ...

Crumple zones are areas of a vehicle that are designed to crush in a controlled way in a collision. They increase the time taken for the vehicle to slow down in an impact (like an airbag).

The absence of an engine provides ample space for a crumple zone in frontal impacts. This can be seen in Model Y's frontal-impact test when the vehicle is slammed headfirst into a barrier at 35 ...