Consumer Reports Crash Test Videos
 Warning: The clips contained within may cause some viewers to gulp several times before turning the key in the ignition.
Most drivers know that the Insurance Institute for Highway Studies tests cars for their performance in crashes. Thanks to many a Volvo commercial, we're also familiar with the shiny bald heads of crash dummies, and how they jerk forward (or sideways) when an automobile takes a hit in one of these tests. But that still doesn't prepare you for selecting your own vehicle's make, model, and year, and then watching it smash into an obstacle so fast and hard that its hood crumples, its back wheels jack upwards, and the dummy within whips about. With this page, Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute give us video evidence of tests performed on every vehicle. Look up your own ride and then, when you're ready, buckle up and drive safely.
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