Consumer Reports pulls Toyota recommendations (Prius v, RAV4, Camry)

New Crash Test Ratings Raise Question: What Really Makes A Car Safe? - Forbes

There are dates when the camry and prius liftback/phv changed. Are they ok? All of them were always ok. The new IIHS test didn't suddenly make those older camries and priis less safe. If you are drunk, texting, asleap, or otherwise impared while driving, their is a slight chance that you will be less likely to be serioiusly injured, but you are much safer if you don't drive distracted or impared, then by buying a new car that passes this new test.

An accord is still statistically safer, with or without the test, as it was before CR decided to not recommend the prius and camry. I would say if the accord is not safe enough a tesla S is likely to be safer still.

 

Wouldn't it be an irony if CR next 'claims' that Honda has lost it's "top o the line" safety badge - because of Tesla. After all, in a Model S, you can apparently do 100mph into a building, through a wall, then head long into an Accord (killing both its passengers) and still walk away from the accident. That seems to be the new CR standard ... where one car does better, then others loose their standing if another manufacture tops you in some other manner.

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Couple survives 50-foot fall from overpass in Toyota - Autoblog

 

I'm glad they're OK.
on impact, velocity from 50' (1G @ 80' per sec sq) .... wouldn't the Toyota be traveling under 55mph ? ... equivalent to 2 cars / front end collision @ 27.5mph? I'm thinking it would have been an embarrassment to Toyota had the 2 in the Toyota died from a 55mph impact speed, presuming it went down nose 1st. Landing on the hood - different story.

Now someone needs to push an Accord off a 65' bridge and see if it fares better. Any volunteers?
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...they should make a TV commerical of the banged up car like some of the others companies have done.
I noticed Toyota ads on Olympics seem now saying Prius v,c IIHS approved or something like that

 

It's comforting to be around so many self-proclaimed experts. I'm holding my breath to see CU fall from losing such important subscribers. (LMAO).

 

I'm no EXPERT. I just build on the knowledge that I uncover in research and the collective research of others.

You now make and unqualified arbitrary and capricious statement that "every other poster has shoved out a great deal of unqualified rubbished. while claiming to be experts."

Let ALL who visit here be the judge for themselves.

 

This means Consumer Reports advises against any motorcycle or bicycle since they are for more lethal in crashes.

 

I am an expert on spending my money and I respect the right of others who like me, vote with our wallets. So I choose to subscribe to Science News instead of Consumer Reports.

Bob Wilson

 

Thanks for the referral to Science News, now I can read thousands of reviews and reliability statistics from millions of actual owners...With a little Klimate Change KoolAid on the side.

 

You're welcome.

Bob Wilson