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The article presents charts of automobile safety rating evaluations based on independent crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as of April 2014, with categories including compact cars, luxury midsized cars, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). INSET: It's 2014. Where are the backup cameras?.

The article looks at model year 2013 compact sport utility vehicles (SUVs), noting that several SUV manufacturers switched to different engines for their 2013 models. It describes how several vehicles fared in road tests conducted by the publication, including the BMW X3, the Acura RDX, the Audi Q5, and the Cadillac SRX at the higher end of the price range, and the Kia Sportage and Ford Escape at the lower end of the price range. Information provided for each model includes fuel efficiency ratings, safety features, and reliability ratings where available.

Provides the overall ratings on approximately 200 vehicles from the 2005 "Consumer Reports" testing program in the U.S. Ratings of small cars with automatic and manual transmission; Evaluation of several sedans, wagons and hatchbacks, sport-utility vehicles, and pickup trucks in all sizes; Consideration of price as tested, overall score, fuel economy, safety, owner satisfaction, and predicted reliability; Comments on each vehicle.

Charts are presented that lists various sport utility vehicles with corresponding ratings in terms of their road-test scores, reliability, safety and owner satisfaction.

This article reports on new automobiles for 2006-2007. The Buick Enclave is described as a crossover vehicle meant to replace Buick's Rainier and Rendezvuous SUVs. The Ford Edge is Ford's latest car-based SUV with a new 3.5 liter V6 engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. The Jeep Wrangler has undergone significant redesigns that have addressed previous safety concerns.

Discusses safety aspects of sport utility vehicles and efforts of the Consumers Union to provide safety information to the public. Rating of the Mitsubishi Montero Limited as Not Acceptable by this magazine; Government action on the emergency-handling characteristics of different vehicles; Safety responsibilities of manufacturers.

Discusses the safety of cargo load capacity in sport utility vehicles (SUV), in light of the mass tire recall for Firestone tires on the Ford Explorer. Dangers of overloading SUVs; Comparison of the weight capacity index for the Ford Explorer, Infiniti QX4 and Lexus RX300; Calculating load capacity for SUVs.