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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announce a new offset frontal-barrier crash test this week, and with it, its first round of crash-test results on select luxury models. Many of the 11 luxury cars tested received low marks in the test, however, and only the Volvo S60 received Good results for structural rigidity. Continue reading about the new IIHS test, and our other most read stories of the week, with the links below:

1.  Honda Confirms 2013 Civic Updates, Mum on Specifics
2.  Mercedes, Lexus and Audi Fail Latest IIHS Crash Tests
3.  Car Smells Like Teen Spirit? Not Anymore
4.  2013 Subaru Forester: What’s Changed
5.  2013 Honda Pilot: What’s Changed