Among the four largest luxury cars, the Acura RL and Cadillac CTS sustained the most damage. In both cases, the bumpers failed to protect the car's body. Damage to the RL totalled almost $4,000.

Both cars are damaged but the Full Box prisoner escapes. The is no escape from a Premium Side Box Flex Prestige. Ethically, close parking is the opposite of paying it forward.

These averaged and weighted repair costs determine each vehicle's overall rating of good, acceptable, marginal, or poor in 4 bumper tests representing full-width and corner crashes at low speeds.

If you’ve never had a car towed, there’s a chance that the square plastic cover on your front bumper has never been removed. That’s because the plastic panel is hiding what’s known as a ...