Harbor Freight’s outdoor power tool section is filled with a mix of brands, some of which offer a broader range of tools than others. Bauer has one of the most expansive selections of outdoor tools of any of these brands, with a mix of corded and cordless options available.

That abundance of choice shouldn’t come as a surprise to any buyers who are already well acquainted with Bauer’s DIY power tools. Though, just like the brand’s DIY tools, not every Bauer outdoor power tool is worth buying. Thankfully, there’s a reliable way to check which tools are well-liked by Harbor Freight customers and which don’t make the grade.

Thousands of customers have already left their feedback about Bauer’s most popular tools on Harbor Freight’s website, and those reviews are a great way to gauge overall customer sentiment on any tool. These top 12 picks are some of the safest choices if you’re on the hunt for new outdoor power tools for your collection.

Some outdoor power tools are essentials that the vast majority of home landscapers will find useful, while others are niche tools that fewer people will be able to justify investing in. Hedge trimmers sit firmly in the former camp, and as a result, most power tool brands offer their own cordless trimmer.

Buyers looking for a cheaper alternative to those big-name brands would do well to consider Bauer’s 20V hedge trimmer, which retails for $55. It gets consistently high ratings from buyers at Harbor Freight, and it runs using the same 20V battery packs that fans of Bauer’s cordless tools will already have in their toolkit.

Bauer recommends using a 3Ah battery for optimal performance, but any one of the brand’s interchangeable 20V battery packs will be able to run the tool. The trimmer can tackle branches up to 9/16 inch in diameter, and it reaches a peak of 2200 SPM (strokes per minute), so it can cut through foliage quickly. It’s lightweight too, coming in at less than five pounds (battery pack not included).

A chainsaw is another essential home landscaping tool, and Bauer offers both a cordless and corded version. The cordless version is the Bauer 20V 10-inch chainsaw, which promises high capability and low maintenance. According to its maker, it takes less than a second to reach full throttle, and can cut through wood up to nine inches thick.

Tools like chainsaws need to be durable, but even the most durable examples might need some replacement parts eventually. If your Bauer chainsaw ever needs repairs, Harbor Freight will sell you replacement parts, and there’s no shipping fee to pay on any of them.

The chainsaw is available at Harbor Freight for $85 as a standalone tool, and it’s not available as part of a kit. Newcomers to the brand who do not already have a Bauer 20V battery and charger will need to purchase both items separately at an additional cost. It’s worth keeping in mind that battery packs designed for other Harbor Freight brands, such as Hercules, are not interchangeable with Bauer tools.

Bauer offers the majority of power tools in its outdoor range as standalone products only, but the 20V 338 CFM Blower can be bought as a kit. That makes it a good entry point into the brand for anyone who doesn’t already have a toolkit full of Bauer products. In most cases, buying a kit with a tool, a battery, and a charger is cheaper than buying all three items individually. That remains true here, with the blower kit retailing for $99.99.

In contrast, the standalone version of the blower retails for $54.99. That means buyers get a 5Ah battery and 1.7 amp charger for an additional $45. Buying both the battery and charger separately would be more expensive, since the battery costs $69.99 and the charger is on clearance for $14.97, at the time of writing. As a result, buyers save roughly $40 by buying the kit.

As well as being a money-saving option for Bauer newbies, the blower is also an appealing yard tool in its own right. It reaches a peak speed of 96 mph and an output of 338 CFM, weighs just over five pounds, and features a dual-speed dial to prioritize either runtime or debris clearing power.

Harbor Freight shoppers have several options when it comes to picking a pole saw. The cheapest option is a wired tool sold by the Portland brand, which features a shaft that can extend to over eight feet. At the other end of the price spectrum, Atlas’ 80V cordless pole saw extends up to nine feet for a total maximum reach of 15 feet. In the middle of those options, in terms of both price and reach, is the Bauer 20V pole saw.

This tool retails for $89.99 and its shaft extends up to nine feet, giving the tool a total maximum reach of 14 feet. It’s able to make cuts of up to 7.4 inches using an eight-inch bar, and it weighs 10.65 pounds. Of course, the numbers only tell half the story; The key thing is whether users actually think the pole saw is any good.

The answer is that they do, although both the Portland pole saw and Atlas pole saw get marginally higher average ratings. Still, the Bauer saw remains one of the brand’s top-rated outdoor power tools.

Buyers who are interested in Bauer’s cordless tool range are well served, but anyone who prefers to stick with corded tools certainly isn’t missing out. That’s because Bauer’s Corded 115 MPH/805 CFM Jet Blower is not only cheaper than the brand’s cordless blower kit, but the tool is also far more powerful.

The 20V 338 CFM Cordless Blower kit retails for $99.99. Meanwhile, this corded blower costs $76.99, and it generates a far superior peak airflow of 805 CFM. Its peak air speed is also slightly higher, at 115 mph versus the cordless blower’s 95 mph.

The corded blower has received fewer reviews than its cordless counterpart, but buyers that have left their feedback have been consistently impressed. At the time of writing, it has racked up an average review rating of 4.8 out of five stars, making it the joint highest rated tool in Bauer’s entire outdoor power tool lineup.

Browse through Harbor Freight’s range of electric pressure washers and you’ll find six different products to choose from, with five of those being sold under the Bauer brand. Out of those Bauer tools, the one with the highest average user rating is the 1,800 PSI 1.2 GPM portable pressure washer.

It’s available for $99.99 and can be carried around the yard thanks to its top-mounted handle. That makes it more portable than most other pressure washers, although it still relies on a traditional wall outlet for its power rather than using batteries. At least the power cord is 35 feet long, which means you’re unlikely to need an extension cord if you have a small or medium-sized yard.

The tool comes with a trio of nozzles which can be stored onboard when they’re not in use. Also included is a 20-foot hose, a spray gun, and a quick-connect coupler, alongside a soap siphon hose. It has plenty of in-house competition, since many different Harbor Freight pressure washers get good reviews from buyers, but its compact proportions and comprehensive equipment list make the Bauer portable pressure washer a particularly safe bet.

Although Atlas’ 80V cordless weed eater is the highest rated model at Harbor Freight, it’s also the priciest, at $80 for the tool only. Bauer’s 20V string trimmer isn’t far behind in terms of ratings, and most users are still very happy with it too. Plus, assuming you already have a Bauer cordless tool in your tool kit, you’ll be able to buy it as a standalone tool without needing to factor in the cost of batteries.

The trimmer runs on the same 20V batteries that power the brand’s other outdoor cordless power tools, as well as its highly-regarded cordless DIY tool range. Atlas requires users to purchase battery packs specific to the brand, which unlike Bauer only produces outdoor tools. The Bauer trimmer retails for $54.99, and it’s designed to be easy to use for all kinds of home landscapers. Its adjustable shaft lets users adjust the tool to better suit their height, and the handle pivots into six different positions for better control. The tool is multi-talented too, and can convert into an edger or mini-mower in just a few seconds, thanks to the 7-position adjustable head.

Although most users are happy with the trimmer overall, it does get more mixed feedback than the majority of the other tools here. Many of the less satisfied reviewers say that it’s not tough or powerful enough to tackle longer grass or thicker overgrowth, and some say that the automatic line feed doesn’t work. For tougher jobs, the Atlas trimmer might be a better bet, despite the additional cost.

Using a regular chainsaw to cut through smaller tree branches is overkill. Instead, a pruning saw will do just fine: It’s smaller, lighter, and generally less unwieldy, but it still packs enough power to get the job done. Bauer sells a 20V 5-inch pruning saw that gets good reviews, and it retails for $65 in tool-only form. According to its maker, it will cut branches up to 4-¾ inches thick, yet it only weighs 2.5 pounds without its battery.

The number of cuts that buyers can expect to achieve on a full charge will vary based on the capacity of the battery pack they’re using, but Bauer says that a 3Ah battery should achieve over 160 cuts before it needs to be recharged. Like all of Bauer’s power tools, the pruning saw is covered by a 90-day standard warranty, although Harbor Freight does offer extended warranties for buyers seeking extra peace of mind.

Sometimes, the only time you can get a job done is after the sun goes down, and for that, you’ll need the right lighting setup. Bauer can help, since it has multiple affordable jobsite lights in its current range, including the 20V 220 Lumen Work Light. It ranks among the top-rated flashlights at Harbor Freight, and it uses the same battery packs as other Bauer outdoor tools.

The light is claimed to deliver a beam of up to 426 feet, and it can either be stood upright using its battery as a base or held in your hand. In both instances, the pivoting head helps position the beam exactly where you need it. Bauer says it can rotate up to 110°. There is also a hook built into the top of the work light, so it can be hung from a higher position for even more versatility. Bauer offers the tool for $14.99, which is cheaper than many similar-looking work lights from big-name brands, just like you’d expect from any Harbor Freight staple.

Arguably one of the more under-the-radar tools that Bauer sells is an inflator that can be used for everything from car tires to sports balls. The 20V 0-to-160 PSI inflator is available for $29.99 as a standalone tool, and the vast majority of reviewers think it’s worth its purchase price.

The tool comes with ball, air bed, and tire adapters, so it’s more versatile than you might think given its low asking price. When those accessories aren’t needed they can be stored on the tool. Unlike some pricier inflators, there’s no auto-stop feature, but there is a straightforward pressure gauge so you’ll know when you hit the target pressure. Air is sent through a 19-inch hose, which should be long enough to reach even the most awkwardly placed stems on tires.

This isn’t the only cordless inflator that Bauer sells, since the brand also offers an inflator and deflator that can be run using either a 20V battery pack or 12V DC power. However, that dual-power inflator has a slightly lower average review rating, and it’s also $20 more expensive, making the $29.99 inflator arguably a more worthy addition to your tool kit.

Given its name, you’d think that the Bauer 2,000 PSI 1.3 GPM Max Performance pressure washer would be the highest performance pressure washer that the brand offers. That’s not actually true, since Bauer also uses the “Max Performance” moniker for a pair of even pricier pressure washers that offer higher maximum pressures. In fact, compared to the full range of five different electric pressure washers, this washer is right in the middle in terms of max pressure.

So, why have we selected it above the other, more powerful options? There are several reasons: Firstly, it’s considerably cheaper than its more powerful siblings, with a retail price of $189.99. Secondly, it has accumulated the highest number of reviews by a significant margin, most of which are very positive. Thirdly, it’s likely to be the best bet for the broadest range of buyers, and there’s no point in paying more for additional capability you mostly won’t need.

Bauer claims that a pressure of 2,000 PSI is enough to remove tree sap and rust stains from vehicles, and even strip a wooden deck. Even most of the dissatisfied reviewers have no significant complaints about its power — instead, most complaints revolve around reported reliability issues. However, it’s worth reiterating that these complaints form only a small part of the overall feedback, and when asked, 90% of reviewers still said they’d be happy to recommend the item.

Cordless electric chainsaws are more convenient for their portability, but corded chainsaws are usually a cheaper option if you’re not already invested in a cordless tool ecosystem. As an example, take the Bauer 14.5 Amp 16-inch Chainsaw, which retails for $75. It’s the same price as the brand’s cordless electric 10-inch chainsaw, but it doesn’t require costly batteries and a charger to run. That makes it equally appealing to both longtime Bauer fans and buyers who are entirely new to the brand.

The other big difference is the size of the chainsaw’s bar. Buyers of the cordless tool receive a saw with a bar that’s 6 inches shorter than its corded counterpart. Plenty of things remain the same between the two tools, their short 90-day warranty being one of them. That hasn’t been enough to put off buyers, who have left more than 1,600 reviews of the tool to date, most of which give it a full five-star rating.

Although the brand has a generally good reputation among Harbor Freight customers, not every Bauer outdoor power tool is worth buying. When making this list, we only selected Bauer outdoor power tools that were still on sale at the time of writing. To whittle the list down into these 12 top picks, we relied on feedback from reviewers on Harbor Freight’s website. Each pick has a minimum rating of at least 4.4 out of five stars from at least 200 reviews at the time of writing, putting them among the best-rated Bauer outdoor power tools overall.

When people talk about performance cars built around driver engagement, a few things usually come up — strong power-to-weight ratios, confidence-inspiring handling, and an overall purist driving experience. Some cars chase that feeling with brute force; others get there through compact packaging and low weight. One segment where that feeling is getting harder to find is compact performance cars and hot hatches. 

The Ford Focus RS is gone. The underdog Honda CR-Z is also gone, so is the Mercedes-AMG A45, and the Mazdaspeed3. Nissan is keeping the flame alive with the new Z – the last sports car of its kind in the U.S. — but just barely, and Mazda has killed the MX-5’s larger 2.0-liter engine in Europe. The Porsche Cayman and Boxster are set to become electric, the Audi A5 Coupe no longer exists, and even the Toyota GR Supra and its BMW Z4 cousin are on their way out.

All of which is reason enough to celebrate the compact sports cars that still deliver what made this segment worth loving in the first place. The market is shifting in strange directions, and cars like these may not stick around much longer — something I’ve gotten to appreciate firsthand, having driven every car on this list. Here are five compact cars that are genuinely fun to drive.

For many enthusiasts around the world, the words “fun” and “compact car” are almost synonymous with the MX-5. The Fiat 124 Spider, the Honda S2000, the Audi TT, and many other similar cars are relics of the past, but the MX-5 isn’t. When we reviewed the 2025 Mazda MX-5, we gave it a near-perfect nine out of ten and included it on our Editor’s Choice list for 2025’s best cars.

Thanks to a short wheelbase, a manual gearbox, a relatively lightweight body, and a clear emphasis on driving feel, the MX-5 has defined the segment it lives in. I used an ND3 as a daily for a while, and one thing that stood out to me is how easy the car is to work on — a refreshing change from a lot of the German cars I’ve spent time with. 

With a manual transmission, the MX-5 appeals to the purist driver the same way it did decades ago when it had far more competition. Many modern iterations of long-lasting performance cars have changed a lot, but the MX-5 did not, and you can feel that the moment you step behind the wheel. It is agile, the chassis is very communicative, and thanks to its RWD setup, it is playful in the corners.

Prices can range from just a few thousand dollars for an older high-mileage example, all the way to $40,000 plus for brand-spanking new models. The MX-5 is also a relatively reliable car, meaning that after spending that kind of money, you are more likely to enjoy it trouble-free compared to most cars.

Although the hot-hatch segment is dying, one of the O.G. hot hatches, the Volkswagen Golf GTI still manages to endure. Not only that, but it actually manages to impress. Car and Driver recently reviewed the brand-new 2027 Volkswagen GTI, and the verdict was: “Forget the spec sheet and the price creep—the GTI still has that intrinsic goodness to put a big smile on your face every time you get behind the wheel.”

This is exactly what you’d expect from a hot hatch, and VW has kept the same basic formula of the GTI since inception. I daily drove a Mk7.5 GTI with a manual gearbox, and I’ve also test driven the DSG-equipped Mk8. The EA888 engine is torquey at the low end, the DSG is rapid, and considering just how quick the GTI can go, there is a remarkable lack of twitchiness that can often be experienced with FWD cars. 

Even at full tilt, the chassis remains composed, the car shifts balance nicely, and you can truly push the GTI hard before it breaks traction. This means that you can actually explore any GTI on a normal road without landing in jail. This is what stood out to me, especially compared to more powerful cars, the ones you can only explore on a track.

Volkswagen also finally listened to its customer base and ditched the frustrating touch-sensitive steering wheel buttons — one of the features we were most hoping to see in the Mk8 GTI facelift. Ultimately, one of the GTI’s best aspects is how it can serve multiple purposes at the same time, without being compromised. Whether it’s daily driving or canyon carving, you can do it both.

The Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ are still very much around in 2026, and they are truly among the last of their kind. Car and Driver named the pair to its 2026 10Best”Cars list, pointing out that “these two are some of the last remaining sub-2900-pound cars” still on sale.

Mechanically, the twins carry over unchanged for 2026: a 2.4-liter naturally aspirated flat-four making 228 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque, sent to the rear wheels through a standard six-speed manual or an optional six-speed automatic. Where the two cars diverge is price. Subaru dropped the base BRZ Premium trim for 2026, pushing the BRZ’s starting price to $37,055.

The Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ are mechanically identical, but they’re still not the same car when it comes to tuning. I’ve test driven both but spent a lot more time with a manual BRZ. Behind the wheel, both feel small, nimble, quick to change direction, and they appeal to drivers the same way every other car on this list does. On a tight and technical mountain pass, these can effectively shrink around you and give you an amazing experience for the price. 

On a more open road, you can feel the lack of weight in sweeping corners, plus I loved the firm brake pedal and the way the weight transfers once you are on it. With the manual BRZ, the experience was rather amazing. Best of all, when letting go of the brakes mid corner, you will be reminded that these are RWD cars after all, meaning that all kinds of fun is guaranteed with these.

The 2026 Civic Type R starts at $47,395, up from $47,090 the year before, with none of the car’s hardware touched in the process. The powertrain is single and non-negotiable: a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder rated at 315 hp and 310 lb-ft, feeding the front wheels through a six-speed manual and nothing else.

There’s also just one trim, loaded with the equipment most rivals charge extra for — Honda backs off nothing on the options sheet, an approach reflected in items like the Type R’s standard limited-slip differential. MotorTrend’s own testing put the Type R’s 0-60 time at 5.3 seconds — matching the number the outlet recorded for the previous-generation Limited Edition. 

What makes the Honda Type-R so special is the purity we mentioned at the outset of this article. It gets rid of noise and clutter and gives you boatloads of fun. In my experience with a 2025 model, the Type R felt very racey and stiff, but never unlivable. The brakes felt firm and the engine felt fairly linear for a turbocharged unit. It is a much sharper and more special performance car compared to something like a Golf GTI.

On the other hand, this also means the GTI felt like a better daily. Like the rest of this list, the Type R makes the same case — moderate horsepower and a manual gearbox, applied to a car this light and this focused, will beat raw numbers every time when it comes to actually having fun behind the wheel.

The gas-powered Fiat 500 Abarth left the U.S. market in 2019, and the new Abarth 500e replaced it. Still, used gas-powered 500s stuck around as some of the cheapest ways into a proper Italian hot hatch on the used market.

Under the hood, a 1.4-liter turbocharged MultiAir four-cylinder made 157 horsepower and 170 lb-ft, sent to the front wheels through a five-speed manual, in a car weighing barely over 2,500 lbs. Interior space might not be as generous as some other cars on this list, but once you settle inside, you feel cocooned. 

I used a 500 Abarth as my city car for three months, and it felt mad and angry — like it had the spirit of something a lot more powerful than its numbers suggest. It leans hard into that raw, unfiltered character, and the numbers don’t really tell the whole story. It was amazing at getting me from point A to point B around town, though it felt a bit weird at highway speeds. The overly upright driving position isn’t great either, and at 6’5″, I often felt like I was driving a shopping cart.

The car’s skittish braking manners and its unusually high center of gravity for something so small are flaws, but they are also charming. Clean manual examples routinely turn up for well under $15,000, putting genuine turbocharged fun within reach of buyers who’d otherwise be priced out of this list entirely.

The SUV champions over the sedan in the U.S., now accounting for 52% of new vehicle sales in 2025, up from 46% in 2021 and 38% in 2016, according to GCBC. This makes sense in certain aspects because an SUV can be superior compared to sedans and other types of vehicles. For one, it is higher off the ground, it typically has more space, and it can go on terrains that most passenger cars can not.

People also love SUVs because they give you a more commanding position over the road, you see better, and can often place the car more easily into parking spots. Even though they can be quite big, they are also often boxy, which can also help you position them correctly. All in all, the sedan has a hard time competing with an SUV it the eye of the modern buyer, and as the trend is continuing, the gap is likely to widen.

This has also led many automakers to discontinue their sedans entirely. In 2025, we lost the Chevrolet Malibu, the Nissan Altima, Volvo’s S60/S90, the Subaru Legacy, and the Acura TLX. Still, plenty of the reasons people flock to SUVs don’t hold up, and a lot of common SUV myths are actually pretty exaggerated once you look closer, which is why we need to talk about the four ways sedans beat SUVs where it really matters.

Where the sedan typically loses to the SUV in terms of utility, it makes up for it in the performance department. Granted, the market is now filled with super SUVs that can do 0-60 mph in around the three-second mark, but when the road gets technical, twisty, and tight, they are still no match for a dedicated performance sedan.

Take the 543-horsepower BMW M3 CS, for example. Compare it to the much more powerful, much more expensive, and much more compromised 640-horsepower Audi RS Q8 Performance. Around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, the M3 CS completed the lap in 7 minutes 28 seconds. The Audi RS Q8 performance was lapped at 7 minutes and 36 seconds — almost eight seconds behind the M3, despite having 100 horsepower more.

That gap comes down to physics. An SUV’s higher body sits further from the road, so more weight shifts side to side under cornering load, forcing the suspension and tires to work harder just to keep the car flat. That same height and mass also means bigger brakes doing more work to shed speed, and they fade sooner under repeated hard stops than a sedan’s.

The RS Q8 performance is still the fastest SUV ever officially tested on the Nürburgring, and the number it posted is genuinely absurd for something this tall and heavy. Still, the fastest sedan on the Nürburgring, the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with the Manthey Kit, managed 6 minutes and 55 seconds. No matter how hard automakers try, you are never going to make a racing horse out of a bull, unless it’s a Lamborghini, of course.

Gas prices are at record highs, and as things stand, it is unclear whether that will become a bit worse, or a lot worse in the future. For someone who owns a gas-guzzler SUV, this is particularly important because SUVs, on average, use 20% to 30% more fuel compared to a smaller passenger car.

If the SUV in question is a more performance-oriented SUV, like the previously mentioned Audi RS Q8, those numbers can become ludicrous. For example, the RS Q8 performance carries an EPA-estimated 16 MPG combined rating — 14 MPG in the city and 20 MPG on the highway. Edmunds‘ own testing loop returned even less, with the outlet recording just 13.3 MPG.

Compare that to a proper performance sedan like the BMW M340i, EPA-rated at 29 MPG combined — 27 MPG in the city and 33 MPG on the highway — despite packing a 382-horsepower turbocharged inline-six and hitting 60 mph in about four seconds. That’s nearly double the RS Q8’s combined figure from a car that isn’t a hybrid and isn’t sacrificing much in a straight line either.

That difference comes down to good old physics, not engineering wizardry. A sedan’s smaller footprint and lower ride height cut through the air more efficiently, making it more slippery and more efficient. A sedan also has lighter overall weight, which means the engine works less to move it. Even smaller hybrid SUVs with exceptional gas mileage can get into the 40s, while the most efficient sedans out there can even get close to 60s.

A pretty major and immediately noticeable difference between SUVs and normal cars is pricing. This one you can notice directly on the window sticker. Even within the same automaker’s lineup, badge-for-badge, the SUV will typically cost more to buy. Take Toyota, the best-selling brand in the world, for example. The 2026 Camry starts at $29,600, and the 2026 RAV4 opens nearly $2,500 higher at $31,900, despite the RAV4 sharing the Camry’s platform underneath. That gap holds at the top too. So, no matter where in the lineup you look, the RAV4 is always comparably more expensive. At least part of that premium comes down to simple physics again.

The RAV4 is heavier. That means more material, more structure, and a bigger bill to build it. That extra weight and height also tend to mean pricier tires, larger brakes. In general, SUVs are simply priced higher. KBB rounded up the numbers for Cox Automotive’s assessment of mid-size SUV vs mid-size sedan pricing for June 2025, and the difference listed was that SUVs are, on average, 46% more expensive.

The BMW 3-Series starts at $48,000, the X3 starts at $51,300. The new Mercedes C-Class starts at $49,650, the GLC starts at $52,400. No matter how you look at it, chances are that buying an SUV is going to require more money.

In many people’s eyes, an SUV seems safer than a sedan. That holds merit, but not always. For example, an SUV is higher off the ground and taller, and pure physics dictates that it is a lot easier to experience a rollover in an SUV compared to a sedan. This comes down to the center of gravity relative to the track width of an SUV, a ratio NHTSA calls the Static Stability Factor.

A taller vehicle with a higher center of gravity scores worse on this measurement, and the ratings reflect it. Among different vehicles rated by the NHTSA, SUVs typically landed at two or three stars for rollover resistance. On the other hand, most regular passenger cars scored four or five. According to IIHS’s 2024 fatality data, rollover crashes accounted for 20% of all car occupant deaths that year, compared with 33% of SUV occupant deaths.

Electronic stability control has narrowed that gap significantly since 1999 when these numbers were comparably a lot worse, but the physics haven’t changed. This also extends to pedestrian safety, where SUVs are consistently more dangerous to the people outside the car. In 2023, the IIHS ran the largest study of its kind, examining nearly 18,000 pedestrian crashes, and found that vehicles with a hood height above 40 inches were about 45% more likely to cause a pedestrian fatality compared to one with its hood under 30 inches.

Add a bit of speed into the mix, and the numbers are even worse. A separate IIHS study of Michigan crashes found that, at 20 to 39 mph, 30% of pedestrians struck by SUVs died, compared with 25% of those hit by cars, and above 40 mph, virtually every SUV-pedestrian collision in that sample proved fatal.