It pays to have a good solid roof over your head. And if you drive an SUV and go off road, you definitely want a sturdy roof. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just tested the roof strength of eleven SUVs built between 1996 and 2005. The winner? The first generation Xterra, which was able to withstand 12,000 pounds of crushing force. That’s roughly three times the Xterra’s own weight, and almost twice as much weight as the last placed Jeep Grand Cherokee was able to withstand. Nice work, Nissan. Read the full IIHS report.

This week Edmunds published a comparison test between an Audi R8 and a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. I don’t get it. What do you think they were going for here? Is it supposed to be funny or something?