Volvo's Crash-Test Laboratory in Torslanda Turns 10 This Year
6 May 2010, 09:20 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / On March 29 2000 Volvo Cars inaugurated a new crash test laboratory in Torslanda, Sweden. One of the most advanced facilities of its kind at the time of the launch, the lab had a busy time during it...
Side Impact Protection from TRW Automotive
5 May 2010, 09:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Automotive safety systems manufacturer TRW Automotive announced it has released innovative solutions that are designed to protect passengers in side impact crashes. These systems include the 3D Side...
Toyota Highlander Fatal Crash Investigated by the NHTSA
28 Apr 2010, 09:01 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / There's no such thing as bad publicity, right? Well, Toyota might not approve of that, considering the wave of bad news the Japanese company had to endure in the past few months. And now, once ...
Toyota Duplicates CR Test, GX 460 Slides
19 Apr 2010, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After initially Japanese carmaker Toyota took a careful approach to the problem reported by Consumer Reports for the Lexus GX 460 and stopped sales of the model worldwide, news comes the carmaker ma...
Toyota Won't Recall GX 460, Stops Sales Worldwide
16 Apr 2010, 07:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the heat generated by Consumer Reports' slamming of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 as being unsafe, as well as reports hinting to a possible recall of the model, Japanese carmaker Toyota announced it...
Toyota Prado Not Caught in Lexus GX 460 Sales Freeze
14 Apr 2010, 09:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Australian division of Japanese carmaker Toyota revealed today the Australian Toyota Prado model is not affected by the freeze in sales announced for its Lexus sister, the GX 460, in the US. The...
Aussie Cars to Get Rollover Crash Rating
29 Mar 2010, 13:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite the fact a rollover strength test for the roof of cars is not yet an Australian Design Rule (ADR), a group of researchers from the NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre took the matter ...
CHP Supports Runaway Prius's Driver Claims
18 Mar 2010, 11:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The battle to find out the truth behind James Sikes' claims that his Prius experienced an unintended acceleration episode on a California highway took another turn yesterday, after a written ac...
New Recall Nightmare Looming: 1.2 Million Toyota Corolla and Matrix
18 Mar 2010, 09:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new troubling news regarding Toyota and its vehicles surfaced this week, as the Japanese carmaker notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) it is considering recalling 1....
How Toyota Brake Override Works
5 Mar 2010, 08:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In an attempt to put to rest increasing concerns that the fix to be implemented in the millions of vehicle recalled due to unintended acceleration, Japanese carmaker Toyota decided to detail how its...
Kia Responds Promptly to Venga Seatbelt Issue
3 Mar 2010, 15:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, the European New Car Assessment Programme published a new set of crash test scores. Out of the five models included in the latest test batch, the Kia Venga caught our attention, as it...
2010 Toyota Corolla Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick
3 Mar 2010, 11:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not all lost for Toyota, it would seem... Even if the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) doesn't particularly test the accelerator pedal, the brake response or the floormats in a car...
Toyota Verso Gets Five Stars Euro NCAP Rating
3 Mar 2010, 11:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) released today a new set of crash test results, concerning five models: Citroen Nemo, Kia Venga, Nissan Cube, Seat Exeo and Toyota Verso. Follow...
Lincoln MKT Gets NHTSA Five-Star Safety Rating
24 Feb 2010, 07:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's range of vehicles which have received a five-star rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has increased with the addition of the 2010 Lincoln MKT. The luxury cross...
2011 Hyundai Sonata Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
18 Feb 2010, 14:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new Hyundai Sonata has been dubbed as a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) today, marking the first time in history when the model achieves this feat. The previ...
Nissan Investigates Driveshaft Defects
17 Feb 2010, 09:48 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After Toyota, another Japanese car manufacturer seems to have some problems in terms of recalls, as Nissan confirmed that it is investigating potential driveshaft problems in North America, as a Res...
Opel’s Reactive Head Restraint Tops EuroNCAP Testing
11 Feb 2010, 11:56 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Safety is extremely important for people in the market for a new car, so EuroNCAP ratings are very important for car producers - except the Chinese whose cars can barely score one star when judged b...
Police Chases Ford Driver Stuck in Cruise Control
10 Feb 2010, 10:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After we're heard so many stories about Toyota's stuck accelerator pedal - which unfortunately led to the death of several people, here's a new report, this time concerning Ford. Acco...
Volvo S60 Pedestrian Detection System
10 Feb 2010, 10:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It is a fact that cars can do more and more by themselves every day. The way things are going, pretty soon we won’t need a driver’s license, we’ll just ask nicely our car to drive ...
Pontiac Dealers Begin Receiving Repair Parts
8 Feb 2010, 16:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Toyota-related Pontiac Vibe recall is almost nearing its conclusion, after American manufacturer GM announced today it has begun shipping repair parts to dealers, with letters to be mailed to cu...