Subaru Legacy and Outback Top Safety Pick from IIHS
28 Aug 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Subaru's 2010 Legacy and Outback are the latest models to earn the Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS). Earlier this week, the 2010 Legacy also snatched the ma...
All 2010 Holden Models Receive 5-Star ANCAP Rating
28 Aug 2009, 06:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Holden, who earlier this week announced a 200 job cut in the domestic market, is now stepping in front of the media to boast about the safety of its 2010 models as they all achieved the maximum five...
Five Euro NCAP Stars for Skoda Yeti
27 Aug 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Skoda Yeti is one of the models that received the maximum safety rating from Euro NCAP, following the latest crash tests conducted this week. The Yeti is one of the best of all vehicles tested so fa...
Volkswagen Polo Achieves Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
27 Aug 2009, 06:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Volkswagen Polo is one of the models that scored the best in the latest Euro NCAP tests. The new Polo achieved a 5-star rating thanks to an advanced safety package comprising an optimized bo...
Standard ESC on C3 Following 4-Star Euro NCAP Rating
26 Aug 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Disappointed by the four-star rating scored by its popular C3 model, Citroen might introduce ESC stability control as standard across the whole range. The company has already confirmed that it will ...
2010 Subaru Legacy Gets Five-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating
26 Aug 2009, 12:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.0D Sport Station Wagon has been the subject of the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) safety tests and managed to achieve the five-star rating, Fuji Heavy Ind...
Honda Insight Gets 5 Star Euro NCAP Rating
26 Aug 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After being subjected to the new testing procedures of the Euro NCAP, the Honda Insight rolled away crushed, but with a great achievement: a 5 star rating. The Japanese hybrid thus joins rival Prius...
2010 Kia Sorento Gets 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
26 Aug 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 2010 Kia Sorento Highline Cruiser received a 5 star rating after undergoing Euro NCAP testing procedures. The SUV managed to achieve a 87 percent score for adult protection, 84 percent for child...
New Renault Grand Scenic Secures Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
26 Aug 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It is well known that Renault is one of the manufacturers that manages to achieve the best scores in the Euro NCAP crash tests and the new Grand Scenic comes to confirm this. This new model has just...
IIHS Top Safety Pick for 2010 Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger
25 Aug 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It seems that the 2010 Chrysler Sebring and 2010 Dodge Avenger are quite efficient when it comes to keeping their occupants away from injuries, as both cars have received the Top Safety Picks from t...
Holden Cruze, Australia's Safest Car under $25,000
24 Aug 2009, 06:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Holden Cruze is the safest car in Australia available with a price tag below $25,000. At least, this is what the NSW Minister for Roads, Michael Daley, said after conducting a new report tog...
IIHS Small Car Roof Strenght Test: smart fortwo Rates Best
20 Aug 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has announced today that the smart fortwo has the strongest roof among 2009 micro and minicars recently tested by the Institute. The fortwo left behind con...
2009 Mercedes Vito Gets 5-Star ANCAP Rating
18 Aug 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mercedes' Vito recently received a 5-star rating from the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), following good results in front and side crash tests. The previous Vito achieved only fo...
Three Small Cars Receive IIHS Top Safety Pick
14 Aug 2009, 12:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Safety is one of the biggest concern for most automakers nowadays and no matter if we're talking about micro cars or large SUV, they must provide good protection to all their passengers. The la...
2010 Kia Soul Awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick
14 Aug 2009, 07:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things seem to work great for Kia in the United States where the South Korean brand posted very high sales following the incentives offered by the government through CARS. More recently, the company...
Volvo Uses the Most Expensive Crash Test Dummies ...
11 Aug 2009, 15:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / ... or at least that is wat the Swedish carmaker claims. According to a recent statement issued by Volvo, it’s Crash-Test Dummy family numbers more than 100 members, and may cost anything up t...
Mazda 6 Tops IIHS Low-Speed Crash Test
6 Aug 2009, 07:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although designed to withstand medium speed crash tests with reasonable amount of protection to occupants, it would appear today's vehicles are a real pain in the behind when it comes to low sp...
2010 Ford Taurus Gains IIHS Top Safety Pick
5 Aug 2009, 06:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2010 Ford Taurus made the headlines one more time, this time thanks to its advanced safety features that brought the car a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)....
NHTSA Sets New Truck Braking Rules
27 Jul 2009, 08:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Stopping a large truck who's experiencing braking problems is undoubtedly an incredibly difficult task, even with all those runaway ramps available on some highways around the world. But the Na...
Ford Focus and Volvo C30 - Best in IIHS Crash Tests
21 Jul 2009, 06:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford's Focus and Volvo's C30 received the highest rating in the latest safety tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), with seven small cars and ten midsize mo...