2015 Ford Mondeo Could Be Illegal to Fully Load, Heavier than Claimed
18 Dec 2014, 15:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although the 2015 Ford Mondeo is a great sedan (which we are currently testing, so stay tuned), someone must have messed up with the numbers, turning it dangerously overweight. The Swedes from Tekni...
2015 Cadillac CTS Crash Tested by the NHTSA, Awarded 5 Stars Overall
17 Dec 2014, 21:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Underpinned by the modern GM Alpha platform, the 2015 Cadillac CTS sedan isn't just a comfortable and agile vehicle, but a pretty safe one as well. Thanks to a selection of high strength steel ...
60 Percent of Crashes in Italy Caused by Bad Roads and Improper Signaling Sounds Crazy
16 Dec 2014, 15:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A study recently published by the Associazione Nazionale Esperti Infortunistica Stradale or ANEIS, which stands for the National Association of Road Accidents Experts shows worrying figures as far a...
2015 Audi A3, S3 Crash Tested, Both Get Five-Star Ratings
16 Dec 2014, 09:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thanks to several advanced tech features which are new to the entry luxury segment, the Audi A3 and S3 sedans are the only European premium compact sedans tested to receive a 5-star NHTSA and the In...
Crash Emergency Call System Mandatory in EU Starting 2018
11 Dec 2014, 17:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Last year in Europe, the road crash death toll counted 26,000 lives, with a big part of casualties happening because of rescue teams not making it in time. But that should get solved starting 2018, ...
Speed and Mindless Lane Splitting, the Classic Bike Crash Recipe
10 Dec 2014, 16:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Watching videos like the one below from time to time always leads to the same question which pops into mind: are these guys looking for the most interesting and at the same time, stupid ways to cras...
Audi A3 e-tron Plug-in Gets 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
10 Dec 2014, 10:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Audi A3 e-tron is the first mass production plug-in hybrid from the Ingolstadt automaker, a competitor for the Toyota Prius PHEV, only with a German premium car twist. From the outside, it looks...
Collision-Avoidance Systems Have Bugs, Discovered by AAA
10 Dec 2014, 09:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Technology is moving fast these days and found its way faster on cars, where you now have most features operated using electronic circuits backed up by sensors and algorithms. The whole car became s...
Utah 80 MPH Speed Limit Increase Leads to Fewer Highway Crashes
9 Dec 2014, 10:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When petrolheads like us argue about what is the best highway in the United States, I have a sneaking suspicion most of us would answer US Route 50. Stretching 3,008 miles (4,841 km) from Ocean City...
Watch the 2015 Volvo XC90 Crash Into a Ditch
7 Dec 2014, 08:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the second-generation, the XC90 got a whole lot more premium and techy than ever before. Being a Swede, the mid-size sport utility vehicle is very safe, which is only natural if you consider th...
Harley-Davidson Softail Slim Needs Software Repairs, Gets Recalled
4 Dec 2014, 15:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s time for a funny reason for a Harley-Davidson recall, but when dealing with corporate business, some of the fellows involved in this might not be that amused. More than 500 motorcycles be...
Land Rover Discovery Sport Gets Tested by Euro NCAP, Bestowed With 5 Stars
3 Dec 2014, 13:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Underpinned by the LR-MS platform, the all-new compact sport utility vehicle from Land Rover is what the Freelander / LR2 should’ve been from the beginning. Before the first model of the Disco...
Porsche Macan Gets 5-Star Safety Rating from Euro NCAP
3 Dec 2014, 13:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Porsche expects the Macan to be their new bread and butter model as the company hopes to nearly double its sales over the following years. Most of the people paying top dollar/euro for this SUV expe...
Dacia Logan MCV Awarded 3 Stars by the Euro NCAP Over Poor Protection
3 Dec 2014, 11:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the station wagon version of the Logan is like any other Dacia model around - cheap, plasticky and spacious, with a 12-year-old B0 platform and second generat...
Euro NCAP Crash Tested the 2015 Ford Mondeo Wagon, Awards it 5 Stars
3 Dec 2014, 10:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With European deliveries of the Mk V Ford Mondeo just around the corner, the peeps from Euro NCAP decided to butcher a few units of the model in order to find out how safe it is in various crash sce...
All-New 2015 Volkswagen Passat Receives 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
3 Dec 2014, 09:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen could sell about 300,000 units of the all-new Passat in Europe alone next year, thanks to the new technologies and multitude of engines fitted to the MQB sedan. A few of those cars will b...
NHTSA Ends Investigation Into Hundreds of Thousands of Ford and GM Vehicles
26 Nov 2014, 10:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Back in July, the vehicle safety watchdogs from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced they’re probing the Ford Motor Company and GM. Why so? Apparently, 10 complaints ma...
Minivans Disappoint In Latest Round of IIHS Crash Tests
24 Nov 2014, 10:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Every now and then, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety puts together a group of cars from the same segment to see if their crashworthiness is good enough. A passenger vehicle's safety i...
2015 Subaru Impreza Earns Top Safety Pick+ Rating From the IIHS
24 Nov 2014, 10:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Subaru of America has a big reason to party thanks to the popular Impreza. The IIHS got the 2015 Impreza and crash tested it like hell, but the Jap didn’t break a sweat, earning the coveted To...
All-New Continental Optimized Braking Curve Announced, BMW S1000XR First Bike to Have It
20 Nov 2014, 09:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / ABS and braking systems themselves are becoming more and more complex as the safety requirements from both the law regulators and customers themselves are higher by the year. Continental announces ...