Icon Shows Aiframe Carbon RR Motorcycle Helmet
1 Dec 2012, 10:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Carbon fiber use in motorcycle helmet manufacturing increases with each passing season and this means safer, lighter headgear for the discerning rider. And since prices went down quite a bit compare...
Hyundai Santa Fe Gets 5-Star Rating From NCAP
29 Nov 2012, 16:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Santa Fe was the last ‘old style’ Hyundai to be sold by the South Korean automaker, yet now, with the arrival of a replacement, they can safely say that they`ve completely moved into...
All-New Subaru Forester Gets 5-Star Rating from Euro NCAP
29 Nov 2012, 16:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Subaru’s all-new Forester recorded excellent results when it was tested by Euro NCAP, being granted the maximum five-star rating. However, since the previous generation car was not tested in E...
Biker Bar, the Fast and Easy Way to Secure a Bike on the Trailer
29 Nov 2012, 15:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you've ever needed to carry a bike from A to B without being able to ride it, then you're probably all fed up with all the fuss associated with securing it on the trailer. All the strap...
France Dumps the Dumb Hi-viz and Breathalyzer Laws
29 Nov 2012, 14:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Well yes, in the end reason has triumphed in France, but only due to public pressure: the silly high-viz armband and mandatory breathalyzer law projects have been dumped and it looks like the street...
Opel / Vauxhall Mokka Scores 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
29 Nov 2012, 08:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new European compact crossover from Opel and Vauxhall received five starts in safety testing conducted by the independent organization Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Program). “...
New Mercedes-Benz A-Class Awarded 5 Stars by Euro NCAP
28 Nov 2012, 16:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The new Mercedes A-Class was recently tested by Euro NCAP, with the vehicle being awarded 5 stars. The car received a 93 percent rating for adult occupant protection, 81 percent for child occupant p...
Volkswagen Golf VII Awarded 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
28 Nov 2012, 16:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It is now time to find out how the Volkswagen Golf VII scored in the Euro NCAP crash tests. The benchmark of the compact segment received five stars, with a 94 percent rating for adult occupant prot...
Ford Kuga Scores Top Marks in Euro NCAP Safety Test
28 Nov 2012, 15:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Considering the fact that the previous-generation Ford Kuga achieved the full five-star safety rating from Euro NCAP, we were expecting this new model to build on the previous model’s excellen...
New Range Rover Receives 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
28 Nov 2012, 15:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Euro NCAP recently released a new batch of crash tests and one of the models with the most anticipated results is the new Range Rover. The SUV received five stars, with a 91 percent rating for adult...
Fiat 500L Achieves 5-Star at Euro NCAP Test
28 Nov 2012, 15:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Since the smaller Fiat 500 had already achieved a five-star safety rating, we were expecting good things from its larger sibling, the 500L. Now, that it has been tested by Euro NCAP, our expectation...
Dacia Lodgy Achieves 3-Star Euro NCAP Rating
28 Nov 2012, 12:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Euro NCAP is not pleased at all with the Dacia Lodgy MPV’s safety credentials, after having subjected it to their entire array of tests. It only managed a modest three star overall rating, and...
Parents Unaware of Dangers of Teen Texting and Driving
28 Nov 2012, 09:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While at the wheel of a car, your eyes must be on the road at all times, as even a split-second of lapse in focus could spell disaster. Texting while driving is far more dangerous than merely talkin...
Colombia Bans Male Pillions
27 Nov 2012, 13:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / How about radical laws? Here's one in Colombia, to be enforced from the 30th of November, making it illegal for motorcyclists to ride with male pillions. Yep, you read it right: male passengers...
Young UK Drivers May Get Ban on Carrying Passengers
26 Nov 2012, 13:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You are never really sure of yourself, when it comes to driving, after you`ve had a lot of time behind the wheel, time which you would have spent experiencing and experimenting with all the differen...
Speeding Will Send You to Jail in Switzerland As of 1st of January 2013
26 Nov 2012, 12:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With Switzerland being well-know for its drastic punishment of both speeding drivers and motorcycle riders, here's one more thing to always remind you to obey the speed regulations in the land ...
Another Tata Nano Catches Fire in Mumbai, India
15 Nov 2012, 16:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There’s only one automotive fire source that’s more famous than a Ferrari, and that’s the Tata Nano. Before they supposedly fixed their issues, these things used to catch fire ever...
2013 Ford Fusion Named IIHS Top Safety Pick
8 Nov 2012, 16:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The American Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently named the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion a Top Safety Pick for 2012. The announcement comes as a result of the Escape scoring the rating...
2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Named IIHS Top Safety Pick
5 Oct 2012, 14:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has recognized the all-new 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek as a 2012 Top Safety Pick, after this crossover aced all the test categories they could throw at...
Predictions Suggest that by 2040, 75% Of Vehicles Will Be Autonomous
25 Sep 2012, 08:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Since you can now buy quite a few cars which have the capacity to drive themselves on the highway, it’s not hard to imagine what the technology may progress into, in the coming decades. Wi...