2012 Honda Civic Gets Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
22 Feb 2012, 12:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new Honda Civic hatchback for the European market has been tested by Euro NCAP and we have good news: there are no horror stories, it’s decently safe and got the maximum five-star rating. ...
Jeep Compass Only Receives Two-Star Euro NCAP Rating
22 Feb 2012, 10:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Euro NCAP annually raises the criteria for a five-star rating and the organisation has not only announced the 2012 rules, but also released its first test results for this year. We are talkign about...
Chevy TrailBlazer Investigated for Door Fire
14 Feb 2012, 17:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We don’t think this well cheer all the current Chevy TrailBlazer owners who will likely not be allowed to buy the new generation in the US... but here goes! A total of 309,000 Chevrolet Trailb...
2007 Toyota Camry and RAV4 Investigated by NHTSA
11 Feb 2012, 12:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Another week another recall… well not yet, but it might be coming. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is opening an investigation into 830,000 Toyota Camry sedans, Cam...
NHTSA Looking to Reward Accident Avoidance Tech
13 Jan 2012, 15:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Safety bodies such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration constantly upgrade their rating, forcing automotive producers to make cars safer in order to receive the top score and it is ...
NHTSA Investigating 2004 Ford Freestar, Mercury Monterey
29 Dec 2011, 13:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you own a 2004 Ford Freestar or a Mercury Monterey, you should be aware that there’s probably something wrong with it, and the feds are looking into it. The NHTSA has announced it’...
2003 and 2004 Infiniti M45 Investigated by NHTSA
28 Dec 2011, 13:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The NHTSA is really justifying its share of the government budget this year, cracking down on every error and flaw that automakers missed or neglected. Their latest probe is less about safety and m...
NHTSA Closes Ford Mustang Transmission Investigation
21 Dec 2011, 17:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has closed its investigation into 29,807 2011-2012 Ford Mustangs fitted with a manual transmissions. This was started after owners filed mul...
2012 Subaru Impreza Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick Award
16 Dec 2011, 12:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Subaru is now the proud bearer of a Top Safery Pick award for all the cars its makes, since the IIHS has awarded this accolade to the all-new 2012 model year Impreza after it passed at the safety bo...
Five Volvo Models Named 2012 IIHS Top Safety Pick
16 Dec 2011, 09:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems that Volvo still does a good job of making cars that protect its passengers, since no less than five of their models have been given the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS)...
The Irony: Saab 9-5 and 9-4X Earn 2012 IIHS Top Safety Pick
15 Dec 2011, 16:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Dealers could market catch-phrases like “it’s built as strong as a Saab should be” if they actually had any cars to sell right now. What are we talking about? Well, a couple of Saa...
NHTSA Proposes Emergency Stop for Keyless Ignition
12 Dec 2011, 14:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Sure, advances in the automotive world are great, we love receiving more and more gadgets, but when this interferes with driving safety, things become a bit more complicated and it take an higher au...
US Highway Fatalities Reach Lowest Level since 1949
9 Dec 2011, 16:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A recent report released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicates that the US road fatalities have been reduced by 2.9 percent to 32,885 last year compared to 2009. We...
GM Engineers Close to Finding Cure for What Ails Volt Battery
7 Dec 2011, 15:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Chevrolet Volt is electric when you want it and gas when you need it, but the extended range EV is catching a lot of flack right now for a potential fire hazard from the battery, but which has n...
Holden Captiva 7 Gets Five-Star Safety Rating in Australia
5 Dec 2011, 12:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda has yet another five-star car to boast with in its lineup, as the Series II Captiva 7 SX diesel was bestowed with a five-star safety rating by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCA...
Mecedes Benz B-Class Aces Euro NCAP Test
23 Nov 2011, 17:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Our of the 17 cars that were recently tested by Euro NCAP, it was the Mercedes Benz B-Class that seemed to shine the most, with its 97% score for adult occupant protection and 86% for safety assist....
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Only Gets Four Euro NCAP Stars
23 Nov 2011, 17:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Among the few cars of the 17 batch that were tested by Euro NCAP recently and didn’t get a five-star rating is the Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV, which is making its way across the pond thanks to th...
Chevrolet Volt Awarded Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
23 Nov 2011, 17:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Chevrolet Volt was given a through inspection by Euro NCAP and was found to be identical to the Opel Ampera and has the same interior fittings. Chevrolet has informed Euro NCAP that the Volt als...
Skoda Citigo, SEAT Mii Get Same 5-Star Euro-NCAP Rating as VW Up!
23 Nov 2011, 15:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Both SEAT and Skoda were able to prove to Euro NCAP that their two new super compact models, the MIi and Citigo, were structurally identical to the Volkswagen Up! and have the same interior fittings...
Subaru XV Receives Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
23 Nov 2011, 16:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Subaru's Impreza-based crossover, the XV, has recently been tested by Euro NCAP, with the vehicle receiving a five-star safety rating: 86 percent for adult occupant protection, 90 percent for c...