Continental EV Safety Sensor to Enter Production in 2012
12 Feb 2011, 15:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Continental has revealed details of a new sensor for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, which eliminates the risk of suffering an electric shock. Dubbed evSAT, the sensor is set to enter series p...
Suzuki Recalling Grand Vitara and SX4
7 Feb 2011, 07:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Suzuki’s US arm announced that it is recalling certain Grand Vitara and SX4 models due to a tension adjuster pulley that can cause a multitude of problems, many of which can seriously increase...
2011 Honda Odyssey Earns NHTSA Five Star Vehicle Score
28 Jan 2011, 06:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The American division of Honda today announced that the 2011 Odyssey has earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) best-possible Overall Vehicle Score of five...
2011 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger Named IIHS Top Safety Picks
28 Jan 2011, 06:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Chrysler announced that two of its new vehicles, the 2011 Chrysler 300 and the 2011 Dodge Charger, have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) Top Safety Pick title. Both c...
New Low-Cost Child Safety Development for Schoold Buses Presented
27 Jan 2011, 15:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive industry is on a constant search for new solutions that improve road safety. Sometimes, you don’t need complicated development to protect human beings from the dangers posed by ...
Euro NCAP Best 5 Cars of 2010
27 Jan 2011, 13:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having performed in 2010 quite an extensive series of crash tests, the leading European safety organization, Euro NCAP, has had a difficult time in selecting the best of the best models tested last ...
2011 Honda Odyssey Receives IIHS Top Safety Rating
26 Jan 2011, 09:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) has just announced that model year 2011 Honda Odyssey managed to score the maximum rating in the latest crash tests conducted by the institute. The v...
T.27 City Car Is Perfectly Safe, Crash Tests Revealed
19 Jan 2011, 08:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The first crash test of a vehicle built with Gordon Murray Design’s iStream manufacturing technology was carried out at MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association) on a T.27 Electric City Car. ...
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Crash-Tested by ADAC
18 Jan 2011, 09:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / At the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo presented what it called the first crash-tested electric vehicle in the world, an electric C30 that resisted pretty well to the f...
Dunlop Gives Winter Motorcycle Tire Tips
28 Dec 2010, 10:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / While some bike owners have already stored their motorcycles away during winter months, others can keep riding. For both of them, Dunlop comes with a series of advices that are meant to guide motorc...
2011 Chevrolet Cruze Receives Five-Star NHTSA Rating
27 Dec 2010, 07:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet Cruze has recently been awarded with a five-start overall safety score by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), thus becoming one of the first vehicles in its class t...
Toyota Brands Earn Eight IIHS Top Safety Picks
23 Dec 2010, 07:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / IIHS yesterday released a batch of 66 crashtest results after testing vehicle manufactured under various brands in the United States. Volkswagen and Hyundai/Kia had the most cars with Top Safety Pic...
Subaru Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick for ALL Models
23 Dec 2010, 07:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Now that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has rolled out test results for 66 models, carmakers are rushing to praise their cars for the high level of safety they provide. Subaru how...
2011 Kia Optima Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick
22 Dec 2010, 13:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, Kia is just another carmaker that applauds the results of the latest IIHS crashtests, emphasizing the safety features of its models. The 2011 Optima has thus...
Chrysler Enters IIHS Top Safety Pick Frenzy with Five Models
22 Dec 2010, 09:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently tested a new batch of vehicles and, after releasing the results, most companies that earned the Top Safety Pick rushed to step in front of ...
Six Volkswagen Models Receive IIHS Top Safety Pick
22 Dec 2010, 08:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen is among the companies whose 2011 models have been recently tested by the IIHS, so the German manufacturer hasn't missed the occasion to praise its vehicles a little bit. A total of ...
2011 Ford Explorer Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick
22 Dec 2010, 08:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After praising the Explorer for its safety features and explaining that this particular chapter is mostly aimed at families, Ford is once again bringing the SUV in the spotlights after the IIHS cras...
2011 Chevrolet Cruze Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick
22 Dec 2010, 07:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet Cruze once again makes the headlines, this time after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash-tested the vehicle and awarded it with a "Good" rating in front, sid...
Automobile Club d'Italia Becomes Euro NCAP Member
16 Dec 2010, 10:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI) has just became the twelfth member of the Euro NCAP family, a move that can be regarded as good news not only for drivers who'll see safer cars on Italian ro...
2011 Chevrolet Malibu Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick
16 Dec 2010, 07:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet is probably experiencing these days one its best periods in the last couple of years. After the official debut of the Volt and the huge frenzy that started once the first car was rolled of...