800 HP Lamborghini Huracan Review Brutally Interrupted by Driver Dragging a Log
17 Dec 2015, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Never say never - what are the odds of stumbling upon an SUV dragging a log across the road when you’re carving the canyons in a supercharged Lamborghini?
Nissan Has Fitted 1.4 Million Cameras on Qashqai Crossovers Since 2014
16 Dec 2015, 18:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The carmaker says it has 1.9 million cameras including those on the Juke and X-Trail. But the AVM is also available on other cars, such as the Note and Pulsar
IIHS Says Cars Are Safer than Ever
10 Dec 2015, 18:30 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / 61 cars received the Top Safety Pick+ accolade from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Nine of them were Toyotas and eight were Hondas
Volvo Leads Premium Segment with Most IIHS Top Safety Pick Ratings
10 Dec 2015, 13:49 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Swedish carmaker prides itself on being the premium brand with the most IIHS Top Safety Pick Ratings attained last year
NHTSA Proposes New Safety Tests to Make Five-Star Ratings Harder to Earn
9 Dec 2015, 12:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The safety agency wants to make it harder for carmakers to attain a five-star safety rating. The organization proposes new safety testing procedures
The Internet Can’t Wait, Not Even While We’re Driving, New US Report Shows
8 Dec 2015, 12:37 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's right there, burning in your pocket, while your palm is itching to pull it out and connect to the world wide web. If only you weren't driving right now...
Ever Heard of Snap Understeer? Here’s a Nasty Sample
4 Dec 2015, 14:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Today we want to talk about what happens when the steering of a front-wheel-drive car seems to ignore your commands under the pressure of understeer
BMW Z4 Scores 3 Stars in Latest EuroNCAP Test, New MINI Clubman Falls Short with 4 Stars
2 Dec 2015, 14:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / In the latest EuroNCAP safety test, the BMW Z4 only managed to score three stars. The new Mini Clubman got four stars, while its platform sibling, X1, scored 5
2015 Lancia Ypsilon Catches Fire During Euro NCAP Crash Test, Gets Two-Star Rating
2 Dec 2015, 12:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Lancia Ypsilon received a mild facelift at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, but the revamp hasn’t done too much in the safety department
Chinese Driver Uses Passengers to Cover His License Plates While Reversing on Highway
1 Dec 2015, 13:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Many of you must have interesting stories about how you broke the law while getting some seat time in a car, but this Chinese driver has quite a special one
Takata Engineers Altered Airbag Testing Data for 10 Years, Whistleblowers Were Ignored
25 Nov 2015, 18:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Believe it or not, Japanese engineers altered testing data of Takata airbags from 2000 to 2010. More surprisingly, the whistleblowers were completely ignored
Ford Recalls Nearly Half a Million Cars over Two Separate Issues
24 Nov 2015, 17:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly half a million vehicles over an issue with the fuel tank and an issue with the steering column
Google Self-Driving Car Gets Pulled Over for Driving Too Slowly
13 Nov 2015, 09:06 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Google claims its cars have covered 1.2 million autonomous miles without ever causing an accident or getting a ticket. Police officers do stop them, though
Mark Webber Jumps Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Spins While Texting in Cool Safety Ad
12 Nov 2015, 18:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve seen tons of anti-texting campaigns, but when Porsche comes up with such a stunt, expect things to go wild in a rear-engined fashion
A Whopping 36% of 2015 Cars Are Sold Without a Spare Tire to Boost Fuel Efficiency
12 Nov 2015, 10:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While engineering advances now allow us to reduce the mass of a vehicle without spending a fortune in the process, carmakers still turn to cheap tricks
Ghostly Rolls-Royce Recall: One Ghost Unit Called Back
11 Nov 2015, 18:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Rolls-Royce has always been about the simplicity of its lavish ways and this recall mirrors the philosophy. There’s nothing complicated about a one-car recall
5-Year-Old Kindergarten Mechanic Teaching Us How to Replace a Wheel Bearing Is Cute
11 Nov 2015, 13:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / There’s plenty of stuff you can teach your little one, but this example is not something you get to see on a daily basis
Aircraft's Parachute Saves Ex-Walmart CEO in Emergency Crash · Video
6 Nov 2015, 17:59 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The small-sized Cirrus SR22T has one important safety feature that could make the difference between life and death, just like in this case
U.S. House Turns Down Proposal for Increased Vehicle Safety Funds at the Worst Possible Moment
6 Nov 2015, 10:46 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The NHTSA has had its hands full lately, and this decision by the U.S. House of Representatives can't possibly help its case over the next years
The Number of Kids Involved in Car Accidents Doubles on Halloween, Extra Care Is Recommended
31 Oct 2015, 12:03 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's hard to be serious when speaking about Halloween, but statistics of traffic incidents show that some general safety advice might be useful