2014 Lexus LS Flagship Wearing Automaker’s Best Safety Features
28 Nov 2013, 09:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The roads are sprinkled with danger now. Be if a car braking hard in front of your, children running across the street or small poles that cannot be seen from behind the wheel, danger lurks at every...
2014 Ford Tourneo Connect Gets 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
27 Nov 2013, 16:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The all-new Ford Tourneo Connect has been awarded with a five-star safety rating by Euro NCAP, making it the first compact people mover to receive the maximum rating from Europe’s independent ...
Euro NCAP Publishes Maserati Ghibli 5-Star Rating with Dubstep
27 Nov 2013, 10:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, the Maserati Ghibli got its Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash test results. Now it’s time to go across the pond to the Euro NCAP, which has given the Ghibli a ...
Why the BMW i3 Got a 4-Star Euro NCAP Rating
27 Nov 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Internet is already boiling up with the BMW i3’s 4-star Euro NCAP crash test result and we’re here to get into the details of this one-star-down score. A brief look on the BMW i3&...
2014 Maserati Ghibli Named IIHS Top Safety Pick
27 Nov 2013, 08:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The day has come to place a Maserati and the IIHS in the same sentence - the 2014 Ghibli has become the brand’s first model to be tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The M...
Coolest Distracted Driving Clip Ever Looks Like GTA
25 Nov 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’re all a bit tired of distracted driving campaigns showing teddybears and tears. However, it seems that there might be hope for some proper anti-texting advertising, as shown in the video b...
Toyota Debuts Driver Awareness Research Vehicle at the LA Show
21 Nov 2013, 15:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota has revealed the Driver Awareness Research Vehicle (DAR-V) at the Los Angeles Auto Show, a vehicle that focuses on reducing the driver distractions before even putting the key in the ignition...
Fiery Exhaust Lamborghini Shows How Not to Overtake
19 Nov 2013, 13:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve all been there... on the highway, willing to overtake a car with far lesser capabilities than the one we’re in, but gifted with a drive who simply won’t move over. From wa...
Ride in Peace, Modern Day Heroes!
18 Nov 2013, 16:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I can remember at least four professional riders who lost their lives this year, and I am positive their ranks are unfortunately bigger. Learning about the death of Kurt Caselli in the Baja 1000 ral...
Lexus Pre-Crash System Tops Active Pedestrian Protection Test
18 Nov 2013, 16:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Lexus’ Advanced Pre-Crash Safety (A-PCS) system can help save pedestrian lives, as was proven by the recent ADAC Active Pedestrian Protection test. The test showed that the Lexus A-PCS can...
Toyota Launching Teens’ First Year Behind Wheel Campaign
18 Nov 2013, 15:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The first year of driving is the most important period of any young licensed driver. It’s the period when each individual develops his own driving style and learns how a vehicle responds in ce...
How to Install a Detachable Tow Ball on a Toyota
16 Nov 2013, 13:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you plan to tow a trailer in the near future, you might want to fit your Toyota with the original tow ball which can be found at any official Toyota dealer. You can even have a detachable tow ...
Toyota’s Next-Gen Safety Technology Threatened by Bandwidth Limitations
14 Nov 2013, 10:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota’s idea for future safety technology is all about allowing vehicles to communicate with each other and the near surroundings, announcing its driver of what’s around the corner, or ...
Toyota Helping Philippines Typhoon Victims
12 Nov 2013, 13:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Tacloban, a Philippines city of about 220,000 people got struck by a massive typhoon on the 8th of November, leaving most of it in ruins, forcing its inhabitants to spend their night into the pourin...
Chrysler Recalls 1.2 Million Ram Trucks
11 Nov 2013, 08:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler will issue three separate recalls for no less than 1.2 million Ram pickup trucks over “tie-rod assemblies that could become misaligned”, the Detroit-based automaker announced la...
VW Tiguan Investigated by NHTSA over Lighting Issue
8 Nov 2013, 17:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the VW Tiguan over a lighting problem. The NHTSA received complaints over partial or full loss of exterior lights and this is d...
Toyota Recalls 4,000 Tacoma Pickup Trucks Over Defective Valve Springs
8 Nov 2013, 15:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Toyota is recalling about 4,000 model year 2013 and 2014 Tacoma pickup trucks over valve springs that may crack and cause rough engine performance or even engine failure. The affected vehicles we...
Third Tesla Fire Under NHTSA Investigation
8 Nov 2013, 10:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / We have a feeling Elon Musk is pretty upset after three Model S sedan caught fire over the last five weeks, but this news report won’t make him feel any better. According to USA Today, the Nat...
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalled Over Electrical Issue
8 Nov 2013, 09:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Jeep is recalling 91,599 Grand Cherokee SUV built between January 8 and August 20 for the 2014 model year due to an electrical malfunction that may cause loss of ABS and ESC functions. “Due...
2013, 2014 Toyota Tacoma Pickups Recalled Over Engine Valve Springs
7 Nov 2013, 16:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Toyota will conduct a voluntary safety recall for about 4,000 Tacoma pickup trucks built for the 2013 and 2014 model years, the Japanese automaker announced today. The recall affects only the Tac...