Stories about: safety

Automotive Industry Gotchas. Buying a Good New Car Without Getting Screwed

23 Dec 2010, 08:33 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / I’ve seen it one too many times: people purchase a new car and, as if on cue, problems which would have otherwise been easy to avoid start pouring. I thought it might be helpful to at least so...

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...

How Many [Snoop] Doggs Can Fit into the 2011 Ford Explorer?

22 Dec 2010, 11:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The recently-released Explorer is really important to Ford's marketing strategy, so the company is willing to invest significant amounts of money to make the SUV one of the leaders in the class...

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 Ford Explorer's Safety Appealing to Families

21 Dec 2010, 11:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / American car manufacturer Ford hopes the recently-revealed 2011 Explorer will become much more appealing to families, mostly because of the safety features it comes with. Besides airbags all-around,...

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...

2011 Honda Civic Earns Three-Star NHTSA Rating

15 Dec 2010, 15:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although it was often considered one of the safest vehicles in its class, the 2011 Honda Civic failed to impress in the last safety tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrat...

2011 Suzuki Kizashi Earns Good IIHS Rating

15 Dec 2010, 07:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the car managed to score only an acceptable rating for rollover protection and a good rating for protection against whiplash injury in rear-impact crashes, the Insurance Institute for Highway ...

Drivers Think Eco, Buy the Price

30 Nov 2010, 21:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's all about the theory with British drivers. The automotive world has been, for the past two year or so, engulfed in a bitter debate over the advantages and disadvantages of using alternativ...

In-Car Internet Standard by 2013

29 Nov 2010, 23:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The advancements in infotainment systems made in the automotive sector are pushing the industry towards an integration of Internet services for use in vehicles within the next three years. According...

Suzuki Alto, Now a Bit Safer

25 Nov 2010, 07:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Suzuki has finally decided to make its Alto model a little bit safer, upgrading the Australian entry-level GL version with Electronic Stability Program (ESP) as standard. Of course, this can only be...

Mitsubishi Upgrades Pajero's Safety Pack

19 Nov 2010, 13:13 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / The Australian division of Mitsubishi announced the release of the 2011 Pajero line-up. The company has upgraded the safety equipment of its highly acclaimed Pajero SUV, adding side and curtain airb...

Suzuki Swift Receives Two Scottish Car of the Year Awards

8 Nov 2010, 13:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The new Suzuki Swift, which was launched on the UK market two months ago, has been awarded the “Best Small Car” by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers and has received the &ldqu...

Mercedes-Benz Xenon Headlamps Get Brighter Starting December

28 Oct 2010, 13:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Despite what you may be thinking, Mercedes-Benz vehicles will not transform into Christmas trees, but they will gain xenon headlamps with significantly brighter light output beginning December. That...

Brazilian GP Organizers Improve Safety after Deadly Crash

28 Oct 2010, 13:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The organizers of the upcoming Brazilian Grand Prix have moved to improve the safety of the F1 drivers by replacing an entire area of tire barriers with “a 225-metre stretch of 'softwall&...

2012 Ford Focus Gets New Warning Sounds

21 Oct 2010, 08:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / What many of us don’t know is that American automaker Ford has a team of engineers working to determine which warnings help drivers best react to possible dangers and work together with other ...