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The 2010 Kia Sorento Highline Cruiser received a 5 star rating after undergoing Euro NCAP testing procedures. The SUV managed to achieve a 87 percent score for adult protection, 84 percent for child protection and 71 percent for safety equipment. Pedestrian ...
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It is well known that Renault is one of the manufacturers that manages to achieve the best scores in the Euro NCAP crash tests and the new Grand Scenic comes to confirm this. This new model has just achieved a five-star Euro NCAP rating, becoming the 12th model ...
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It seems that the 2010 Chrysler Sebring and 2010 Dodge Avenger are quite efficient when it comes to keeping their occupants away from injuries, as both cars have received the Top Safety Picks from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
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The new Holden Cruze is the safest car in Australia available with a price tag below $25,000. At least, this is what the NSW Minister for Roads, Michael Daley, said after conducting a new report together with the RTA. The new Cruze, which was officially launched in ...
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IIHS Small Car Roof Strenght Test: smart fortwo Rates BestSAFETYThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has announced today that the smart fortwo has the strongest roof among 2009 micro and minicars recently tested by the Institute. The fortwo left behind contenders like Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, Mini Cooper, and Toyota Yaris. "Small cars should have an easier time with the roof strength test," Adrian Lund, IIHS president said when announcing the results. "Their light weight means their roofs don't have to work as hard to keep the structure around the occupants intact in a rollover." The roof testing procedure is based on a research showing that occupants in rollover crashes benefit from stronger roofs (common sense, actually). The testing is done by pushing a metal plate against one side of the roof at a constant ... >> Read more |
Mercedes' Vito recently received a 5-star rating from the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), following good results in front and side crash tests. The previous Vito achieved only four stars but the current model comes with a wider array of safety ...
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Safety is one of the biggest concern for most automakers nowadays and no matter if we're talking about micro cars or large SUV, they must provide good protection to all their passengers. The latest IIHS crash tests proved that three popular small cars, Honda ...
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Things seem to work great for Kia in the United States where the South Korean brand posted very high sales following the incentives offered by the government through CARS. More recently, the company's over-discussed Soul received a Top Safety Pick from the ...
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... or at least that is wat the Swedish carmaker claims. According to a recent statement issued by Volvo, it’s Crash-Test Dummy family numbers more than 100 members, and may cost anything up to 1.5 MSEK ($205,344). The dummy family is structured around 19 ...
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Although designed to withstand medium speed crash tests with reasonable amount of protection to occupants, it would appear today's vehicles are a real pain in the behind when it comes to low speed crashes. Not because these tests prove the car is unsafe, but because it ...
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The 2010 Ford Taurus made the headlines one more time, this time thanks to its advanced safety features that brought the car a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). And speaking of safety equipment, the all-new Taurus comes ...
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Stopping a large truck who's experiencing braking problems is undoubtedly an incredibly difficult task, even with all those runaway ramps available on some highways around the world. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration intends to reduce the number of ...
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Ford's Focus and Volvo's C30 received the highest rating in the latest safety tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), with seven small cars and ten midsize moderately priced models now holding the award. Out of the five coupe cars ...
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With the launch of the Peugeot 308 CC on the Australian market, the car will become the first Peugeot convertible to have a diesel engine Down Under. The 2.0 HDi FAP diesel engine will be mated to a new 6-speed automatic gearbox and will deliver "excelent ...
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Seeing vehicles receiving top star safety ratings in crash tests has become somewhat of a common sight these days, with more and more models achieving this feat. The latest news from the safety front comes from Volkswagen, who announced yesterday that its 2009 ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is currently considering making two more safety features mandatory on new cars: a lane assistant technology that would warn the driver in case they attempt to leave the lane and there is a risk of an accident plus ...
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... in China. After snatching the maximum five-star rating in the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) in Australia, Chevrolet Cruze proves its advanced safety level once again, this time in China. the compact sedan received the maximum rating from the ...
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Being one of the trail blazers when it comes to automotive safety systems, Swedish manufacturer Volvo thought to expand their expertise to trailers as well. Since fitting a trailer with passive safety systems may at times be useless, Volvo decided to go for a more ...
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German manufacturer Audi and its latest models, the A4 and Q5, managed to secure a five star rating after undergoing the European New Car Assessment Program (EuroNCAP) safety tests.
After going through an expanded evaluation system, the two models managed to ...
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A new study revealed that more than 3,400 Americans will be injured or killed by a defective Chrysler or GM vehicle in the first year after their bankruptcy. The report, called ‘Public Safety at Risk: Bankruptcies Leave Legacy of Defects, Injuries and ...
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