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...
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 ...
Audi A1 Gets 5 Stars Euro NCAP Rating
15 Dec 2010, 06:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A car manufacturer the size of Audi wouldn't have had it any other way... The smallest model ever created by the Ingolstadt-based producer, the A1, was just successfully crashed by Europe'...
Mismatched Bumpers on Cars and SUVs Result in Costly Repairs
2 Dec 2010, 13:23 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducted crash tests to demonstrate that the mismatch of bumpers on cars and SUVs can lead to higher repair costs, despite the bumpers being a car&...
Toyota Prius Affected by Coolant Pump Glitch
30 Nov 2010, 07:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2010 was so far the worst year for Japanese manufacturer Toyota in terms of quality issues and public scrutiny caused by the way in which its cars are built. The carmaker began the year by conductin...
3,000 Land Rover LR2 Freelanders Recalled in the US
27 Nov 2010, 15:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It seems there are a lot of recalls taking place all over the world these days, as companies and government organizations are taking the safety of drivers their passengers a lot more seriously. This...
Kia Is Committed to Vehicle Safety, Uses High-Stiffness Body Parts
26 Nov 2010, 15:45 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Kia has employed a more modern method for stamping its body parts for the new Optima, resulting in greater safety in the event of collisions, and reducing the vehicle's carbon footprint with lo...
Jaguar XF, Only 4 Stars at Euro NCAP Tests
25 Nov 2010, 13:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / British luxury carmaker Jaguar finds itself in a bit of a jam, following the new series of crash tests performed by Euro NCAP. The organization tested 14 cars this past week, 10 of which received a ...
MINI Countryman Gets 5 Star Euro NCAP Rating
25 Nov 2010, 11:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Part of the new batch of models tested this week by the Euro NCAP, the MINI Countryman managed to get a five star rating following the crash tests, proving that it can provide adequate protection to...
Jaguar Recalling 6,475 XJs
25 Nov 2010, 10:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When driving luxury British sedan with soft suspension listening to Bach on the sound system, nothing could ruin your day right? Especially not something as small and insignificant as, say... rain. ...
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...
Ford C-Max Get 5 Stars Euro NCAP Rating
24 Nov 2010, 15:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Celebration at Ford Europe today, after two on the carmaker's new models, the C-Max and Grand C-Max received their stars, five of them, from the Euro NCAP. The cars were tested in a new batch o...
Landwind CV9 Gets 2 Stars Euro NCAP Rating
24 Nov 2010, 10:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It would appear Chinese manufacturers still have a long way to go before meeting the criteria required to please safety agencies likes the Euro NCAP. Why? Well, the agency tested a new batch of car,...
Opel Meriva Gets 5 Star Euro NCAP Rating
24 Nov 2010, 10:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Euro NCAP completed a new series of crash testing and released the results for several models, including Opel's new Meriva. The model, as did many others, has received a five star rating fo...
Kia's Sportage and Venga Models Awarded 5 Stars by Euro NCAP
24 Nov 2010, 10:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Kia Sportage crossover and Venga MPV were both given the maximum 5-star rating by the Euro NCAP, placing them at the top of their respective classes. The two models join other cars from the Kore...
2009 Ford F-150 officially the Safest Pickup in the US
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After so many Ford statements praising the revised model we all know that the Ford F-150 is an incredible car, but even so, the American automaker continues to talk big about the car. And following...
More crash tests from Euro NCAP
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Robert Matei / Some more cars have just been evaluated by Euro NCAP, and they hurried to release the results. We are dealing with the Fiat Bravo, the Honda CR-V, the Honda Legend, the Mitsubishi Outlander and the ...