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Audi Q2 Gets 5-Star Crash Safety Rating from Euro NCAP
Audi Q2 Gets 5-Star Crash Safety Rating from Euro NCAP

30 Nov 2016, 13:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If a company has technology that has been proven to save lives, it should be standard, just like the seatbelt and ABS, or at least that's what we think

 
Car to Car Crash Test Forces Nissan to Stop Production of Zero Stars Tsuru Model
Car to Car Crash Test Forces Nissan to Stop Production of Zero Stars Tsuru Model

1 Nov 2016, 12:03 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A joint effort from Global NCAP, Latin NCAP and the IIHS succeeded in convincing Nissan to cease the production of its Zero Stars Tsuru sedan in Mexico

 
2017 Dodge Challenger Rated 5 Stars Overall by NHTSA
2017 Dodge Challenger Rated 5 Stars Overall by NHTSA

13 Oct 2016, 13:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It may be an old car and the NHTSA might have questionable testing procedures for vehicle safety, but the 2017 Dodge Challenger is a 5-star overall vehicle

 
2016 Mercedes C-Class "Crashed" by IIHS, a Top Safety Pick+ Despite Poor Lights
2016 Mercedes C-Class "Crashed" by IIHS, a Top Safety Pick+ Despite Poor Lights

30 Sep 2016, 15:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The "Poor" rating from this Spring's IIHS headlight test was the only negative point on the 2016 C-Class IIHS safety report

 
Peugeot 3008 Gets Tested By EuroNCAP, Receives Five Star Rating
Peugeot 3008 Gets Tested By EuroNCAP, Receives Five Star Rating

28 Sep 2016, 11:42 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / EuroNCAP has tested the all-new Peugeot 3008. The French crossover was given an overall rating five stars. It scored well over each category that was tested

 
2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Earns Top Marks in EuroNCAP Safety Tests
2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Earns Top Marks in EuroNCAP Safety Tests

28 Sep 2016, 11:25 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / With all the attention shown to safety features lately, the EuroNCAP system finds it harder and harder to separate between modern vehicles

 
Buick Envision Gets TSP+ Rating Despite Inefficient Driver Restraints
Buick Envision Gets TSP+ Rating Despite Inefficient Driver Restraints

28 Sep 2016, 09:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Despite the luxury of promise and the Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Buick Envision is far from perfect

 
IIHS Crash Tests Cadillac XT5, Rates It Top Safety Pick+
IIHS Crash Tests Cadillac XT5, Rates It Top Safety Pick+

22 Sep 2016, 15:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the 2017 Cadillac XT5 is as safe as a mid-size crossover SUV gets

 
2017 Chrysler Pacifica Is IIHS' First Top Safety Pick+ Minivan after "Recall"
2017 Chrysler Pacifica Is IIHS' First Top Safety Pick+ Minivan after "Recall"

20 Sep 2016, 15:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Top Safety Pick Plus rating only applies to vehicle manufactured after August 2016, when a driver door fix was introduced

 
IIHS Tests Tesla Model S, Crash Footage Suggests It’s Worthy Of Top Safety Pick+
IIHS Tests Tesla Model S, Crash Footage Suggests It’s Worthy Of Top Safety Pick+

16 Sep 2016, 14:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is currently testing the crashworthiness of the 2017 Tesla Model S. Expect results to be posted in the following days

 
2017 Chevrolet Volt Is Super-Safe, Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus Rating
2017 Chevrolet Volt Is Super-Safe, Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus Rating

13 Sep 2016, 17:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2017 Chevrolet Volt has been tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the results are reassuring

 
2016 Toyota Hilux Is 5-Star Euro NCAP Safe with Pack Option, 3 Stars As Standard
2016 Toyota Hilux Is 5-Star Euro NCAP Safe with Pack Option, 3 Stars As Standard

31 Aug 2016, 11:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2016 Toyota Hilux was tested using the Euro NCAP's new Dual Rating, which assesses both the standard car, as well as one using the optional safety pac

 
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Aces Small Overlap Crash Test
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Aces Small Overlap Crash Test

7 Aug 2016, 07:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Hyundai, that plucky manufacturer from South Korea, had updated the Santa Fe so that it would earn the best rating possible in the IIHS small overlap crash test

 
2017 Ford Escape Rated "Acceptable" in Small Overlap Front Crash Test
2017 Ford Escape Rated "Acceptable" in Small Overlap Front Crash Test

5 Aug 2016, 15:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Instead of making amends for the horrible result it received from the IIHS for MY 2013, the Escape still doesn't cut it in the small overlap front crash test

 
2017 Hyundai Elantra Crashes Its Way to Top Safety Pick+
2017 Hyundai Elantra Crashes Its Way to Top Safety Pick+

28 Jul 2016, 14:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although the cheapest Elantra available on the U.S. market is $17,150, the safest of the lot will set you back $26,750. Better safe than sorry, though

 
Graham is What the Alternative to Autonomous Cars Looks like
Graham is What the Alternative to Autonomous Cars Looks like

22 Jul 2016, 09:10 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / An Australian art project envisions what a human being adapted to road accident survival would look like, creates a monster in the process

 
2017 Kia Sorento Crashes Its Way to Earn Top Safety Pick+ Rating
2017 Kia Sorento Crashes Its Way to Earn Top Safety Pick+ Rating

19 Jul 2016, 14:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For the 2017 model year, the Kia Sorento is gifted with more advanced safety features. Thus, the 2017 Kia Sorento is worthy of the THPS+ accolade

 
Merging U.S. and EU Safety Regulations Would Save Lots of Money
Merging U.S. and EU Safety Regulations Would Save Lots of Money

14 Jul 2016, 11:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Harmonization or mutual recognition is the only way automakers can save billions of dollars on safety compliance expenses

 
These Trailer Crash Tests Show Underride Guards Can Save Lives
These Trailer Crash Tests Show Underride Guards Can Save Lives

11 Jul 2016, 11:13 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The recent fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S and a trailer flared discussions on autonomous driving safety, but there's another burning safety topic

 
IIHS Finds Out that Certain Automakers Cheat in the Small Overlap Crash Test
IIHS Finds Out that Certain Automakers Cheat in the Small Overlap Crash Test

24 Jun 2016, 14:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Shockingly enough, the Toyota RAV4 is a 'poor' performer in the passenger-side small overlap test despite the fact that it got a 'good' for the driver's side