4-Star Rating for Ford EcoSport from Euro NCAP
27 Nov 2013, 13:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Indian-built Ford EcoSport didn’t fare to well on Euro NCAP’s rigorous tests and came back home with only a 4-star rating, mainly because of its Safety Assist systems that scored poo...
Euro NCAP Gives New Peugeot 308 a 5-Star Rating
27 Nov 2013, 12:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Crucial to Peugeot's recovery in Europe, the new Peugeot 308 was launched this year onto the family compact segment, facing off against VW's new Golf. This segment also features some of th...
2013 Nissan Note Gets 4-Star Rating from Euro NCAP
27 Nov 2013, 12:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The European forum for testing car safety, EuroNCAP published 11 test results today for some of the most recent cars released on the market, including the new B-Segment MPV from Nissan, Note. Unf...
Mercedes-Benz Citan Gets Reassessed by EuroNCAP
27 Nov 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / First tested by EuroNCAP back in April 2013, the rebadged-Renault Kangoo known as the Mercedes-Benz Citan didn't fair so well. In fact, it had the lowest EuroNCAP score of every Mercedes-Benz c...
2013 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Gets 5-Star Rating from Euro NCAP
27 Nov 2013, 10:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Crash test results for the regular Mitsubishi Outlander were released by Euro NCAP a year ago in November 2012. The new SUV was given a clean bill of health and now the electric version of that vehi...
All-New Mazda3 Gets 5-Star Crash Rating from Euro NCAP
27 Nov 2013, 09:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The independent European safety body Euro NCAP has just released a batch of 11 test results for models that vary from electric cars to vans. Among them, Mazda's most important new model of the ...
Euro NCAP Results Are In: 4 Star Rating for BMW's i3
27 Nov 2013, 09:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today was the big day when the Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer built BMW i3 received the results obtained by Euro NCAP in their tests. The EV was rated at 4 stars in the European vehicle safety rati...
2014 Volvo XC90 Receives Top Safety Pick+ Rating from IIHS
6 Nov 2013, 16:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo will soon replace the XC90 with a brand new, more efficient model. We're pretty sure they will invent all sorts of new safety systems for their flagship SUV, which doesn't mean this...
2014 Jeep Cherokee Named IIHS Top Safety Pick
29 Oct 2013, 09:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The all-new 2014 Jeep Cherokee has been awarded with the Top Safety Pick accolade by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The US-built SUV scored the highest-possible ratings of &ldquo...
Mercedes-Benz CLA Gets Crash Tested by EuroNCAP
23 Oct 2013, 10:00 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / What is arguably the prettiest-looking model in the MFA (Modular Front-wheel drive Architecture) family just got its crash test results from the EuroNCAP, which it expectedly passed with flying colo...
2014 Mercedes M-Class Earns Top Safety Pick+ Award
9 Oct 2013, 12:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Mercedes-Benz M-Class has become the very first Mercedes to earn the Top Safety Pick+ award for good crash test performance, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced toda...
2014 M-Class W166 Wins IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award
9 Oct 2013, 09:38 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The third generation of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class is the first ever three-pointed star model to get the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award after it managed a good performance in a number of crash tests, in...
2014 Toyota Corolla Earns Marginal Rating in Small Overlap Crash Test
5 Oct 2013, 08:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The redesigned 2014 Toyota Corolla has been awarded with a "marginal" rating in the small overlap front crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for highway Safety (IIHS). "...
Qoros: How a Chinese Sedan Became the Safest Car in Europe
2 Oct 2013, 17:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It was early March when I was first introduced to a new car model from China which, like all the others before her, had unrealistic ambitions. She said she had nice proportions, was well schooled an...
How Does Crashing into a Van Look Like?
1 Oct 2013, 13:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The only thing worst than crashing your bike into a vehicle is that vehicle being a big SUV, a van or a truck. While colliding with smaller vehicles is obviously not the best thing which can happen,...
2014 Kia Sorento Earns Five-Star Rating from NHTSA
25 Sep 2013, 16:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The redesigned 2014 Kia Sorento crossover has earned a five-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The South Korean vehicle scored top marks in the ag...
Mitsubishi Mirage / Space Star Gets 4-Star Euro NCAP Rating
6 Sep 2013, 13:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mitsubishi's press center in the UK has issued a statement which would lead us to believe they are quite happy with the 4-star safety rating received from Euro NCAP after conducting crash tests...
Lexus IS 300h Awarded 5-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating
4 Sep 2013, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This summer we drove the Lexus IS 300h F Sport and we were left with a reassuring feeling when it came to the “Safety” chapter. Nevertheless, we couldn’t give you the complete data...
New Mazda6 Receives 5-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating
4 Sep 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Not surprisingly, since all the cars are made to the same spec in Japan, the new Mazda6 was found by Euro NCAP to be just as safe as it was in the US when the IIHS tested it. Both the salloon and...
2014 Honda Odyssey Becomes First Minivan to Earn Top Safety Pick+
29 Aug 2013, 15:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Honda Odyssey has become the first minivan to earn the Top Safety Pick+ designation awarded by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Updated for the 2014 model year with adv...