Euro NCAP Names New Ford Kuga The Safest Small SUV
23 Jan 2013, 16:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The independent European safety body Euro NCAP has today announced its top picks for 2012. Among them, the new Ford Kuga was selected as being the best in class small off-road 4x4 (SUV). The Kuga...
Euro NCAP Says BMW 3-Series Is the Safest Large Family Car
23 Jan 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nowadays, having a five-star safety rating doesn't put you ahead of the competition. This is especially true in the premium segment, where ten airbags are not uncommon. We already knew that ...
Toyota Aygo, Citroen C1 and Peugeot 107 Receive Three-Star Euro NCAP Rating
19 Dec 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The European safety body Euro NCAP bluntly said today that the refreshed trio of city cars they tested recently disappointed them. All three cars have been recently facelifted from the previous m...
All-New Ford Transit And Tourneo Custom Earn 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
14 Dec 2012, 09:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Cars are becoming increasingly safe these days, with more airbags than we can remember, but why not also be safe in a van. We’ve all seen those horrific van accidents on TV, but that might be ...
Hyundai Santa Fe Gets 5-Star Rating From NCAP
29 Nov 2012, 16:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Santa Fe was the last ‘old style’ Hyundai to be sold by the South Korean automaker, yet now, with the arrival of a replacement, they can safely say that they`ve completely moved into...
All-New Subaru Forester Gets 5-Star Rating from Euro NCAP
29 Nov 2012, 16:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Subaru’s all-new Forester recorded excellent results when it was tested by Euro NCAP, being granted the maximum five-star rating. However, since the previous generation car was not tested in E...
SEAT Leon Mk3 Scores 5-Star Rating from Euro NCAP
29 Nov 2012, 09:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The third generation SEAT Leon was just unveiled at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. It’s built on the same MQB platform at the new VW Golf, and though it’s not identical, all of the ‘sa...
IIHS Announces New Booster Seat Ratings
29 Oct 2012, 16:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released its 2012 findings regarding children’s booster seats. The study found an overall improvement in the products on offer, as 15 of t...
2013 Dodge Dart Named IIHS Top Safety Pick
4 Oct 2012, 12:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After scoring the best possible rating in every test the IIHS threw at it, the 2013 Dodge Dart won the Top Safety Pick accolade. The compact sedan is packed with 10 standard-equipment air bags an...
Volvo V40 Euro NCAP Crash Test Result - Safest Model in the Segment
29 Aug 2012, 10:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Back in 2002, the world was amazed at how a small car like the then-new Renault Megane was able to score the maximum five-star rating from Euro NCAP. Since then, most cars in the segment have starte...
Kia Cee d Gets Five Stars from Euro NCAP
29 Aug 2012, 10:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-new Kia Cee’d, sister car of the equally-new Hyundai i30 has just been tested by Euro NCAP, and the results are very good. The Slovakian-built car scored a maximum five-star rating - w...
Ford B-Max Achieves 5-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating
29 Aug 2012, 09:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford’s B-Max has gathered quite a lot of interest so far and it is now time to see how the compact MPV fared in the Euro NCAP crash test. The B-Max received a five-star safety rating, with a 9...
New Renault Clio Gets 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
29 Aug 2012, 09:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new Clio, which fans will soon know as the Clio IV, passed its Euro NCAP tests with fling colors, receiving good scores in occupant protection and an impressive 99% of its safety assists devices...
2013 Audi A3 Gets 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
29 Aug 2012, 09:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As you might expect from the latest generation of German-built luxury hatchback, the 2013 Audi A3 performed remarkably well in its Euro NCAP crash test, receiving the maximum five stars and excellen...
IIHS Introduces New Frontal Crash Test, Many Premium Sedans Fail
14 Aug 2012, 10:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently introduced a new crash test design, the first new frontal impact methodology since 1995. This simulates an accident in which a vehicle runs into a...
Mitsubishi i: 4-Star NHTSA Rating, Below Volt & Leaf
28 Jun 2012, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The federal crash test results for the Mitsubishi i have arrived and everybody wants to know how the vehicle did compared to its green competitors, the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt. According t...
2012 BMW 3-Series Gets Euro NCAP Five-Star Rating
23 May 2012, 09:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / European safety agency Euro NCAP released a fresh batch of crash tests today, and out of the four car tested the brand new F30 BMW 3-Series came out on top with a score of 95 percent in adult occupa...
NHTSA Revised 5-Star Rating System Delayed to 2011
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, announced that its new 5-star safety standards will be postponed for one more year, in order to allow carmakers adjust their models and ...
Pick-ups Raise Safety Concerns
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Andrei Ursu / Euro NCAP Euro NCAP have started to test Pickups for the first time, adding a new category to their strict crash test target , as these vehicles are now being used not only for commercial purposes b...
The Golf VI gets Five EuroNCAP Stars Before the EuroNCAP Testing
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Preceding the actual EuroNCAP test, the German Automobile Association (ADAC) has performed a similar crash-test on the new Volkswagen Golf VI (or “V and a half” as some people put it). F...