Toro Rosso Begins Crash Test for STR5
26 Dec 2009, 11:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Unlike in 2009, all Formula One teams this upcoming season will have to use in-house designed and developed machineries, as the International Automobile Federation (FIA) ruled out customer cars from...
BMW X1 Gets Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
3 Dec 2009, 12:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The new BMW X1 was among the models that achieved the highest score at recent Euro NCAP crash tests. The result was owed to its comprehensive standard safety features and an effective system of vehi...
Chevrolet Cruze Scores Maximum EuroNCAP Rating
26 Nov 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet Cruze, a model that is already on sale in several markets in Europe and Asia, recently earned the maximum score in the European New Car Assessment Program (EuroNCAP). The Cruze scored 79 p...
New Mazda 3 Gets Five Stars at Euro NCAP
25 Nov 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Mazda announced today that the new Mazda 3 has been awarded five stars by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP). The result is even more impressive since in 2009, Euro NCAP implement...
Campos 2010 Car Receives FIA Homologation
24 Nov 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official. Campos Grand Prix has both its first driver (Bruno Senna) and car (they're yet to give it an official designation) ready for the 2010 Formula One season. After announcing th...
2010 IIHS Top Safety Pick Winners
18 Nov 2009, 09:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Institute for Highway Safety completed crash tests for the 2010 Top Safety Pick of the Year and handed the award to no less than 19 cars and 8 SUVs. For the first time in the history of IIHS, a ...
Lotus F1 Wants to Outscore New Teams in 2010
13 Nov 2009, 08:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus F1 Racing's technical director Mike Gascoyne will not settle for a so-and-so season at his return in Formula One next year, as he already set his first aims for the 2010 season. The forme...
US F1 Blame BMW Sauber for Crash Test Rumors
10 Nov 2009, 07:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / US Grand Prix Engineering have dismissed recent reports that the team is yet to pass the FIA crash tests for several car components for next year and will most likely not make the grid in the 2010 F...
Campos 2010 Car Passes FIA Crash Tests
9 Nov 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While Lotus F1 Team hurried to show the world the first pictures of the wind tunnel model for the 2010 challenger, Campos Grand Prix have been very quiet about their next year's machinery. Howe...
How F1 Safety Works
28 Sep 2009, 16:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Driving Formula One cars must be the dream of every living racing fan out there. We're not going to get into a dispute over which is best, Formula One or NASCAR, as the prototype of a racing fa...
Crash Test Video: 2009 Malibu vs. 1959 Bel Air
28 Sep 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Safety now and then. This was the theme through which the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary. To be more specific, the institute conducted a very unique...
New Matiz Scores Highest in KIDI Crash Tests
28 Sep 2009, 07:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The newly-released Matiz Creative achieved the highest rating (officially known as Grade 1) in front offset crash tests posted by the Korea Insurance Development Institute (KIDI). The institute has ...
2010 Buick LaCrosse Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick
25 Sep 2009, 07:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2010 Buick LaCrosse is brought back in the spotlight, this time thanks to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) who rated the new model with the maximum safety score. In order to qua...
2010 Mazda3 Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick
11 Sep 2009, 07:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2010 Mazda3 yesterday received the Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). In order to qualify for the Institute's maximum rating, a tested vehicle must scor...
Volkswagen Polo Achieves Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
27 Aug 2009, 06:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Volkswagen Polo is one of the models that scored the best in the latest Euro NCAP tests. The new Polo achieved a 5-star rating thanks to an advanced safety package comprising an optimized bo...
Honda Insight Gets 5 Star Euro NCAP Rating
26 Aug 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After being subjected to the new testing procedures of the Euro NCAP, the Honda Insight rolled away crushed, but with a great achievement: a 5 star rating. The Japanese hybrid thus joins rival Prius...
New Renault Grand Scenic Secures Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
26 Aug 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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...
IIHS Small Car Roof Strenght Test: smart fortwo Rates Best
20 Aug 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 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 con...
Mazda 6 Tops IIHS Low-Speed Crash Test
6 Aug 2009, 07:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 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 sp...
Ford Focus and Volvo C30 - Best in IIHS Crash Tests
21 Jul 2009, 06:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 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 mo...