Renault Megane Facelift Gets 3-Star Euro NCAP Rating, Behaves Like a 4-Star Car
25 Jun 2014, 09:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Euro NCAP has just served us with a new batch of its crash tests and while last time quadricycles brought doom with their hopeless ratings, this time it is the French car industry’s turn to de...
Renault Twizy Leads Euro NCAP Quadricycle Crash Tests, Still Dangerous
4 Jun 2014, 11:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Today is an important day for quadricycles, with these hybrids that mix motorcycles and cars receiving their Euro NCAP test results for the first time. We’ve already talked about the poor over...
Euro NCAP Quadricycle Crash Tests: Disaster Strikes
4 Jun 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Euro NCAP has recently strayed from its usual business of bashing all sorts of cars against its official walls, with the safety body taking on quadricycles. Not unexpectedly, the results are rather ...
Euro NCAP: New Hyundai i10 Only Gets 4-Star Rating
16 May 2014, 08:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The city car segment is filled with very interesting new vehicles, some practical, others funky to look at. Unfortunately, one easily overlooked factor is safety. Take the brand new Hyundai i10, fo...
Mercedes-Benz C-Class W205 Gets Crash Tested by Euro NCAP
14 May 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Probably the most expected official crash test of a Mercedes-Benz this year had its results finally made public by the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP) earlier today, and it seems tha...
Should Rearview Cameras Be Mandatory in Europe as Well?
11 Apr 2014, 17:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've all seen crashes of American classic sedans. The bodies are strong, but inside, passengers bounce around and hit all sorts of dangerous edges with deadly consequences. That's old Ame...
2014 Nissan Qashqai Gets 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
26 Feb 2014, 09:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Qashqai is without a doubt the most important model for the Nissan's European division. The Sunderland-built C-segment crossover has proven itself hugely popular during its first generation...
Qoros 3 Sedan Is the Safest Car of 2013, Euro NCAP Says
10 Jan 2014, 09:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If we were to discuss automobile safety, we would probably think Volvo, BMW or Mercedes, but you’ll be surprised to know that this time around, a vehicle from Qoros Auto stepped into the...
2014 Ford Tourneo Connect Gets 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
27 Nov 2013, 16:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The all-new Ford Tourneo Connect has been awarded with a five-star safety rating by Euro NCAP, making it the first compact people mover to receive the maximum rating from Europe’s independent ...
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...
Euro NCAP Publishes Maserati Ghibli 5-Star Rating with Dubstep
27 Nov 2013, 10:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, the Maserati Ghibli got its Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash test results. Now it’s time to go across the pond to the Euro NCAP, which has given the Ghibli a ...
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...
Suzuki SX4 S-Cross Receives 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
23 Oct 2013, 16:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The new Suzuki SX4 S-Cross has been awarded with a 5-star overall safety rating by Euro NCAP, after performing well in the institute’s crash tests for adult protection, child safety pedestrian...
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 Jeep Cherokee Gets 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
23 Oct 2013, 09:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The highly anticipated C-SUV from Jeep is now better equipped than ever for success in Europe. A 5-star crash safety rating has been awarded by Euro NCAP to the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, after a severe ba...