2010 Subaru Legacy Gets Five-Star Euro NCAP Safety Rating
26 Aug 2009, 12:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.0D Sport Station Wagon has been the subject of the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) safety tests and managed to achieve the five-star rating, Fuji Heavy Ind...
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 Top Safety Pick for 2010 Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger
25 Aug 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It seems that the 2010 Chrysler Sebring and 2010 Dodge Avenger are quite efficient when it comes to keeping their occupants away from injuries, as both cars have received the Top Safety Picks from t...
Skoda Yeti Gets Cobra Accessories
25 Aug 2009, 10:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German tuning firm Cobra Technology and Lifestyle (also known as Cobra N+) has introduced right on the model’s market launch a new accessories program for the new five-door Skoda Yeti. ...
Holden Cruze, Australia's Safest Car under $25,000
24 Aug 2009, 06:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Holden Cruze is the safest car in Australia available with a price tag below $25,000. At least, this is what the NSW Minister for Roads, Michael Daley, said after conducting a new report tog...
Audi Recalls 2,500 Vehicles
21 Aug 2009, 13:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Just like Volkswagen announced a voluntary recall concerning 13,500 vehicles built between September 2008 and August 2009, German carmaker Audi has also initiated a voluntary recall that refers to 2...
VW Recalls Jetta, Jetta Sportwagen, GTI and Eos
21 Aug 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German manufacturer Volkswagen has just announced a voluntary recall of the 2009-2010 Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GTI, and Eos in the U.S., after discovering that some models equipped with its DSG tran...
Drive Drunk, Be Arrested Campaign to Start Soon
20 Aug 2009, 12:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Labor Day weekend brings with it a nationwide campaign under the name of "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest." As you might have guessed, this campaign involves numerous law e...
Toyota Recalls 2010 Corolla
20 Aug 2009, 12:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The paint hasn't dried yet on the 2010 Corolla and the parent company sees itself forced to recall it in the United States. The reason is that certain models feature an incorrect applied label ...
Valencia Circuit Changed Due to Safety Concerns
19 Aug 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only a few days to the official start of this year's European Grand Prix at Valencia, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) revealed the Spanish organizers have made a few changes to th...
Motorists Revenge: Speed Cameras Get Torched in UK
18 Aug 2009, 16:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Any motorist who has been fined at least once for being caught speeding by a speed camera has been avenged, as two of them have been torched on consecutive weekends and four other have been vandaliz...
BMW Recalls 2009 Z4 30I and 35I
18 Aug 2009, 12:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German automaker BMW is recalling 2009 Z4 30I and 35I after discovering a problem with the vehicles’ electric system, due to a defective crimp connector that could potentially hurt the seatbe...
2009 Mercedes Vito Gets 5-Star ANCAP Rating
18 Aug 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mercedes' Vito recently received a 5-star rating from the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), following good results in front and side crash tests. The previous Vito achieved only fo...
Volvo S80L, the Choice of Chinese Astronauts
17 Aug 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish automaker Volvo has announced today that the four Chinese astronauts who have completed the Shenzhou-5 and Shenzhou-7 space mission have chosen to buy Volvo S80L. We don’t know exactly...
Three Small Cars Receive IIHS Top Safety Pick
14 Aug 2009, 12:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Safety is one of the biggest concern for most automakers nowadays and no matter if we're talking about micro cars or large SUV, they must provide good protection to all their passengers. The la...
2010 Kia Soul Awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick
14 Aug 2009, 07:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things seem to work great for Kia in the United States where the South Korean brand posted very high sales following the incentives offered by the government through CARS. More recently, the company...
Citroen Berlingo Used in Fire Prevention
12 Aug 2009, 10:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / UK’s West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (WYF&RS) has just added a fleet of 28 new Citroen Berlingo First vans to help the authorities with the development of their community fire saf...
Volvo Uses the Most Expensive Crash Test Dummies ...
11 Aug 2009, 15:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / ... or at least that is wat the Swedish carmaker claims. According to a recent statement issued by Volvo, it’s Crash-Test Dummy family numbers more than 100 members, and may cost anything up t...
Most Elderly Drivers Unaware of Medication Impact on Driving, Study Shows
11 Aug 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / According to a recent study published by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 78 percent of the participants aged 55 and older use one or more medication, yet only 28 percent have indicated some a...
Helmets Saved Nearly 300 Californian Riders in 2008
10 Aug 2009, 14:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Just as expected, wearing the proper riding gear could make the difference in event of a crash. That is what state officials also found out after reporting on the number of Californians riders that ...