When shopping for a car, you've no doubt compared crash-test ratings. Whether from the government or insurance industry, crash-test scores provide valuable insight into the occupant protection a car provides. But these ratings don't tell ...
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Quality, safety, and value are the top factors for new-car buyers and are certainly not lost on moms looking to buy the right family car. Hitting all these attributes in a vehicle that is also kid friendly can be a challenge, but our ...
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has praised the Holden Malibu for achieving a five-star safety rating but has expressed disappointment at a four-star result for the family-oriented Fiat Freemont. Launching in Australia ...
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You can safely bring a newborn home from the hospital in any one of the 29 infant car seats from Consumer Reports' tests. Some of the seats we tested cost $200 or more but others are half that price. Spending less can still buy you a seat ...
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The Mercedes-Benz Citan has scored just three stars out of five in Euro NCAP’s crash test of the new light commercial van. The disappointing result is Mercedes-Benz’s worst Euro NCAP rating since 1997 when the ...
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The Volkswagen Golf Mk7 has been awarded the maximum five-star ANCAP safety rating ahead of its local launch this week. The new Volkswagen Golf scored 35.92 points out of 37 in ANCAP’s assessment, making it one of the ...
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Impressive crash protection and a price of just $90 helped put the new Evenflo Embrace 35 infant car seat among two other Consumer Reports Best Buys for babies heavier than 22 pounds in our ongoing car seat tests. But our latest roundup ...
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In the latest round of crash testing performed by the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ coupe twins, Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatchback and Range Rover luxury SUV have been awarded a maximum five star ...
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Wheelmakers are preparing to take on cycling competition's governing body, the UCI, over testing the Swiss body requires for wheels used in sanctioned competition. At a meeting here last week, manufacturers left little doubt of their ...
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After some mixed results from early models tested in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) new small overlap crash test, the latest batch of vehicles earn top scores. The Volvo XC60 and two- and four-door versions of the ...
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The Foton Tunland has been awarded a disappointing three-star ANCAP safety rating in the latest round of local crash testing. Despite Foton claiming its Chinese-built Tunland ute was designed in accordance with four-star Euro NCAP ...
Performance, Ride & Handling 3 Comfort & Interior 2.5 Quality & Design 1 Value & Features 3.5 Green 3.5 It would be easy to take cheap pot shots at the Chery J3, one of the most recent Chinese-made vehicles to enter the Australian ...
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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is keen to revise its American five-star crash safety scheme with new tests including a small overlap and an oblique crash test. NHTSA administrator David Strickland has told ...
Startup company Elio Motors is closer to achieving its goal of selling an American-made, three-wheel vehicle by securing a former General Motors plant in Louisiana. The lease and financial assistance from the state moves the low-cost Elio ...
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Affordable mid-sized family cars have outperformed their luxury counterparts in the latest round of crash testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US. Thirteen out of 18 'moderately priced' mid-sized cars were ...
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