CRASH TEST groups from around the world, including members of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), met in Germany this week to explore opportunities for sharing crash test data and results.

The meeting between ANCAP and other NCAP groups follows discussions earlier this year on crash test regulations, which the Australian Automobile Association hopes [...]

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JUST AS KIA Australia Public Relations Manager Jonathan Fletcher predicted at the Australian launch of the 2009 Kia Soul, the Korean manufacturer’s funky new small car has achieved top honours in its Euro NCAP safety testing.

According to Euro NCAP, the Soul achieved maximum points in the program’s new testing scheme for child and adult protection [...]

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The results are in: Volkswagen’s new Golf is a five-star performer. Following TMR’s first drive of the 2009 VW Golf VI, we’re convinced the new Golf has the goods to succeed. Now, Euro NCAP crash tests results are in, giving the new Golf something else to crow about.

Under the new stricter Euro NCAP test regime, [...]

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The stringent Euro NCAP crash-test assesment program has recently revised its testing procedure, and Honda’s showroom success the Accord Euro has passed with full marks.

It’s not the first time the Accord Euro has done it either, with the car scoring a full five-star rating under the old testing regime. This time around the rules are [...]

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The common assumption that small cars offer the worst crash protection is one that refuses to go away. The logic goes that the less metal there is between you and whatever you’re about to hit, the more likely you’ll sustain serious injury.The smaller the car, the bigger the trauma.

However, Toyota’s tiny iQ city car has [...]

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The Alfa Romeo MiTo, which hits Aussie showrooms mid-2009, has been awarded a five-star Euro NCAP rating – the highest possible score – making it one of the safest cars in its segment.

The sleek new Alfa hatch racked up 36 points out of a possible 37 in the Euro NCAP adult safety ratings, and a [...]

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The new Audi A4 has recently been awarded the top rating of 5 stars by Euro NCAP following testing for passive crash safety. The results achieved by the new Audi A4 for adult protection in frontal and side crashes as well as child and pedestrian protection make it one of the safest vehicles in its [...]

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Last month we reported on the rather ordinary performance of Nissan’s D40 Navara in a Euro NCAP test carried out in late 2007, a result affected largely by the delayed deployment of the front airbags. You can read all about it by tapping this link Nissan Navara Euro NCAP.

Nissan have just announced that the Navara [...]

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There would be few new car purchasers who don’t consider occupant safety when buying their next vehicle. The positive marketing effect of a high crash rating score has seen manufacturers strive to improve their products over recent years, to the point where manufacturers such as Peugeot, Citroen and others now market small cars with 5 [...]

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For those of you who made it to the Sydney Motor Show last year, you may have noticed the black 308 hatch that Peugeot had on display. Now, I have to confess to not being a fan of the 308’s styling but there was something about the black one that had me thinking we will [...]

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Mazda Motor Corporation have just announced that their new Mazda2 has been awarded the five-star maximum rating in the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) adult occupant protection safety test.

Mazda have managed to achieve the maximum score despite putting the “2” on a diet. In an effort to achieve improved fuel efficiency Mazda [...]

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The myth that SUV’s were somehow safer than the average well engineered sedan was debunked years ago and its been continually proven through crash testing that SUV’s are not always the best place to be in the event of an accident…until now. The latest crop of compact SUV’s are rewriting the rule book, with many [...]

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