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Someone once said that in the future, the inner works of our vehicles after a crash will look like a balloon party – sans the bright colors. And true enough, after the front, side, roof, knee, rear curtain and seat-belt airbags, automakers have now discovered another area of the car that can be fitted with an inflatable bag for our protection: the center.
- Toyota Develops World's First Rear-seat Centre Airbag
In their ongoing quest to make our cars look like the Michelin Man better our chances of survival during a car crash, automakers are constantly adding new types of airbags in their vehicles. The latest development comes from Toyota that introduced the...
- Toyota Recalls 134,900 Yaris In The States
Approximately 134,900 Yaris vehicles are being recalled in the U.S. over a seat belt pretensioner issue. On 2006 through 2007 model year Yaris, the Japanese automaker determined that the driver's and front passenger's seat belt pretensioner deployment...
- Trw’s Head Protection Airbag For Convertibles
At the rate manufacturers are adding airbags, in a few years time, our vehicle’s interior after an accident will probably look like a swollen mushroom - that is, unless someone devises an inflatable airbag suit and then we’ll look like the...
- Skoda Announces Uk Pricing On New Superb
Skoda UK today announced pricing for its all-new flagship sedan, the 2009 Superb. Prices begin at £15,490 for the entry-level 125Hp 1.4TSi and go all the way up to £26,675 for the top-of-the-range 3.6 FSI 4x4 model. Trim levels will be comprised...
- Euro Ncap: 5-star Ratings For Peugeot 308 & Kia Cee’d
For first the time since Euro NCAP started testing the Korean automakers models in 2003, a Kia, the Cee’d, managed to achieve a 5-star rating in adult occupant protection with an overall score of 34 points. Peugeot’s on the other hand continued...
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GM Debuts Automotive Industry's First Front Center Air Bag
Someone once said that in the future, the inner works of our vehicles after a crash will look like a balloon party – sans the bright colors. And true enough, after the front, side, roof, knee, rear curtain and seat-belt airbags, automakers have now discovered another area of the car that can be fitted with an inflatable bag for our protection: the center.
Following Toyota's presentation of the first production rear-seat center airbag on the Japanese domestic market Crown Majesta in 2009, General Motors is introducing the automotive industry's first front center air bag, designed to protect the driver and front passenger in far-side impact crashes.
- Toyota Develops World's First Rear-seat Centre Airbag
In their ongoing quest to make our cars look like the Michelin Man better our chances of survival during a car crash, automakers are constantly adding new types of airbags in their vehicles. The latest development comes from Toyota that introduced the...
- Toyota Recalls 134,900 Yaris In The States
Approximately 134,900 Yaris vehicles are being recalled in the U.S. over a seat belt pretensioner issue. On 2006 through 2007 model year Yaris, the Japanese automaker determined that the driver's and front passenger's seat belt pretensioner deployment...
- Trw’s Head Protection Airbag For Convertibles
At the rate manufacturers are adding airbags, in a few years time, our vehicle’s interior after an accident will probably look like a swollen mushroom - that is, unless someone devises an inflatable airbag suit and then we’ll look like the...
- Skoda Announces Uk Pricing On New Superb
Skoda UK today announced pricing for its all-new flagship sedan, the 2009 Superb. Prices begin at £15,490 for the entry-level 125Hp 1.4TSi and go all the way up to £26,675 for the top-of-the-range 3.6 FSI 4x4 model. Trim levels will be comprised...
- Euro Ncap: 5-star Ratings For Peugeot 308 & Kia Cee’d
For first the time since Euro NCAP started testing the Korean automakers models in 2003, a Kia, the Cee’d, managed to achieve a 5-star rating in adult occupant protection with an overall score of 34 points. Peugeot’s on the other hand continued...