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The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released on Thursday a list of new cars that it will test as part of its new, tougher five-star safety ratings program.
- All-aluminum Ford F-150 Aces Safety Tests – Leaves Rivals Trailing
One of the less talked about advantage of Ford’s switch from steel to (mostly) aluminum construction (of the passenger cell and body) apparently is safety. In recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) tests it scored extremely...
- Nhtsa Opens Formal Investigation On Chevy Volt And Li-ion Batteries After New Crash Tests Result In Fire
Earlier this year, a Chevrolet Volt caught fire while stationary at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Winsconsin facility car park, three weeks after it had been subjected to a side-impact crash test on May 12. Alerted by the incident,...
- Nissan Recalling 46,000 Cubes After Fuel Spill In Nhtsa Crash Tests
The Nissan Cube seems to be facing a similar problem with the Lexus HS 250h hybrid sedan that was recalled last month because of excess fuel leakage during government rear-impact crash tests. In documents filed on the National Highway Traffic Safety...
- 2009 Audi A4 Earns 5-star Rating In Nhtsa Crash Tests
Audi pompously announced today that its all-new 2009 A4 Sedan managed to rack up a 5-star rating for frontal, side and rollover crashes performed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). While the U.S. law requires all passenger...
- Mustang Is One Safe Pony
Are muscle-car consumers willing to be marketed to by safety accolades and crash test performance? What about convertible buyers? Don't they buy cars because they're pretty and fast and the latest it car? Bet on Ford having something extra to...
Cars
NHTSA to Test 54 Vehicles from 2013MY Under its New, Tougher Safety Regulations
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released on Thursday a list of new cars that it will test as part of its new, tougher five-star safety ratings program.
The list includes 54 models from the 2013MY including, 33 passenger cars, 16 SUVs, one van and four pickups. The agency says that the crash tests will provide information on almost 85 percent of vehicles sold in the US and its rollover tests will cover an impressive 92 percent of 2013 models.
Read more »- All-aluminum Ford F-150 Aces Safety Tests – Leaves Rivals Trailing
One of the less talked about advantage of Ford’s switch from steel to (mostly) aluminum construction (of the passenger cell and body) apparently is safety. In recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) tests it scored extremely...
- Nhtsa Opens Formal Investigation On Chevy Volt And Li-ion Batteries After New Crash Tests Result In Fire
Earlier this year, a Chevrolet Volt caught fire while stationary at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Winsconsin facility car park, three weeks after it had been subjected to a side-impact crash test on May 12. Alerted by the incident,...
- Nissan Recalling 46,000 Cubes After Fuel Spill In Nhtsa Crash Tests
The Nissan Cube seems to be facing a similar problem with the Lexus HS 250h hybrid sedan that was recalled last month because of excess fuel leakage during government rear-impact crash tests. In documents filed on the National Highway Traffic Safety...
- 2009 Audi A4 Earns 5-star Rating In Nhtsa Crash Tests
Audi pompously announced today that its all-new 2009 A4 Sedan managed to rack up a 5-star rating for frontal, side and rollover crashes performed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). While the U.S. law requires all passenger...
- Mustang Is One Safe Pony
Are muscle-car consumers willing to be marketed to by safety accolades and crash test performance? What about convertible buyers? Don't they buy cars because they're pretty and fast and the latest it car? Bet on Ford having something extra to...