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How about we show you a great save instead of an accident from Russia for a change? However, to be completely fair, props for the avoidance of the crash should be given to both the driver for his quick reaction and the Volvo truck's brakes and safety-systems, which worked so well that, this scene could easily become the poster boy for the Swedish brand. Read more »
- Epic Fail: 2011 Volvo S60 "collision Warning With Auto Brake" System Doesn't Work, Car Crashes At Press Event! [with Video]
It's probably a PR's worst nightmare - having something going completely wrong at a press event. And that's exactly what happened to Volvo at the media presentation of the firm's new S60 saloon in Sweden this week. See, the Swedes wanted...
- Feds Say Toyota Prius Driver At Fault In New York Accident
According to U.S. safety officials, last week's highly publicized Toyota Prius accident in Harrison, New York, that was investigated as a possible case of unintended acceleration was most likely caused by the driver. The Prius owner had had blamed...
- Family Feud: Nissan Gt-r Smacks Nissan Primera, Ends Up On A Tree
The power, the looks, the brains - um, in this case better cross the last one out... According to Romanian media reports, the driver of this Nissan GT-R was merrily "testing" the Japanese sports coupe's ability to go over 150km/h (around 100mph) on...
- Volvo's Leather Interiors Become Chrome Free For Allergy-suffers
It may sound bizarre, but there are many people out there who suffer from chrome-allergy - I myself being one of them. As Volvo points out, chrome is a frequent skin sensitiser and for those that are allergic to it, touching leather tanned with chrome...
- First Hyundai Genesis Coupe Crash - Looks Like The Airbags Failed To Deploy
Hyundai had the unfortunate chance to see how its brand new rear-wheel-drive Genesis Coupe performs in a real-world crash when a 2.0 Turbo slammed into the concrete surrounding of a metal pole somewhere in Korea. Despite the severity of the crash and...
Cars
Volvo Trucker Stops on a Dime and Saves the Day
How about we show you a great save instead of an accident from Russia for a change? However, to be completely fair, props for the avoidance of the crash should be given to both the driver for his quick reaction and the Volvo truck's brakes and safety-systems, which worked so well that, this scene could easily become the poster boy for the Swedish brand. Read more »
- Epic Fail: 2011 Volvo S60 "collision Warning With Auto Brake" System Doesn't Work, Car Crashes At Press Event! [with Video]
It's probably a PR's worst nightmare - having something going completely wrong at a press event. And that's exactly what happened to Volvo at the media presentation of the firm's new S60 saloon in Sweden this week. See, the Swedes wanted...
- Feds Say Toyota Prius Driver At Fault In New York Accident
According to U.S. safety officials, last week's highly publicized Toyota Prius accident in Harrison, New York, that was investigated as a possible case of unintended acceleration was most likely caused by the driver. The Prius owner had had blamed...
- Family Feud: Nissan Gt-r Smacks Nissan Primera, Ends Up On A Tree
The power, the looks, the brains - um, in this case better cross the last one out... According to Romanian media reports, the driver of this Nissan GT-R was merrily "testing" the Japanese sports coupe's ability to go over 150km/h (around 100mph) on...
- Volvo's Leather Interiors Become Chrome Free For Allergy-suffers
It may sound bizarre, but there are many people out there who suffer from chrome-allergy - I myself being one of them. As Volvo points out, chrome is a frequent skin sensitiser and for those that are allergic to it, touching leather tanned with chrome...
- First Hyundai Genesis Coupe Crash - Looks Like The Airbags Failed To Deploy
Hyundai had the unfortunate chance to see how its brand new rear-wheel-drive Genesis Coupe performs in a real-world crash when a 2.0 Turbo slammed into the concrete surrounding of a metal pole somewhere in Korea. Despite the severity of the crash and...