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Hyundai NEXO Picks Up Top Safety Score

October 26, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

# The Hyundai NEXO is the first hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle that Euro NCAP has tested, and it is positive to see it achieving a maximum five star rating. The fourth generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class, the Mazda 6 and Lexus ES all also achieve a maximum five stars. The Peugeot Rifter and its stablemates, the Citroën Berlingo and Opel Combo, achieve 4 stars. Michiel van Ratingen, Secretary General […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: Car Articles, Euro NCAP, Hydrogen cars, Hydrogen fuel cell cars, Hyundai, Hyundai NEXO

Volvo XC60 Is The Safest Car Of 2017 Per Euro NCAP

January 12, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Volvo Cars’ XC60 has been crowned the best-performing large off-roader and the car with the best overall performance of 2017 in the prestigious Euro NCAP 2017 Best in Class safety awards. The XC60 scored a near-perfect 98 per cent in the Adult Occupant category, and in its Large Off-Road class it showed a clear advantage […]

Filed Under: Car design Tagged With: Best in Class cars, Car Articles, car safety, Cars we like, Euro NCAP, Large Off-Road cars, Safe cars, Safest cars on the road, SUVs, The XC60 scored a near-perfect 98 per cent in the Adult Occupant category, Very safe cars

Eight New Cars Achieve Euro NCAP Five Stars

November 11, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The new SEAT Arona was awarded the maximum Euro NCAP test five stars in November 2017 – along with seven other cars!  Also awarded were the VW T-Roc, Skoda Karoq and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, with robust performance in all areas of assessment.  The Vauxhall Crossland X, VW Polo and Citroen C3 Aircross also came up trumps.  […]

Filed Under: Daily News Tagged With: Car Articles, Car safety results, Car tests, Citroen C3 Aircross, Euro NCAP, Euro NCAP results, How safe are new cars, Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, New Cars, SEAT Arona, Skoda Karoq, Vauxhall Crossland X, Volvo, Volvo XC60, VW Polo, VW T-Roc

Euro NCAP Rates Six New Cars For July 2017

July 5, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The luxurious VW Arteon performed well in all areas of assessment, becoming the highest-scoring executive vehicle for pedestrian protection to date.  Alfa Romeo’s new off-roader, the Stelvio, did exceptionally well in adult occupant protection, with a near-perfect 97 percent score, matching competitors like the Volvo XC90, assessed in 2015. The SEAT Ibiza stood out for […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: AEB, alfa romeo, car safety, Car safety ratings, Euro NCAP, Michiel van Ratingen, SEAT Ibiza, Stelvio, The luxurious VW Arteon performed well in all areas of assessment, Volvo XC90, VW Arteon

GEM Motoring Assist Calls For Minimum Safety Standards For Vehicles…

May 29, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is the call by a coalition of industry, NGOs and consumer groups for the European Commission to bring forward new minimum safety standards for new cars, vans and trucks. There have been too many delays in making these standards mandatory, and lives are being lost unnecessarily, GEM says. […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: Car Articles, CLEPA, ECF, ETSC, Euro NCAP, GEM, GEM Motoring Assist, News, road safety, Road Safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist, Road safety news, T&E

Euro NCAP Marks 20th Anniversary…

February 7, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Euro NCAP’s tough crash safety tests were launched 20 years ago last week. It has published over 630 safety ratings and crash-tested some 1,800 cars during this time. The first tests exposed safety failings in top-selling family cars, forcing a fundamental rethink in the way vehicles were designed to prevent accidents and save lives. Twenty years on, […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: car safety, Car safety tests, Car tests, Crash tests, Euro NCAP, Fiat Punto, Ford Fiesta, Global NCAP, Max Mosley, Michiel van Ratingen, Renault Clio, Rover 100, Vehicle safety tests, Volkswagen Polo

Used Volvo V40 Is A Very Safe Proposition

July 26, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

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The Volvo V40 has been presented with the ‘Co-op Safe Used Car 2016’ award. The inaugural Co-op Insurance award celebrates the safest used cars typically bought by families in the UK. Working in collaboration with safety experts Thatcham Research, Co-op Insurance awarded the trophy to the Volvo V40 with Driver Support Pack, which beat strong […]

Filed Under: Awards Tagged With: AEB, Awards, Car Articles, City Safety, Co-op Insurance award, Co-op Safe Used Car 2016, Euro NCAP, Safe used cars, Volvo Cars, Volvo V40

Another Good Reason To Buy A Jaguar…

January 19, 2016 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Jaguar XE

Here at Car Articles, we’ve long been fans of the big cat marque. Jaguar Land Rover has been consistent in producing some truly excellent cars of late and the XE is no exception. Well, now there’s another compelling reason to buy. The Jaguar XE has been named as Euro NCAP’s safest large family car. What […]

Filed Under: Awards, Car design, Daily News, Editorial, Featured Posts, Industry News, Safety & Security, Technical Tagged With: Big cars, Big Cat, Car Articles, Car Articles recommended cars, car safety, Euro NCAP, Jaguar, NCAP, New Cars, Safe cars, Safest cars on the road, safety, Very safe cars, XE

Euro NCAP Tests Pedestrian Detection

November 11, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

European safety organisation Euro NCAP is introducing a new test that will check how well vehicles autonomously detect and prevent collisions with pedestrians. With new vehicles offering more autonomous driver assist systems, Euro NCAP’s Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) Pedestrian tests will make it simpler for consumers and manufacturers to find out which systems work best. […]

Filed Under: Car design, Daily News, Editorial, Featured Posts, Industry News, Safety & Security, Technical Tagged With: AEB, Automated Emergency Braking, Car Articles, car safety, Emergency braking, Euro NCAP, Michiel van Ratingen, NCAP, Pedestrians, Road deaths, Road fatalities, Vehicle safety

New Audi TT Reaches 4 Star Safety Rating

March 2, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The new Audi TT has been awarded a four star overall safety rating by Euro NCAP. The third generation TT went on sale in 2014, surprisingly without a safety rating for the European market. Following last year’s controversy in the UK, Euro NCAP has taken the initiative to put the car to the test themselves. […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, New Cars, Safety & Security Tagged With: audi tt, Euro NCAP, Full-width rigid barrier frontal test, Renault Trafic, Road testing, TT, UK safety testing

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