Posts Tagged ‘Euroncap’

Five-Star EuroNCAP Rating For Audi A1

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 14:54 by No Comments
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Audi’s smallest production model is doing big out on the market. The little A1 is possibly the most premium car in this segment, not just in terms of quality and equipments, but safety as well. The car has been awarded by EuroNCAP with five-star safety rating, which is the highest score possible, and given the [...]

Posted under category: Audi Tags: Audi, Audi A1, Euroncap

EuroNCAP Gives 4 Stars To 2010 Jaguar XF

Thursday, November 25, 2010 15:04 by No Comments
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We’ve just been telling you that since all new cars get 5-star rating, there’s no point in reporting their crash test results. But then we opened another EuroNCAP document just to see the 2010 Jaguar XF has got only 4 stars! It’s rather surprising and disappointing to be honest, becasue it means this high-tech Jag [...]

Posted under category: Jaguar Tags: Euroncap, Jaguar, Jaguar Xf

Mini Countryman Gets 5 Stars From EuroNCAP

Thursday, November 25, 2010 13:20 by No Comments
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It’s become kinda irrelevant reporting EuroNCAP test results these days, as almost all new European cars get maximum 5-star safety rating. Still, it’s good if you want to know how a particular make did in a particular test, for example children or pedestrian safety. In Mini Countryman’s case, it scored 84 and 83 percent in [...]

Posted under category: Mini Tags: Euroncap, Mini, Mini Countryman

Ford C-Max Gets Top EuroNCAP Rating

Thursday, November 25, 2010 10:02 by No Comments
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The new Ford C-MAX and Grand C-MAX have been awarded by 5 star safety, maximum possible, rating from EuroNCAP. The new trendy minivans which are widely used by families, achieved the highest score recorded for whiplash protection and excelled in both adult occupant and child occupant safety categories. Read More… The C-Max benefits from Ford’s [...]

Posted under category: Ford Tags: Euroncap, Ford, Ford C-MAX

Kia Sportage and Venga Get 5 Stars From Euro NCAP

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 14:26 by No Comments
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EuroNCAP announced results of their crash tests on the new Kia Sportage and Venga, and awarded them 5-star safety rating. Kia Sportage obtained scores of 93 per cent for Adult Occupant Protection, 86 per cent for Child Occupant protection, 49 per cent for Pedestrian Protection and 86 per cent for Safety Assist.  Venga scored 89, [...]

Posted under category: Kia Tags: Euroncap, Kia

Honda CR-Z Hybrid Approved By EuroNCAP

Thursday, August 26, 2010 16:51 by 1 Comment
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So EuroNCAP tested the new Honda CR-Z Hybrid sports coupe and gave it five-star safety rating. They have considered occupant protection in frontal, side, pole and rear impacts, child protection, pedestrian protection and the availability of driver aids while testing the CR-Z, and it managed to pass all of them. To be honest though that’s [...]

Posted under category: Honda Tags: Euroncap, Honda, Honda CR-Z

Five-Star Safety Rating For 2011 BMW 5-Series

Friday, June 4, 2010 13:29 by No Comments
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There used to be a time when earning five-star safety rating from EuroNCAP crash tests was a tall order even for the most high-tech mainstream manufacturer. But these days every single new model is capable of passing all the tests and achieving all starts, and then some! Some models like the new Alfa Giulietta even [...]

Posted under category: Bmw Tags: Bmw, Bmw 5 Series, Euroncap

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Gets Five-Star From EuroNCAP

Thursday, June 3, 2010 16:08 by No Comments
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So the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta is not only beautiful and good value for money, Thanks to the EuroNCAP recent tests, it turns out to be the safest four-door compact car ever! This is another reason for you to choose this gorgeous Italian over its rather boring German and French rivals. The car is packed [...]

Posted under category: Alfa Romeo Tags: Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Euroncap

Euro NCAP Announced Top Five Safest Cars Of 2009

Friday, January 29, 2010 14:22 by No Comments
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The European New Car Assessment Programme revealed the top five safest cars of 2009 which managed to get five-star rating, and at the top of the list there’s the Golf VI, which achieved the highest score among the group. NCAP guys wrecked seven cars during the tests and awarded them with stars for Adult protection, [...]

Posted under category: News Tags: Euro Ncap Crash Test, Euroncap

Honda Accord Achieves Highest Overall Rating in EuroNCAP Crash Tests

Saturday, December 6, 2008 20:22 by No Comments
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Honda’s new Accord has achieved the first three star pedestrian test rating for the Large Family class in the latest Euro NCAP crash test results published. In addition, the Accord has the best overall performance for combined safety in this class with 5 star adult protection, 4 star child protection and 3 star pedestrian protection. [...]

Posted under category: Honda, News Tags: Euro Ncap Crash Test, Euroncap, Hand Wheels, Honda Accord, Maintaining Control, Ncap Crash Test, Passive Safety Features, Pedestrian Protection, Torque Output