Honda Malaysia has announced that the All-New Honda CR-V has achieved a full 5-Star rating with an overall score of 88.80 points in Adult Occupant Protection (AOP), Child Occupant Protection (COP) and Safety Assist Technologies (SATs) in the new ASEAN New Car Assessment Programme for Southeast Asia countries (ASEAN NCAP) rating system. This is the second consecutive generation of CR-V …
You’ve all seen the guy getting hit by the Volvo previously, right? So how about we have a closer look at the actual AEB (Autonomous Emergency Braking) system at work then. While we’re at it, have a look at just how strong and safe the new Volvo S90 is, while undergoing its Euro NCAP crash tests. Enjoy! Source: AutoShow @ YouTube …
“Older cars are built like tanks, cars today are too fragile“. How often have you heard this? Well, to celebrate its 50th Anniversary, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) decided to crash test two cars that are exactly 50-years apart; a 2009 Chevy Malibu and a 1959 Chevy Bel Air, and the results are shocking! Thanks to advancements in …
These photos have been circulating on social media, and it leaves very little to the imagination… In what apparently became a “death before giving-way” situation, the result is what you can see here. If I were to hazard a guess (duh), I’d say one of those guys up there tried to squeeze in ahead of the other at the Smart …
An English rider, 48-year-old Davey Lambert died after suffering from a crash at the Isle of Man TT. He crashed his 1,000cc Kawasaki on the third lap of the opening Superbike race on Sunday. He was treated at the scene before being airlifted to the Nobles hospital and then transferred to Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool where he died on Tuesday. …
This will give you chills. Scott Dixon must have one heck of a powerful guardian-angel to have walked away from this massive shunt at the Indy 500. Jay Howard had slowed to let a faster car pass, but underestimated the corner and ran into the wall. Bouncing back on track, he was broadsided by Dixon at full speed. Thanks to …
Nine times. That’s how many barrel-rolls Pedro Piquet made with his Porsche 911 during a race! He survived, but looking at the carnage, the safety systems within the car most definitely saved his life. You can see Pedro smiling for the camera at the end of the video… Source: Drivetribe Video: YouTube-AutoStyleTuning
It’s shocking really. ANCAP recently tested the crash worthiness of a 1998 Toyota Corolla against its newer counterpart from 2015, and the results were catastrophic for the older Corolla SEG. The improvements to structural integrity and occupant safety cannot be overstated here. It’s only 64kmh, but according to the ANCAP spokesperson, “the driver probably would not have survived”. Scary isn’t …
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