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Renault Ballet

October 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Here??™s coolest commercial video. It??™s some sort of Renault car ballet that outlines the 5 stars safety Renault cars provide.

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Chinese Brilliance BS6 crash test

June 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

The German Automobile Association ADAC was released results of a new tests for the China import. The result is catastrophic: the Brilliance BS6 sedan was completely destroyed. Only there were one of five stars with the crash according to the strict EuroNCAP rules. ???Only the LandWind was worse???, says General German Automobile Association speaker Maximilian [...]

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Crash test stickers required on new cars in 2007

September 8th, 2006 · No Comments

New rule: stickers displaying crash ratings must be on vehicles in U.S. showrooms next year. The safety stickers must be on all cars, except pickups, which will cover the 2008 model year. They must be displayed the five-star ratings that includes data on front and side crash protection and rollover risk. The government (new rule [...]

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Ford S-MAX and Opel Corsa crashed

August 27th, 2006 · 1 Comment

The Euro NCAP was released results of a new tests for the Ford S-MAX and Opel Corsa. The Ford S-MAX and the Opel Corsa awarded Euro NCAP??™s maximum five stars for adult occupant protection. Child Protection: four and three stars, correspondingly. ???I am very pleased to see Ford and Opel achieve such good results with [...]

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Mazda CX-7 crashed

August 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

Mazda CX-7 receives five-star crash test rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The new CX-7 was crashed into a fixed barrier at 56 km/hr (35 mph). Great result – five-star rating nominate for both frontal and side-impact crash tests. Safecar.gov

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New crash tests

August 7th, 2006 · No Comments

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released the results of it latest tests . The vehicles tested: 2007 Dodge Caliber (small car); 2006 Kia Optima; 2007 Toyota Camry (midsize moderately priced cars); 2006 Lincoln Zephyr (midsize luxury car); 2006 Hyundai Tucson; 2006 Toyota RAV4 (small SUVs). Front, side, and rear evaluations were conducted for [...]

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