Car Safety
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We've been tracking the above-average tendency of the Ferrari 458 Italia to burst into flame or smash into immovable objects since its debut, but finally Ferrari has stepped in to admit there's something wrong with the car. Turns out the flaw is relatively minor, though the results can be catastrophic. Of course, there's nothing wrong with the Italia in terms of its ability as a supercar. If you doubt our sincerity, read our first drive review of the Italia from Pebble Beach. There's just that little matter of bursting into flame with no notice. The culprit in the hot-under-the-fender act is...
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2011 Ford Explorer Will Join Taurus On Police DutyThe last couple of months have seen three different police vehicle concepts unveiled by each of the domestic automakers: the Chevrolet Caprice Police Detective PPV from GM, the new Dodge Charger Pursuit from Chrysler and the Taurus Interceptor from Ford. Now, the Blue Oval has unveiled a second...
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Augmented Reality iPhone Driving App Detects Obstacles In Real Time
The imaGinyze app is available now for the iPhone 3GS.
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Head-Protection Tech Will Help Keep Convertibles Safe, Affordable
The automotive safety supplier TRW Automotive has shown a new head-protection system that will package more neatly—and at lower cost—into upcoming convertible models.
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2011 Cadillac CTS And Infiniti M Earn IIHS Top Safety Pick Awards
The 2011 Cadillac CTS and Infiniti M have both earned the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety’s (IIHS) top rating of Good in new roof strength tests that assess how well vehicles would protect people in rollover crashes. In doing so, they have beat cars like the Lexus GS and Audi A6, both of...
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New Roof Design Earns 2010 Cadillac SRX IIHS Top Safety Pick Award
Anyone in the market for the new 2010 Cadillac SRX can rest assure they are buying one of the safest crossovers available as the vehicle has just earned the highest safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Joining other safe crossovers like the 2009 Toyota Venza and...
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The technology allows a design to be tested from the inside out without building a thing.
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BMW Z4 And Mazda3 Under NHTSA Investigation For Power Steering Failure
The problem relates to a loss of power steering.
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Volvo Recalls 2010-2011 C30, S40 And V50 For Faulty Shift Linkages
The problem could cause the vehicle to become stuck in gear or unable to engage a gear, increasing the risk of a crash.
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Chrysler Recalls 700,000 Vehicles For Brake, Fire Issues
Chrysler is recalling over half a million Jeep Wranglers and Grand Caravan/Town & Country minivans for safety issues.
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2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee off-roader has won the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award in the Institute's latest round of testing. To qualify, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of "good" in the institute’s front, side, and rear tests and also be fitted with...
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Video: Saab Crash-Tests The 2010 9-5 Head-On With Itself
The closing speed of 120 km/h, or 74.5 mph, yielded good results despite the big impact.
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In the past Audi has driven cars up slippery ski ramps to demonstrate the prowess of its engineering skills, and for its latest A1 “premium compact” the stunt driving keeps coming. This time around Audi decided to take the new A1 on a skateboard halfpipe in Brussels to show off the car’s cart-like maneuverability. Unfortunately, things all came undone when the car flipped onto its side during one of the attempts and smoke started billowing out from the engine bay. Audi staffers needed to push the car back onto its wheels before the stunt driver could escape and the aftermath quickly...
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The Nurburgring: Automotive Hype?
Somewhere in the Midwestern part of Germany lays a fearsome race track called the Nurburgring, a place where almost every car manufacturer from around the world tests its new cars, mostly prototypes, to the limit. It’s safe to say that the Nordschleife part of the track is the benchmark in car...
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Lexus LS Recall: This Time It's The Steering
We're not really sure how much longer this can go on, but we're in for the long haul.
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NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Leaky 2004 Corvette Fuel Tanks
The NHTSA is looking into 30 reports of fuel leaking from the fuel tanks of 2004 Chevrolet Corvettes.
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IIHS Top Safety Picks For 2010 Mercedes E-Class, 2010 Hyundai Genesis Sedan
The two disparate brand names both earn top scores in the IIHS' large cars category.
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Video: Lexus Demonstrates Fixed 2010 GX 460 Stability Control
The 2010 Lexus GX 460 also got removed from Consumer Reports' "do not buy" list.
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Oh Lord, you should have bought yourself that Mercedes-Benz. At least then you wouldn't have been in a Northampton crosswalk when you were run down by a 20-year-old woman driving a 2005 Chevy Monte Carlo--or you'd have been safer if you were. What, what? A man, real name: Lord Jesus Christ, was struck, suffering minor injuries, in a Northampton, Massachusetts crosswalk this week when 20-year old Brittany E. Cantarella failed to yield while making a left-hand turn. She was given a ticket for a moving violation. No word yet on whether she was also issued a ticket straight to hell. Hit the link...
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Video: 2011 Volvo S60 Collision Avoidance Fails During Demonstration, Smashes Truck
That wasn't supposed to happen.
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Horrific Lamborghini Gallardo Crash Kills Two
The demonstration drive ended in the worst way possible.
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Study: Nighttime Teen Deaths Up, Cellphone Distraction To Blame
If you have a new teen driver in the house and are thinking about setting some ground rules on when they can or can't take out the car, ruling out most of the nighttime hours might be a good start.
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Infiniti Recalls 134,215 2005-2007 G35s For Faulty Airbag Deployment
A bad connector could keep the airbags from deploying during a crash.
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Pirelli, Schrader Team Up For Computerized 'Cyber Tire'
The project has been in the works for a while now, but it should be on the streets by 2013.
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