crash safety

What safety rating did the Kia Stinger top?

THE 2019 Kia Stinger’s available forward collision-avoidance assist with pedestrian detection system and LED headlights earned a “Superior” rating in tests, earning the model the highest safety rating given by a well-recognized agency. Naming the Stinger as…

Can bike helmets handle a crash against a car? Ask Volvo

IF A cyclist hit — or was hit — by a car, can his or her helmet offer any protection? This is among the concerns aimed to be addressed in a new partnership between Volvo Cars and…

Subaru Forester tops Japan collision safety test

THE new Subaru Forester (in Japanese market specification) won the Grand Prix Award for earning the highest score in the 2018-2019 Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP) collision safety performance evaluation conducted by the country’s Ministry of…

LRTA orders probe on train collision

THE Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) will form a fact-finding committee to determine why two trains collided at the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) on May 18. Thirty passengers and four LRT-2 personnel were injured in the collision…

5 dead, 11 hurt in Kawit road mishap

SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna—Five persons were confirmed dead while eleven others, including the driver, were injured after a passenger jeep hit an electric post in Kawit town in Cavite province early Wednesday. Chief Inspector Jeffrey Punzalan, Kawit…

General Motors says it will phase out cars without air bags

DETROIT — General Motors Co. said Thursday it will phase out cars without air bags and other safety features after its Chevrolet Sail subcompact flunked a crash test in Latin America. The Latin New Car Assessment Program — an…

All-new Audi Q7 earns 2016 Top Safety Pick+ rating from US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety  

THE ALL-NEW Audi Q7 has been named an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 2016 Top Safety Pick+, earning “highest” ratings in all five IIHS crashworthiness evaluations and a “superior” rating for front crash prevention. Top Safety Pick+…

Audi A6 gets top rating for crash safety

The American crash test program US NCAP has awarded the current Audi A6 the maximum rating of five stars for crash safety with the results for adult protection in frontal and side impact collisions, as well as…