• Nissan Qashqai tops safety ratings

    • 11 May 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Euro NCAP’s latest testing rated the assisted driving systems of both the Nissan Qashqai and VW ID5 as ‘very good’ The new Qashqai, already an outstanding performer in Euro NCAP’s overall safety rating, stood out with almost perfectly matched scores for Driver Engagement and Vehicle Assistance But it is in [...]
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  • Safety stars shine for new car buyers

    • 4 May 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    More than 80% of new car buyers would not buy a car with a Euro NCAP safety rating below 4 stars This is according to research conducted by What Car, which also found that used buyers are more comfortable purchasing vehicles with lower safety scores The research of 937 in-market buyers found 8075% of new car [...]
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  • Euro NCAP releases safety results

    • 3 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Volkswagen Polo and crossover Taigo have both earned five stars in the latest safety ratings published by Euro NCAP The Megane E-TECH also achieved the top safety rating, as does the new Lexus NX, while the BMW 2 Series Coupé was awarded four stars Secretary general, Michiel van Ratingen, said: “Euro NCAP [...]
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  • Commercial van safety ratings published

    • 16 February 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP has published the results of the world’s only commercial van safety rating programme The independent rating programme was first introduced in 2021 amid growing concerns for the lack of safety-critical equipment that is available on new vans, compared with new cars Scores are based [...]
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  • Safest cars of 2022 revealed

    • 20 January 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Finance specialists Carvine has revealed the safest cars to drive in 2022, as rated by Euro NCAP The latest Nissan Qashqai triumphed in the safety assist category, scoring an impressive 95% Combined with the respectable 91% score for both adult and child protection categories, the Qashqai secured its place as one [...]
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  • Safety concerns raised over Renault and Dacia

    • 8 December 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Renault Zoe and Dacia Spring have both failed alarmingly the latest round of Euro NCAP testing, achieving zero and one star ratings for safety respectively The tests rated the Renault Zoe ‘poor’ in a frontal offset collision due to weak protection for the chest area of the driver, while the severe side pole [...]
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  • Euro NCAP launches website in Chinese

    • 27 April 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Magazine, News
    While the Beijing Motor Show has just started, Euro NCAP is announcing the launch of its website in Mandarin Chinese After English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Russian and Turkish, Chinese has become the tenth language in which content on the Euro NCAP website is available The addition of [...]
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  • Euro NCAP tests AEB

    • 10 November 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    European safety organisation Euro NCAP is introducing a new test that will check how well vehicles autonomously detect and prevent collisions with pedestrians With new vehicles offering more autonomous driver assist systems, Euro NCAP’s Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) Pedestrian tests will make it simpler for [...]
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  • Euro NCAP releases safety results

    • 4 November 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Euro NCAP today released the safety results for four new vehicles: the Audi A4, the Honda HR-V, the Honda Jazz and the VW Caddy The organisation that provides consumers with an independent assessment of the safety level of the most popular cars sold in Europe said three of the four vehicles released this month [...]
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  • Tucson tops latest Euro NCAP results

    • 7 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Euro NCAP is publishing the results of the supermini the Vauxhall Viva, the roadster sport Mazda MX-5 and the new generation Hyundai Tucson  The Tucson topped latest Euro NCAP results but Vauxhall's Viva and Mazda's MX-5 failed to reach the 5 stars The Vauxhall Viva has been awarded four stars in Euro [...]
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