The new Holden Trailblazer has been inadvertently revealed on ANCAP’s website, showing the Holden-badged Colorado 7 successor for the first time. The image was shown on the ANCAP website briefly before being replaced by a generic Holden logo. News of the Trailblazer receiving a five-star ANCAP safety rating is of […]
Safety
2017 Holden Colorado gets 5-star ANCAP rating, all variants
The 2017 Holden Colorado hasn’t even hit the market, yet ANCAP gurus have already crashed it repeatedly to discovery its safety levels. In recent crash tests ANCAP found the new Colorado to be worthy of the full five-star rating. This applies to all body styles, bettering the outgoing model’s four-star […]
Infiniti Q30 awarded 5-star ANCAP safety
The soon-to-arrive Infiniti Q30 recently underwent Euro NCAP’s stringent crash tests and Australia’s ANCAP has assessed the results and given it the full five-star rating. Those in the market for a small premium car will soon be offered the new Q30. This is Infiniti’s answer to cars like the Audi […]
New Suzuki Vitara & Kia Optima awarded 5-star ANCAP safety
Independent vehicle safety authority ANCAP has announced its market coverage has grown to 93 per cent, following the addition of several previously untested Suzuki and Kia models. “We’ve today awarded the maximum 5 star ANCAP safety rating for the Suzuki Vitara which is a real boost for consumers and Suzuki,” […]
2016 Mazda CX-9 awarded 5-star ANCAP safety
The upcoming 2016 Mazda CX-9 seven-seat SUV has just received the full five-star safety rating in ANCAP’s latest round of crash tests. Mazda Australia is yet to launch the new CX-9, however, in preparation for its local market entry the safety experts are making sure the new model is as […]
Mitsubishi & Toyota announce Australia’s biggest recall, affects over 800,000 cars
Mitsubishi and Toyota have announced recalls for nearly a million units combined, citing various potential safety hazards. In Australia’s largest ever recall in a two-day period, 500,000 units were recalled due to a possible electrical fault with the lights, wipers and turn signals in more than eight Mitsubishi models, including […]
Is the new Mazda MX-5 safe? ANCAP crash tests return 5-star result
Even though the new Mazda MX-5 has been on sale for a while now, buyers have been in the dark in regards to knowing how safe it is. ANCAP has just crash-tested it and awarded the full five stars. Australia’s ANCAP used its latest round of crash testing to sample […]
Ford Mustang, Camaro, Dodge Challenger fall short in IIHS safety test
The latest round of Insurance Institute for Highway Safety data is in, and the results aren’t good for a particular handful of American muscle cars. The IIHS recently pitted the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger against each other in a crash test, with none of the trio able […]