Some interesting scores have come out of ANCAP’s latest round of testing and crash test analysis, with the 2020 Toyota HiAce impressing with five stars, while the new Jeep Wrangler receives a dismal one-star score. Nissan’s all-electric LEAF received the maximum five-star rating, after ANCAP analysed data from the Euro […]
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2019 Mazda3, Toyota RAV4, Lexus UX score 5-star ANCAP safety
ANCAP has released safety ratings from its latest round of crash test analysis, with new vehicles such as the Lexus UX, new Mazda3, and new Toyota RAV4 receiving the full five-star acclaim. Starting with the Lexus UX, this, as you may know, is Lexus’s first small SUV. After analysis of […]
2020 Range Rover Evoque receives 5-star NCAP safety rating
The all-new 2020 Range Rover Evoque has just been crash tested by Euro NCAP and has been given the full five-star safety rating. This could see an improvement over the initial Evoque which only managed four stars according to the local ANCAP division. Although the testing was carried out by […]
2019 Subaru Forester scores 5-star ANCAP safety rating
The 2019 Subaru Forester has just undergone crash testing in ANCAP’s latest round of product analysis, and it has come out the other side with a five-star safety rating. Subaru Australia introduced the new Forester late last year, but up until now it was technically unrated by ANCAP. After smashing […]
Volvo cars to feature 180km/h speed limit from 2020
Volvo Cars has announced it is planning to put a 180km/h speed limiter on all of its production vehicles from 2020. This is part of its plan to have nobody killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo by 2020. The speed limit is similar to what the Japan Domestic […]
2019 Suzuki Jimny scores 3-star ANCAP safety rating
The all-new 2019 Suzuki Jimny officially goes on sale in Australia this Saturday. But, interested punters, beware, ANCAP has just finished analysing standard crash test data performed by Euro NCAP for the plucky off-roader, and given it a less-than-ideal three-star safety rating. ANCAP says the new Jimny misses the mark […]
Hyundai plans world’s first multi-collision airbag
Hyundai is planning to introduce the world’s first multi-collision airbag system for production cars. It aims to reduce injury in multi-collision accidents. According to research by the NHTSA, these types of crashes make up for three out of every 10 accidents. The aim of the multi-collision airbag is to provide […]
2019 Jeep Wrangler gets terrible 1-star NCAP safety rating
Those thinking about buying the new 2019 Jeep Wrangler might want to reconsider, as recent NCAP crash test results show extremely poor safety. So poor it was given a one-star safety rating. Before we go further, we need to point out the crash testing was conducted by the Euro NCAP […]