Safety and Technology

Deliveries scheduled to start on July 20

Mercedes-Benz has begun production of the new S-Class at its factory in Sindelfingen, Germany, and the first car is scheduled to go on sale on July 20. It has invested €1 billion in the factory in 2013 to begin S-Class production. Merced...

They have created an index to quantify driver frustration

Audi wants to know what makes drivers mad, but instead of asking them, it is using science. Audi had partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to examine what makes drivers upset. It found that driving in urban traffic is...

The award specifically lauds Volvo's pedestrian airbag

Volvo has received a Global NCAP Innovation Award for the pedestrian airbag in the Volvo V40. Professor Lotta Jakobsson, Volvo's safety specialist, accepted the award at the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Conference in Seoul, South Korea. Jakobss...

Both available only with 1.6-liter four-cylinder

Mini is adding its ALL4 all-wheel drive system to two more vehicles in Europe. The Countryman and Paceman will both be available with the system, which had previously only been available on the S models of the two cars. Sales will begin in July.&n...

The seat fabric is made from recycled yarns

Ford is now incorporating seats made from recycled yarns in the Fusion worldwide. The yarn is made from recycled plastics and account for 1.5 million yards of fabric a year, about half of which is used in Fusions in the North America. Ford use...

It is the 15th five-star model in Renault's lineup since 2001

The Renault Captur has scored a five-star rating from Euro NCAP and met the test's stronger test standards that began in January 2013. It had an overall score of 80.5%. It scored 32 out of 36 points for adult protection, 39 out of 49 for child...

Figures slightly better than Chevrolet's first announcement

Chevrolet has officially announced that its new LT1 6.2-liter V8 in the seventh-gen Corvette has been rated at 460hp and 465lb-ft of torque, as long as the buyer specs the optional performance exhaust. Without the performance exhaust, power is rat...

The tech allows for more advanced location info

Lexus is introducing its new partnership with Google to Europe on the new IS. The improved technology includes more accurate searches with street view and Google Panoramio photo sharing.  The navigation system can connect to Google Maps t...

All cars come with 8in infotainment display

Qoros has announced that the standard 8in infotainment system in its cars will be powered by the Windows Azure cloud service, and Qoros will call its suite of services QorosQloud. The system incorporates navigation, vehicle monitoring and inf...

Problem could cause loss of steering

Nissan is recalling 841,000 Micras and Cubes for a fault with the steering wheel that could cause loss of steering. The cars were built in the UK and Japan between 2002 and 2006. The problem is linked to a bolt used in the steering wheel that ...