This crash test between a modern sedan and the classic 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air shows just how far passenger protection has come in the last fifty years. The Institute for Highway Safety staged the test to commemorate its 50th anniversary. Find more crash tests on our web site: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/video-hub/cars/iihs-crash-tests/676195405001/?EXTKEY=I93YT01&CMP=OTC-YUTBE
Chevrolet Impala Review 2006-2011
The Chevrolet Impala is behind the times. The outdated V6 is slower than some four-cylinders. Although the Impala is big on the outside, it has a tight back seat. At least the trunk is roomy. Learn more about the Impala on our website: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/new-cars/sedans/index.htm?EXTKEY=I93YT01&CMP=OTC-YUTBE
Ford Mustang: Consumer Reports 2012 Top Pick Sporty Car
The Ford Mustang excels at combining performance with everyday livability. The V8 delivers incredible acceleration, but the V6 is no slouch. The Ford Mustang is Consumer Reports' 2012 Top Pick Sporty Car. Watch all of our Top Pick videos: http://bit.ly/LsJ64m
Chevy Camaro, Dodge Challenger, and Ford Mustang
Watch our muscle car comparison with this video from Consumer Reports and get more car info on our website: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/index.htm Muscle cars are back! We take a first look at the new Chevy Camaro, Dodge Challenger, and Ford Mustang.
2011 Nissan Leaf front and side crash tests
Insurance Institute Test Results:
Frontal offset: Good
Side impact: Good
Performance in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's crash tests is one factor in Consumer Reports' recommendations for new and used vehicles. Other criteria are CR testing & reliability ratings, plus government safety test results.
Ford F150 and Honda Civic frontal crash test by IIHS
When large, truck-based SUVs collide with passenger cars or minivans, the results can be devastating for the occupants of the latter.
But fatalities in such accidents are on the decrease in the United States thanks to measures employed by automakers. Traffic deaths are down 64 percent since the year 2000 due to changes in automobile design such as lower bumpers for SUVs and better-protect cabin cells for passenger cars.
In 2000, the death rate for car and minivan passengers in collisions with trucks or SUVs was 44 deaths per million. That came down to 16 deaths per million by 2009.
The study was conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a private-sector group based in Arlington, Virginia.
"By working together, the automakers got life-saving changes done quickly," said Joe Nolan, the institute's chief administrative officer.
Crash test Opel Corsa vs Mercedes
http://www.sicurauto.it - Crash test compatibilità Opel Corsa vs Mercedes.
Approfondisci: http://www.sicurauto.it/crash-test-video/test-speciali/compatibilita-opel-corsa-contro-mercedes-classe-s|video.htm
The first car ever running live! The Benz Motorwagen (1885)
This is rare footage of the world's first car's engine igniting & running.
From Wikipedia:
After developing a successful gas-powered two-stroke piston engine in 1873, Karl Benz focused on developing a motorized vehicle. His Patent Motorwagen (or Motor Car), introduced in 1886, is widely regarded as the first purpose-built automobile, that is a vehicle designed from the ground up to be motorized. Benz unveiled it officially on July 3, 1886 on the Ringstraße in Mannheim, Germany. The vehicle was patented with German patent number 37435, which Benz applied for on January 29, 1886.
Mercedes-Benz Actros - Active Brake Assist 2
Der sicherste Lkw der Welt wird nun noch sicherer: Mercedes-Benz führt im Schwer-Lkw Actros die zweite Generation des Active Brake Assist ein. Dieses vielfach preisgekrönte Sicherheitssystem kann jetzt noch mehr: Leitete es bisher vor langsamer vorausfahrenden Hindernissen bei Gefahr eines Auffahrunfalls automatisch eine Bremsung ein, so wird der neue Active Brake Assist 2 auch vor stehenden Hindernissen aktiv, etwa einem überraschenden Stau. Der Active Brake Assist hat bisher in mehr als 14 000 Lkw und über mehr als einer Milliarde Kilometer auf den Straßen Europas seine Leistungsfähigkeit überzeugend in der Praxis unter Beweis gestellt.
http://blog.daimler.de/2010/12/15/wie-der-actros-fuer-mich-bremste/
