Introduction The Italian carmaker Alfa Romeo is tackeling the mid-sized SUV segment with the Tonale, a stan-out model with alluring design and fantastic driving capabilities. This particular SUV is set to become the Italian brand`s flagship against the top predators from the likes of BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Audi or Volvo. In this review, we will try to disect the car`s...
Thirty years ago, you might have been warned not to buy a truck unless you literally couldn't do without it. The worse safety ratings were the trade-off for the power, strength and capacity the truck provided. What many don't realize is that trucks have been advancing in terms of safety as fast and sometimes faster than cars. Let's look at...
On to the boring side of the car industry, we have news from the NHTSA who've just tested one of the highlights of automotive launches in 2012. The 2013 Cadillac ATS was sent through some fairly stressful moments in order to achieve its safety rating. You could say these were not the boring bits. 2013 Cadillac ATS Making up the...
The NHTSA announces that while the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle is quite a great car, there is a problem with some safety aspects on it. While they don't mind the retro aspect and the all the hippie/hipster halo around it, the American authority drew the line at airbag issues. 2012 Volkswagen Beetle On the models which are listed as being affected...
Volkswagen is a company that was built on the Beetle. Though it is still built today, that's a new version that has nothing to do with the original car. The one designed back in the days before the second World War, was killed off back in 2003, not very long after the hitting of a 21.5 million cars were made....
The NHTSA is the sort of authority that keeps itself busy doing all sorts of things, most of which we approve of for our safety and some which are simply annoying. They do get their fair share of pats on the back, particularly for stuff like these crash tests. They're cool because of the resulting footage and actually useful in...
