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| Opel One Euro Car |
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| In today's economy, Opel (Vauxhall) goes ahead an announces the One Euro Car. Don't get your hopes up just yet. That's not the price of the actual car, but it's the cost of running it for 100 km, or so says Opel. Opel's One Euro Car is a lightweight electric car concept which will have its world debut... More » |
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| Mugen Euro Honda CR Z |
 | Mugen Euro has released today the first two sketches of a one-off, Honda CR-Z prototype. Unfortunately, Honda's factory tuner says that there are no current plans of selling their Honda CR-Z prototype. The world premiere of the Mugen Euro Honda CR-Z will take place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in... More » |
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| Volvo XC60 Euro NCAP rating |
 | Volvo also announced today the Volvo XC60 Euro NCAP rating, which includes the highest rating for whiplash protection. The Volvo XC60 is equipped with the Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS) system which made the new model one of the five cars to receive the highest score in this new Euro NCAP test.
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| Opel Insignia Euro NCAP rating |
 | General Motors announced today the Opel Insignia Euro NCAP rating and the fact that it has received almost a perfect score: 35 points out of a maximum 37. The Opel Insignia Euro NCAP rating is five stars for the adult occupant protection, four stars for child protection and two stars for pedestrian... More » |
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| 2009 Honda Accord Euro NCAP rating |
 | Honda announced today the 2009 Honda Accord Euro NCAP rating and the fact that the new model achieved the best combined results in its class. The 2009 Honda Accord Euro NCAP rating is 5 star for adult protection and 4 star for child protection. Some of the safety equipment featured as standard by the... More » |
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| 2008 Renault Megane Euro NCAP rating |
 | The French brand has announced today the 2008 Renault Megane Euro NCAP rating which matches the one of the Qashqai from last year. With a maximum score of 37 out of 37, the 2008 Renault Megane Euro NCAP rating is five-stars. Renault paid special attention in the case of the 2008 Megane for the side impact... More » |
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| 2009 Euro NCAP Rating System |
 | Following the results in recent testing the 2009 Euro NCAP rating system has been modified. The Daihatsu Cuore, Hyundai i30, Lancia Delta, Renault Koleos and the Mercedes ML class have received a five-star safety rating for adult occupant protection, but only a 2-star rating for pedestrian protection.... More » |
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| Toyota Euro 2008 Ads |
 | Toyota is the official sponsor of the French national football (soccer for our US readers) team for the EURO 2008 Championship. This series of three video ads tries to make fun of their opponents in this competition: Italy, Holland and Romania.
Although we would expect this from the French, we didn't... More » |
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| 2008 Audi A4 Euro NCAP Rating |
 | The Ingolstadt brand announced today the 2008 Audi A4 Euro NCAP rating for the saloon version. The new 2008 Audi A4 sedan received a five star Euro NCAP safety rating for adult protection in frontal and side crashes and a four-star rating for child protection.
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| Kia offers EURO 2008 tickets |
 | Kia offers EURO 2008 tickets through two new interactive micro-site competitions. Kia's microsite http://euro2008.kiamotors.com has two competitions, Drive for Glory and Be Kia, Be Together, through which you can win tickets to see your favorite team at the EURO 2008 championship final.
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| 2008 SEAT Ibiza Euro NCAP Rating |
| Today's third announced safety rating is the 2008 SEAT Ibiza Euro NCAP rating. The 2008 SEAT Ibiza Euro NCAP rating for passenger protection is 5 stars, 4 stars in child safety and 3 stars in pedestrian protection. The reference vehicle for the testing was a the 85 hp SEAT Ibiza 1.4 16V because Euro... More » |
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| Ford Kuga Euro NCAP Rating |
 | Ford also announced today their Ford Kuga Euro NCAP rating which seems to be one of the best in its class. The Ford Kuga received a five-star Euro NCAP rating for Adult Occupant Protection, four for Child Occupant Protection and three stars for Pedestrian Protection. The Ford Kuga Euro NCAP rating places... More » |
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| 7 Million Euro 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder |
 | RM Auctions and Sotheby's managed a new world record past week-end at the Ferrari Leggenda e Passione auction. The record bid was 7,040,000 Euros and the car is a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder. The 7 Million Euro 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder is now property of Radio 2 DJ Chris... More » |
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| Mercedes Euro 2008 Collection |
 | Daimler launched today the Mercedes 2008 European Football Championship Collection. The Mercedes Euro 2008 Collection includes a number of shirts and useful accessories for fans of the German national team. It also includes a replica of the European Championship teddy bear. The Mercedes Euro 2008 Collection... More » |
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| Suzuki Splash Euro NCAP Rating |
 | Suzuki made public the Euro NCAP results for the Splash. The Suzuki Splash Euro NCAP rating is four star for adult occupant protection and a three star for child occupant protection. The Suzuki Splash Euro NCAP rating for pedestrian protection is three stars, the same as for the Swift and the SX4.
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| Nissan Disappointed by 2008 Navara Euro NCAP Rating |
 | Nissan announced that it's disappointed by 2008 Navara's Euro NCAP test results and the delayed deployment of the airbags. This problem affects a number of units produced between May and December 2007. Nissan re-programmed the airbag control unit and resolved this problem and stated that their are disappointed... More » |
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| Mercedes C Class Euro NCAP Rating |
 | Mercedes released the Mercedes C Class Euro NCAP rating for safety and it got the maximum 5 stars. The 5 star the Mercedes C Class Euro NCAP rating is made possible by seven airbags, seatbelt tensioners, belt-force limiters and NECK PRO crash-responsive head restraints fitted as standard.
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| Renault Laguna III Euro NCAP Rating |
 | Renault announced that the Renault Laguna III Euro NCAP rating is 5 stars earned with 36 points from a possible 37. The Renault Laguna III Euro NCAP rating is 4 stars for the child occupant protection and 2 stars for the pedestrian protection. With these Euro NCAP ratings the Renault Laguna III is on... More » |
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| Mazda2 Euro NCAP Rating |
 | Mazda announced that the new Mazda2 Euro NCAP rating is 5 stars, which is the best rating offered by the Euro NCAP. The Mazda2 Euro NCAP Ratings are as follows:
- adult protection: 5 stars
- child protection: 4 stars
- pedestrian protection: 2 stars
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| Nissan X Trail Euro NCAP Rating |
 | Nissan Motor Co. announced the Nissan X-Trail Euro NCAP rating of safety to be four stars. The European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP) awards a maximum safety rating for adult and child protection of five stars.
While the QASHQAI got a good adult protection rating, the Nissan X-Trail Euro... More » |
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