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2013 Cadillac ATS
Cadillac

2013 Cadillac ATS gets perfect safety rating

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...

2012 Volkswagen Beetle
VW

Volkswagen Beetle gets recall for airbag issue

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 Kombi
VW

Volkswagen Kombi production finally ends

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....

2013 Nissan Altima
Nissan

2013 Nissan Altima gets five star safety rating

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...

2013 Suzuki Grand Vitara
Suzuki

2013 facelift for the Suzuki Grand Vitara

The Suzuki Grand Vitara, or rather the previous versions of the off-roader have a fairly interesting reputation, but not this one. Renown for achieving some of the lowest and most awful scores in pedestrian safety, the Vitara has been a bit of a punchline. 2013 Suzuki Grand Vitara Hopefully, the newly created facelift for 2013 will put the Suzuki Grand...

2013 Mazda MX-5
Mazda

2013 facelift for the Mazda MX-5 unveiled

And the iconic Mazda MX-5 Japanese sports car lives on as Mazda announce their new facelift for the car that kept the roadster bug infecting people. With this update, Mazda took the refreshing wand to both the soft and hardtop versions of the MX-5 (or Miata as some may now it). 2013 Mazda MX-5 For the moment, the facelifted MX-5...