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REPORT: Tata Nano passes European crash testing

The Tata Nano, the diminutive Indian four-door econobox rumored to eventually arrive in U.S. showrooms, has reportedly passed current European impact testing. According to Autocar, the offset front and side impact tests took place at the MIRA test center last week under supervision by an inspector from Britain's Vehicle Certification Authority. A spokesperson for Tata said the company is "delighted but not surprised" with the results, as the car had already been tested in India. Sold only in its homeland right now, Tata seems determined ... Read more →

Euro NCAP finds small cars offer plenty of protection Xavier Navarro

Small and safe: Toyota iQ scores 5 stars at Euro NCAP crash test Xavier Navarro

Smashing Roadsters at a thousand frames per second (Video of Tesla crash tests) Lascelles Linton

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Smashing_Roadsters_at_a_thousand_frames_per_second'; Recently, we wrote that Tesla's director of communications enjoyed crashing the company car in Project ...

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REPORT: Tata Nano passes European crash testing 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Euro NCAP finds small cars offer plenty of protection 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Europe's crash testing authority, Euro NCAP, has published a series of new tests that includes the latest small and fuel efficient models offered there. The top scorers in the small car segment, with five star results, were the Honda Jazz, Hyundai i20 and Kia Soul. The Audi Q5 and the Peugeot 3008 ...

Small and safe: Toyota iQ scores 5 stars at Euro NCAP crash test 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

With an overall score of 79 percent, the Toyota iQ got the 5 stars that mark it as one of the safest vehicles European roads. The car could've had a better score, but pedestrian protection was rated a poor 54 percent. However, the iQ scored top marks in driver's seat protection, partly thanks to ...

Smashing Roadsters at a thousand frames per second (Video of Tesla crash tests) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Smashing_Roadsters_at_a_thousand_frames_per_second'; Recently, we wrote that Tesla's director of communications enjoyed crashing the company car in Project Gotham Racing 4. How about a taste of the real thing? Below the fold is a video from Gadgetoff 2007 of ...

Moderate speed crash in Indian EV likely to be fatal 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Several months ago we reported on an Indian-built Reva electric car that was crushed in Australia because the vehicle had never been crash tested. The same vehicles are sold in England as the G-Wiz and like the Zap Xebra sold in the United States it is exempt from crash testing. The three wheeled ...

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