A few weeks ago I wrote about Crash Safety Ratings highlighting history of the ratings and I also wrote about Clarence Ditlow, one of the people instrumental in developing and lobbying for the ratings. The crash ratings across the globe are often “NCAP” compliant, in other words sharing New Car Assessment Program details. In Australia, it is ANCAP that administers the … [Read more...]
Crash Test Ratings
The majority of countries in the world will not allow a new car from an established manufacturer to be sold if they have not passed certain crash tests and these are rated by several Government agencies - albeit with similar tests and ratings. Crash tests are typically destructive - i.e. they are testing against design and Government standards and based on the results, the … [Read more...]