ANCAP and Vehicle Safety
2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale receives five-star ANCAP safety rating
Alfa Romeo's crucial new Tonale small SUV has received top safety marks by ANCAP
Interview: Volvo safety boss Thomas Broberg
Volvo’s acting head of the Safety Centre, Thomas Broberg, says a human-centred approach to safety is critical and unique to Volvo
BMW i4 electric sedan falls short of five-star ANCAP safety rating
BMW's all-electric i4 sedan has received a four-star ANCAP safety rating under more-stringent criteria than the related 3 Series and two-door 4 Series
Tyre pressure monitoring: The important safety feature your new car might not have
There are still quite a few models in the new-car market without active tyre-pressure monitoring. Here's why you should keep on top of it.
What sort of shoes should I wear while driving?
Many say that driving in heels, thongs or barefoot is no challenge for them, but are they right?
Driving advice: What to do if traffic lights are out
There’s a simple rule to remember when you encounter an intersection with broken traffic lights
New-car wait times will carry on through 2023, says Mitsubishi
First it was the semiconductors, then shipping problems, now tightening safety protocols are affecting deliveries of new cars
ZF’s heated seatbelt improves EV driving range
There’s heated seats, steering wheels, armrests and cup holders. Now, ZF is introducing a heated seatbelt to extend EV range
What does the airbag warning light mean?
Why does this light come on and what should you do next?
How to keep your car windscreen clear when it rains
There are a few simple things you can do to ensure you don’t end up driving blind when the heavens open up to make way for the rain.
Waze wants to predict accidents before they happen
Waze is trialling a feature that alerts drivers to roads that have a common accident history
Know your dashboard warning lights (No, don't just tape it over...)
It’s no fun when your dashboard lights up like a Christmas tree, but what do those warning lights mean?
Everything you need to know about airbags
While airbags are proven to prevent serious injuries and save lives, they can also be pretty dangerous, so it’s important to know how they operate
2023 GWM Tank 300 scores five stars in ANCAP safety testing
The GWM Tank 4x4 becomes the last vehicle to receive a five-star rating under ANCAP’s 2020-2022 safety testing criteria
ANCAP's highest-scoring cars in 2020-22 revealed
Australia's safety authority, ANCAP, has revealed the highest-scoring vehicles using its 2020-22 criteria, as it prepares to more stringently test vehicles from next year
2022 Honda HR-V only gets four-star ANCAP safety rating
The Honda HR-V has been rated by ANCAP, but is one-star short of the full safety score
2023 LDV Mifa obtains five-star ANCAP safety rating, identical to EV
The Kia Carnival-rivalling LDV Mifa people-mover has been given the full five-star ANCAP safety score, and is the same as its Mifa 9 EV twin
2023 BYD Atto 3 pricing and features: Price rise for electric SUV
China's BYD Atto 3 has been hit by a circa-$3600 price increase, removing its title as the cheapest electric vehicle in Australia
New 2023 Nissan Pathfinder scores five-star ANCAP rating
Large SUV joins X-Trail and Qashqai siblings in gaining top marks in crash tests
2023 BMW X1 obtains five-star ANCAP safety rating
ANCAP has rated the BMW’s entry-level SUV the full five-stars, though the pure-electric version remains untested
2023 LDV Mifa 9 EV people-mover receives five-star ANCAP safety rating
ANCAP has rated the Mifa 9 electric people-mover the full five-stars, but not the petrol-powered Mifa
2023 Isuzu D-Max, MU-X and Mazda BT-50 score minor safety updates, revised ANCAP rating
ANCAP has reassessed the related Isuzu D-Max, MU-X and Mazda BT-50 twins following changes to the driver's knee airbag and instrument panel design
Tesla to remove ultrasonic sensors, despite camera-only tech lacking key features
Tesla's electric vehicles will soon be built without some promised features – but Tesla says a future update will resolve this
Innovative Australian-made road barrier passes 100km/h crash test
Tyres at the end of their run could find new life in new concrete barriers for Australian highways