Kia Spectra Fares Poorly in Safety Test
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The Kia Spectra, a compact car from the Korean automaker Hyundai, was the first vehicle in three years to receive the lowest rating on a frontal crash test from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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Automakers are failing to equip most car models sold in the United States with seats and head restraints that provide good protection against neck injuries in rear-end crashes, according to a new insurance industry study.
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Software errors in satellite navigation devices are putting lives at risk in the Netherlands by sending vehicles through residential areas not intended for heavy traffic, according to Dutch researchers.
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Using a new dynamic test and a dummy designed especially for rear impact testing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated 73 seat/head restraint combinations available in 63 car models sold in the US market.
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NASA begrudgingly released some results Monday from an $11.3 million federal air safety study it previously withheld from the public over concerns it would upset travelers and hurt airline profits. It published the findings in a format that made it cumbersome for any thorough analysis by outsiders.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The car was unreliable, pocked with rust, perilously close to qualifying as a lost cause.
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Automakers are failing to equip most  car models sold in the United States with seats and head  restraints that provide good protection against neck injuries  in rear-end crashes, according to a new insurance industry  study.
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says the best performer in frontal crash tests is the Mazda 3, and the worst is the Kia Spectra.
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The government on Tuesday released the first batch of crash test results for 2005 model cars and trucks and it was not good news for the Ford Motor Company.
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The Kia Spectra is the first vehicle since 2001 to get the insurance industry&#39;s worst safety rating in a frontal crash test, according to results released Sunday.
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Front crash tests on five small cars by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety yielded the first &quot;Poor&quot; rating given by the Institute since 2001.
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Crash comes amid safety gains, but also highlights some key problem areas.
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The latest minis from Hyundai, Chevrolet, Honda, Toyota and Scion don't protect passengers in crashes, especially if an SUV is involved.  In Autopia.
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The government announces proposals to improve patient safety as a study finds current safeguards are failing.
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Things got ugly in the aftermarket yesterday.
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Parts for the Xbox steering wheel controller are being replaced following reports that some are overheating.
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A &#36;239 million satellite toppled to a factory floor last year because nobody bothered to check that it was secure before moving it, according to a NASA investigation board's report on the mishap.