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Tag: safety rating

MG 5 lifts from no ANCAP stars to three

June 19, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

A THREE-STAR ANCAP RATING wouldn’t usually merit much comment, but when it is an increase from a previous zero-star rating, it’s an important improvement. Australasia’s independent vehicle safety authority, ANCAP SAFETY, has today announced a

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Mitsubishi Express sets new safety low benchmark

March 2, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

IT HAS LONG BEEN our contention, here at seniordriveraus that people who use their vehicles as mobile offices or workshops are probably in greater need of safety than others who use their vehicles on a

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Audi A1 raises benchmark for collision avoidance in light car segment

November 1, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Need to know

SAFETY IN SMALL CARS is always a concern, so it’s reassuring to hear that Australasia’s independent vehicle safety authority, ANCAP, has awarded the Audi A1 a five-star safety rating. The A1 is the first light

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Toyota Granvia first MPV to get 5-star ANCAP rating

October 18, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice

AUSTRALASIA’S INDEPENDENT VEHICLE safety authority, ANCAP, has awarded the new Toyota Granvia people mover a 5-star ANCAP safety rating – the first model in the segment to achieve 5 stars to the latest, most stringent

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Untested Tesla 3 in rollover crash.

July 21, 2018 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

BUYING ANY CAR that hasn’t been safety tested is something of a risk, and unfortunately, there are a number of cars on sale in Australia that haven’t been subjected to ANCAP testing (or, in some

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