The 2021 Subaru Forester compact crossover SUV adds more standard safety equipment and bumps the price by up to $ 440 over the 2020 Forester, the automaker announced this week. The best-selling Subaru model already had safety at the forefront, with standard all-wheel drive, automatic emergency braking, active lane control, …
Read More »2021 Volvo XC90, XC60, XC40, S60 earn 5-star safety rating
Volvo’s best-selling models earned five-star overall safety ratings from the NHTSA for 2021 models. Every 2021 Volvo vehicle tested earned the highest crash-test honors, including the 2021 Volvo XC90 three-row SUV, 2021 Volvo XC60 mid-size crossover, 2021 Volvo XC40 small crossover, 2021 Volvo S60 mid-size sedan and the V60 wagon …
Read More »2021 Subaru Legacy sedan prices start at $23,820, comes with more standard safety features
The 2021 Subaru Legacy mid-size sedan comes with more standard safety features and a modest price bump of $ 175 from the 2020 Legacy. The 2021 Legacy starts at $ 23,820, including a destination fee that increased from $ 900 in 2020 to $ 925 for 2021. New standard equipment …
Read More »2021 Subaru Ascent crossover adds more standard safety tech, costs $33,345
Already a top family pick, the 2021 Subaru Ascent three-row crossover announced Friday is aiming for a Top Safety Pick and more. The automaker announced the 2021 Ascent crossover will add adaptive cruise control and active lane control as standard equipment in addition to its automatic emergency braking. What’s more, …
Read More »2021 Toyota Corolla adds Android Auto compatibility, more safety gear
Toyota’s venerable small car can always learn a few new tricks. When it arrives in dealers later this year, the 2021 Toyota Corolla will offer standard Android Auto and satellite radio compatibility, as well as more standard and available safety equipment, Toyota spokesman Zach Reed confirmed. Reed didn’t say how …
Read More »Study shows some dealers lag in describing teen safety features to new-car shoppers
Three out of four new-car dealers could accurately identify critical safety features aimed at making new cars safer for teen drivers, but only after most were prompted by shoppers to identify those features — and most of their information was vague. That’s according to a study released last week by …
Read More »2020 Audi A6 Allroad wagon earns Top Safety Pick+
The 2020 Audi A6 Allroad wagon earned a Top Safety Pick+ designation, the highest safety award bestowed by the IIHS, the automaker announced Monday. The Allroad’s sedan counterpart, the 2020 Audi A6, also earned a TSP+ designation. Both vehicles earned “Good” ratings on all six crash tests, but the Allroad …
Read More »2021 Buick Encore rolls on with 5-star safety rating
The Buick Encore isn’t going anywhere for 2021, despite a crossover on the lot that shares its name—the Encore GX. Still, the 2021 Encore gets top marks from federal testers for crash safety, according to ratings released this week. The Encore GX is slightly larger and was expected to replace …
Read More »2020 Hyundai Sonata nets top safety ratings from the NHTSA and IIHS
The redesigned 2020 Hyundai Sonata earned a five-star safety rating from the NHTSA to complement the Top Safety Pick accolade from the IIHS, the automaker announced Monday. The mid-size sedan in both gas and hybrid versions earned five stars in all but the front driver side crash test. It earned …
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