Why’s the 2009 Audi Q5 the highest-rated compact luxury SUV here at TuningTruck.com–and even so, why does it get different scores from its 2009 Audi A4 stablemate, when the two share a drivetrain combination, all-wheel drive and lots of other under-the-skin pieces? Answers to those questions come from our hands-on road tests. We finally scored [...]

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says the 2009 Audi Q5 is among the safest vehicles on the road. The IIHS–an insurance industry-funded testing body that crash-tests new vehicles–says the 2009 Q5 earns “good” ratings in all three of its tests. The agency uses front-end, side-impact and rear-impact crash tests to assign ratings to [...]

Ford’s 2010 Mustang has earned five-star ratings in a series of government-mandated crash tests. The new ‘Stang earned the five-star marks for both driver and passenger in front and side impact tests, as well as in a rollover test. According to the National Highway  Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Mustang was awarded five stars in [...]

 It’s a bit weird-looking at first. The Mazda 5 seems to be bigger than a four- or five-seater, and yet it’s smaller than those hulking vehicles in the grocery store parking lot. What exactly is the Mazda 5 trying to be? (After all, doesn’t every car want to “be” something to you?) And what on [...]

The Renault Laguna, Scenic, Megane and Megane Coupe-Cabriolet were designed by Renault, built by Renault factories in France, and have all earned five stars in European NCAP tests. They have also all been banned by China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine for “serious safety risks” and inadherence to technical regulations. Renault didn’t [...]

Click above to watch crash test videos after the jump The 2010 Ford Mustang is quicker and more refined than the model it replaces, and it has also been upgraded in ways you can’t see or feel – unless you’re in an accident. The new ‘Stang has received a five-star rating for front and side [...]