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Whiplash a serious problem with many vehicles, says IIHS

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in Arlington, Va. has just concluded testing on some 75 vehicles' head restraint systems and after performing a simulated rear-end impact of 20 MPH, only 22 of the systems received the top score of "good." At the head of the class was Audi's A4, S4 and A6, along with the Chevy Cobalt, Ford Five Hundred (Taurus, whatever) and its Mercury counterpart, Honda's Civic, Hyundai Sonata, Jag S-Type, Kia Optima, Merc E-class, Nissan Sentra and its lesser sibling the Versa, Subaru's Impreza, Legacy and ... Read more →

Autoblog week in photos: Week of March 19, 2007 Chris Shunk

Yet another week passes by, and all we have to remember it are the pictures. This week on Autoblog we had reviews of the Holden Commodore SS V Series, the Mercury Montego, and the Kia Rondo. Plus, ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Mercury Montego Premier Dan Roth

click above image for desktop-sized pics of the 2007 Mercury Montego Alas, Montego, we hardly knew ye. Of course, the large sedan from Mercury is not going away, but being relaunched as the Sable ...

Autoblog Podcast #57 Dan Roth

Episode #57 is a breezy little number, clocking in around 32 minutes long. Though on the short side, it's action-packed! We recap the Chicago show, paucity of activity and all. For starters, we return ...

Ford's Mark Fields announces Bold Move: Bring back Taurus & Sable brands Mike Magda

Making both a bold and simple move, Ford's North American boss Mark Fields confirmed this morning what we already knew, that the Taurus and Sable brands will be resurrected for 2008. Fields, ...

Spy Shots: Mercury Montego refresh 2 years ago on Autoblog

Much has been said about how "nice" the Ford Five-Hundred and Mercury Montego are. They're good cars, people say, once you get to know them. Well, cars are largely sold on first impressions, and the 500 and Montego are both getting a second chance to make a good first impression with buyers. We saw ...

What if... Ford had made all the Right Moves 3 years ago on Autoblog

If Ford had made all the Right Moves from around the turn of the century to the present, it wouldn't need a Bold Move to pull it back from the brink. This post will imagine a Ford lineup of today that could have been had the Blue Oval been bold back then. Such a lineup, we believe, would have made ...

Ford recalling 145,000 vehicles in the U.S. 3 years ago on Autoblog

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ford will be recalling close to 140,000 Five Hundreds and Mercury Montegos, along with over six thousand Hybrid Escapes. The cause of the recall on the Five Hundred and its Mercury stable mate is a faulty door latch that may ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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