History Channel gives Top Gear USA the axe
Tuesday night’s episode will be the last for the American Top Gear crew.
The last episode of Top Gear USA featuring Adam Ferrara, Tanner
Foust, and Wood will air on June 28th (Tuesday night) and has the hosts
driving classic American cars in Cuba. According to Wood, the last
episode is "one of the coolest things we have ever done together." So
here's to hoping the show leaves on a good note.
The American version of Top Gear first aired in 2010 and had a hard time competing with the likes of the original BBC variant with Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond. Towards the end, however, Ferrara, Foust, and Wood were part of a show that could stand on its own.
As Wood points out, the show may be picked up by another network, which
could even include some type of online streaming service later on. With
the British variant of Top Gear having a myriad of problems, it looks like Top Gear as a whole has spiraled downwards after the departure of the original trio.
(AutoBlog.com)
Monday, June 27, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016
They Are Finally Realizing This Now?
IIHS Concerned Automakers Are Designing To Pass Crash Tests Not To Improve Safety
A recent study conducted by the US Insurance Institute from Highway Safety revealed that while drivers of vehicles that received good ratings in institute’s challenging small overlap test can expect to be protected well in case of a crash, the passengers sitting next to them might not be so lucky.
Therefore, the results made IIHS to consider to tighten its
evaluation by adding a passenger-side rating as part of its Top Safety
Pick criteria. “This is an important aspect of occupant protection that needs more attention,” said Becky Mueller, an IIHS senior research engineer and the lead author of the study. “More than 1,600 right-front passengers died in frontal crashes in 2014.”
The Institute said a passenger-side small overlap ratings could start
next year and make it a requirement for one of its safety awards as
early as 2018.
(AutoSpies.com)
A recent study conducted by the US Insurance Institute from Highway Safety revealed that while drivers of vehicles that received good ratings in institute’s challenging small overlap test can expect to be protected well in case of a crash, the passengers sitting next to them might not be so lucky.
(AutoSpies.com)
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