Articles about Airbags

Rest assured it won’t turn off if your subscription expires mid-ride

Have you ever experienced getting locked out of your Netflix or Spotify accounts due to unpaid subscriptions? This new riding gear follows the same principle-only it deals with rider safety.American motorsports clothing company Klim recently launched the Ai-1 Airbag

Equipped with seven sensors that analyze data 1,000 times per second

Airbags have been in cars for decades, saving lives in the event of a crash. In the motorcycle world, they mostly see use in high-level racing like MotoGP, where they've proved successful in allowing riders to survive relatively unscathed after

It’s like a wearable airbag

No pricing details have been made known, but considering Ducati's regular jackets easily reach upwards of several hundred euros, we don't expect the company's new smart jacket to come cheap. Still, if you can afford to splurge in exchange

The design just bagged Popular Science’s ‘Best of What’s New’ award to end 2020

We can probably agree that the new Acura TLX is quite the stunner. The stylish sports sedan has the looks with a capable 272hp, 379Nm 2.0-liter turbocharged four-banger to boot. That's why it sucks that we probably won'

Toyota Motor Philippines is already notifying owners of affected units

Are you the proud owner of a Toyota Rush? If yes, you're going to want to pay attention.Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has announced that it is recalling local units of its popular mini-SUV owing to a defect in the

Should cars have this feature?

Don't you just hate getting T-boned? We sure do. But in the future, the act of getting sideswiped may be a teeny-weeny bit less painful.It's all thanks to ZF, well-known manufacturer of deliciously smooth eight-speed

Do you own one of these models?

A mass-market label doesn't necessarily mean a car is any less safe than its more premium counterparts. Toyota-which is one of the most attainable brands in the Philippine market-is proof of this.Most of the Japanese carmaker's

Better safe than sorry

Still haven't had your Nissan's airbags checked? You probably should. Nissan Philippines is again calling on owners of select models to bring their units in for preventive maintenance. And yes, this is still stemming from the Takata fiasco a few

This is one sturdy sedan

The ASEAN NCAP crash test results of the all-new Toyota Camry are in, and the Japanese executive sedan passed with flying colors.The Camry finished testing with a total adult occupant protection score of 35.31 points. That's 15.31

This could save lives

Hyundai has just announced the development of new safety tech that could revolutionize airbags as we know them. The Korean carmaker is planning to eventually mass-market the world's first multi-collision airbag system.In a multi-collision accident, the primary

One manufacturer thinks so

Airbags are everywhere these days: Up front, down low, on the sides-and now outside cars, too, apparently.German safety-device manufacturer ZF Friedrichshafen unveiled an interesting new concept at the 'Airbag 2018' symposium in Mannheim: an airbag unit that is deployed

Better safe than sorry

Are there any owners of Honda vehicles made from 2001 to 2015 reading this? If you are, the Japanese carmaker needs you to bring your ride to a dealership for a quick checkup.Honda Cars Philippines (HCPI) is once again calling for

Is your unit affected?

Heads-up, Mazda owners. Bermaz Auto Philippines, the Japanese carmaker's official local distributor, has announced a recall of specific Mazda models to have their Takata airbag inflators replaced.The company says this "preventive safety measure" has been ongoing since December 2016,

Heads-up!

Nissan Philippines is urging some of its customers to bring in their cars for repairs because of defective Takata airbags. The company is calling this a part of a "global service campaign" for a handful of its vehicles, and the following models

Included are the City, Jazz and Civic

Honda Cars Philippines (HCPI) is urging owners of select models to bring in their vehicles to the nearest dealership for a 'voluntary safety recall.' The issue? A suspected defect in the driver side airbag's inflator.Possibly affected are the following models

Is it still 10-and-2?

If we gathered up a group of you readers and asked the question posed in the title, we'd probably be met with just as many different answers. So, which is the right way? Is it 10-and-2? 8-and-4?

With the Air Dry Airbag jacket

Every day, riders are literally exposed to danger on the road. BMW Motorrad, together with Alpinestars, hopes to remedy this by introducing a cool new innovation that could potentially save countless lives.The BMW Motorrad Street Air Dry by Alpinestars is essentially

Which models exactly?

The Takata airbag saga has been an intriguing series of events since it first broke out. The soap opera-like controversy has affected some 10 major car brands and a total of 7.8 million vehicles in the US alone.The latest

Find out which vehicles are affected

Looks like the Takata airbag saga is far from over. Nissan Philippines is recalling several of its vehicle models due to possible airbag defects.The recall, which the company is calling a preventive service campaign, will assess the cars' airbags and perform

Including 3 models sold in PH

Toyota announced late last week that it would be recalling around 3.37 million vehicles globally because of possible defects in their airbag inflators and a separate issue regarding their emission control units.According to a report by Reuters, the possible airbag