This is not a fair comparison as cars from the early 90s didn't have to face strict regulations in safetly. Most cars from that era are nothing more than eggshells on wheels. They didn't build bad cars then, it is just that the regulations that they have to follow were bad.

Can someone point me to a website to see the rankings of latest and common models of different cars? Like Honda, Toyota, Kia...different segments..which ones are affordable but safe?

what tokok u ?

If you have to die, you have to, because GOD want you to.

there is always two sides to this... on a good side... everyone is safer because the cars are safer...

on the bad side...human beings are known to compensate for risks... so, when a subject is given knowledge that they are driving something safer.. they might think they have more buffer and start inducing in more risk than they would have in driving a car less safe...

and if this does happen... yes, the statistics might show less fatality in total but it might also possibly show an increase on accidents due to more risk taken (being it driving faster or multitasking while driving... etc)

so, good and bad... always do not take things for granted is the best advice... as the old people says.. buying you a superman cape does not make you a superman..

you are plain stupid.

you cant even differentiate suicide and God's Will.

Sorry, my POV is that there is NO WAY we can ENSURE That the car we are driving is totally SAFE. Simply because all these are assumptions. The crash test only comes out with a procedures, common encounter and put them into test. Once passed, then these cars get certified.

Do you think when (touch wood) someone is meant to get into casualty, because of the brand "Volvo" "Mercs" "BMW", then it makes the differences? Or even it is "VIOS", then the God will say,"It is a God's car, let's spare these INNOCENT lives!"??

No, even the most safety car, tend to fail. It does mean it is fail proof. Statistics have proven that the bigger the vehicle, the higher the chance of survival. If this is the case, why don't we all change our cars to trucks due to the safety issues. I think these truck can easily pass these Euro NCAP easily.

It all depends on how vehicles collide, how is the casualty happens and the impact of the casualty. These design can prevent but NOT avoid it some vehicles would get involved into the casualties.
Read more here: http://www.trucktrend.com/features/consume...l#ixzz2ZyZ86V8j

Exactly what I am trying to say. It all depends on the driver and sometimes probabilities. All these are out of our controls. There are so many parameters on the road. It doesn't mean if we are careful, and driving a very safety branded car, then it is an "immunity" to all casualties! (in other word, it doesn't means once one has shone the brand of incredible "VIOS" = ultimately spare!).

There are many way a casualty can happen. It can happen that a vehicle losses control, some obstacles on road during high speed driving and can be even (the story inspira vs lancer) that a vehicle lost control and flying over from the opposite side of the road! There are just many possibilities. It doesn't mean that if we have a safe car, we drive recklessly = God saves the poor driver. 

im driving viva . thinking of upgrade with 70k budget make taken service charge into consideration.

so alza, almera, preve which one is safer ?

Actually I'm being very serious with safety...

Hence I booked the Ford WildTrak and is just waiting for delivery...

ps : I do take offense to you insinuating Toyota Vios is unsafe though..

Nissan all powderfool bro! Someone even booked and took delivery of their Inspira at Nissan showroom! (not me)

There is. But it was put on hold because of cars manufacturer are not willing/or not ready.

But Proton EDAR urged the government to withdraw this exemption and enforce the rule.  So, it shows that Proton cars are more comply than import cars for malaysian specs.

Some of the car listed in JPJ which been given exemption, but not comply with UN R94 and UN R95.

http://www.jpj.gov.my/c/document_library/g...5&groupId=10157

http://arminbaniaz.com/2013/02/peda-called...thdraw-all.html

Saga SV got 2 airbags, no?

SV 2 airbags but there is one variant of Saga (executive i think) with driver's airbag only.

Proton GSC will follow strict latest Euro NCAP requirement. 

There is no absolute safety. But you can do a lot to be as safe as possible. You don't go through a dangerous area wearing an expensive suit, expensive watch, sunglasses, ... you avoid going there or at least try to stay low profile. Driving an unsafe car is like asking for trouble. The difference between an unsafe and a safe car can be the difference between life and death, though of course there can never be 100% safety.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_count...ated_death_rate

Road fatalities per 100000 motor vehicles:
Japan: 6.8.
Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, UK: 7.
Germany: 7.2. (Remember, no speed limit on 50% of the highways, and a country of notorious speeders. Drive at the speed limit and you'll have a long queue of angry tailgating drivers behind you, driving 10-20 km/h faster than allowed is the norm)
Australia, Norway: 8.
USA: 15. (Pickups aren't that safe I suppose? Also very distracted drivers who don't like to wear seatbelts... Wear your seatbelt campaigns seem common, haven't seen anything like that in Germany in ages, people just wear their seatbelt there. Makes a big difference...)
Singapore: 30.4. (How?!)
China: 36. (Better than Malaysia? Driving Chinese cars?)
Malaysia: 36.5.
Middle Eastern countries, African countries are even worse. I guess we can be lucky not to be in Togo.

A country where people love to speed... 7.2. Malaysia... 36.5. I suppose driving education and the cars driven make a difference...

But it's funny how Europe is clearly leading (together with a few other countries, but most European countries are on top).

You need a wedge-like object (tree trunk or lamp post) to create that kind of damage to the Golf. The front end of a Vios is too wide and blunt(don't want to use "soft crumple zone", lest I get bash for bashing Vios) to have such a penetrating damage inflicted. Sometime the car was being sliced into two pieces (seen a picture of a "Potong" suffered this fate).

+1 for illustration

but I think its more angled(Tboned+ few more degrees). Probably the Golf was already spinning since the golf ended at its right of way side of the road(right of illustration)

Come to think of it why few adults like us wasting time to think how the accident occurred base on single photo, what ever it is, it's water under the bridge, take it as a lesson that no car is perfectly safe, drive carefully, have patient, don't speed, never drink & drive, avoid using cellphone in car unless u r passenger.
Cheer up its a Sunday, let's enjoy it with friends & family, again drive carefully.

Yeah. Those would make up for a good headline. But if you bring such a headline, do you think you'll still get ads? Nope sir.

You can see sites as Paultan... the only place where they would actually criticize a car during a review is when another car is being reviewed. Say they review a Golf... then in that review they'd say it is a bit better than an Altis. In an Altis review it'd be better than a Golf. Car journalists are a bit useless, sadly, because most of them do want to get those nice all expenses paid trips to Europe, America, ...

The new Mazdas shouldn't be related to Ford anymore, right?