Comments on: New EuroNCAP rating system to challenge manufacturers

By: Deags

Deags — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:21:29 +0000

Looks so much like a 3, did they copy it?

By: trackdaze

trackdaze — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:12:22 +0000

When will the Crash tester’s actually test the effectiveness of ESP systems instead of just checking the spec sheet?

By: Cupid Stunt

Cupid Stunt — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:50:13 +0000

No Deags – have a closer look and you’ll see OPEL written on it. Its an Insignia.

By: Deags

Deags — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:13:27 +0000

Is the car in the picture the soon-to be replaced Mazda3?

By: The Salesman

The Salesman — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:38:51 +0000

Australian dollar is already making it hard enough for cars made in Japan and Thailand with the Thai Bart 30% depreciation and Japanese Yen Y 40% new cars are going to become more expensive. Add to that new EuroNCAP tightening the belt = Australia becoming a very expensive place to do business, of course this will drive up used car values as well. Oh well, guess the Koreans market will grow significantly if they can hold the price.

By: Yianni

Yianni — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:41:59 +0000

Good changes. This will definitely force manufacturers to make safer cars.

The question is, who will pay for this development and safety equipment? It will probably be bumped on to new car prices.

By: RoFlmaTiC

RoFlmaTiC — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:28:24 +0000

EuroNCAP’s new rating scheme requires all safety equipment, including ESP, to be standard on 85 per cent of volume sales and at least optionally available on every variant.

Hopefully this will force all manufacturers to change their specs for the better.

By: Bret

Bret — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:10:24 +0000

Finally an overhaul of the ratings system, and what do they do? Dumb it down by combining all 4 ratings. Dumb ratings for dumb people.
I hope that they still publish the complete data so that semi-intelligent individuals can cut through the BS to the information.

Devil, the Subaru figures droped because they didn’t score real well in the pedestrian safety – doesn’t make them any less safe for you as a driver/passenger, and lets face it, the pedestian who steps out in front of a car is only applying the Darwinian theory.

Ironically anti-spam: Daewoo

By: Frontman

Frontman — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:52:41 +0000

Fantastic!!!! We fianlly get manufacturers to start making safe cars only to be told they are not safe enough. Throw inot that the EEC4,5,6,7,8 laws comming through and the current market downturn and global situation so the public will continue with the current mind set of “yes I want the safety but I will NOT pay for it, I’d rather have fast glass & sat nav” and you will have more manufacturers making less money thus resulting in a backlash to this programme.

By: MisterTwo

MisterTwo — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:38:43 +0000

“Toyota with the Avensis and iQ demonstrated that car size does not stand in the way of all-round safety.”

The iQ is a sub Yaris sized vehicle and the European Avensis is a Mazda6 sized vehicle. How does the statement above relate to the Avensis?