Indian small cars fail independent crash tests
January 31, 2014 15:29
Some of India's best-selling small cars have failed independent crash tests conducted by a global car safety watchdog.
All five small cars popular on the Indian market last year, including the famous Tata Nano and the Hyundai i10, failed the crash tests performed by London car-safety watchdog Global NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme).
The cars that were tested were the Tata Nano, Maruti Suzuki Alto 800, Hyundai i10, Ford Figo and Volkswagen Polo.
All cars had to be made-in-India models only, and the most basic or entry-level version available in the market was selected for testing. This meant none of them had airbags -- one of the most basic prerequisites globally to pass a safety test.
All cars had to be made-in-India models only, and the most basic or entry-level version available in the market was selected for testing. This meant none of them had airbags -- one of the most basic prerequisites globally to pass a safety test.
There were two tests carried out on identical cars of the same make -- meaning two of each car were procured by Global NCAP from Indian showrooms, and shipped to Germany for the tests. One crash test was performed at 56 kmph, the other at 64 kmph.
All five cars failed the test, landing a zero on a scale of 1-5.
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