HapticSimian
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So... at least you won't get nauseous as you hurtle to your demise?
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So... at least you won't get nauseous as you hurtle to your demise?
Jet-Fighter7700
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konfab
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I wonder how it compares to those Chinese cars with all the airbags.
vicv
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As long as it's not a Geely (which also got 0 stars).
GWM and their sister companies' cars should be a lot safer
konfab
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Geely do make more than one car...
Aside from the biased source, I think you would be better off in one of these than the Go.
[video=youtube;vOJDI7008vs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOJDI7008vs[/video]
vicv
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I see some of their newer models are safer.
This is the one I was referring to Geely CK 1 1.3 NO Airbags: http://youtu.be/Kav4epNjzeU
konfab
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Yeah, those older ones were made from tinfoil.
cr@zydude
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On the Datsun Facebook page they claim that the car has big disc breaks, to prevent accidents. Any queries about the 0 star rating are met with "Hi {Name}. Please send us your contact details so our brand manager can be in touch with you."
HapticSimian
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This piece of junk is so poorly designed and built that Global NCAP have said the addition of airbags would be unlikely to make much of a difference. The passengers are the crumple zones.
We're progressing towards new vehicles being mandated to have not only airbags, but also ESP. The time can't come soon enough.
supersunbird
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Not that airbags would help in the Datsun Go, the occupants area deforms too much...
LCBXX
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If the SA public happily bought the MK1 Golf with various re-branding up until 2012, what's wrong with this car exactly?
HapticSimian
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I'm no fan of VWSA foisting that thing on South Africa for years on end, but:
[video=youtube;a4VFg8dBNfk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4VFg8dBNfk[/video]
Compare the rigidity of the passenger cell evident even in a 30+ year old Golf to this piece of trash:
cr@zydude
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Sadly this is true of SA. The golf sold like crazy, cars don't require abs or airbags, we are allowed to pile people into the back of bakkies, and cars are only roadworthy tested when sold. We don't take vehicle safety very seriously.
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Well - there you have it - when your shiny new Datsun GO crumples around you in a 64 km/h impact, just like a Blue Bulls supporter crushing his empty Black Label tin in his hand - at least your butt will be snug & comfortable, you will have a lovely view of the scenery though the windscreen as your head connects with it, and you won't be barfing into a sick-bag!
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Earlier this week, we had reported that the Datsun GO scored zero stars in the crash tests conducted by Global NCAP.
The car lacked safety features such as airbags and ABS, which are mandatory for a car to be eligible for certification.
What was even more worrying was the structural integrity of the car.
The GO's structure disintegrated severely on impact and the crash test dummies of the driver and passenger suffered fatal injuries to their heads, legs and torsos.
Global NCAP declared that the structure was so weak that even fitting airbags would be of no use.
Max Mosley, chairman of Global NCAP has written to Carlos Ghosn, the chairman and CEO of Nissan, asking for a withdrawal of the GO from India and other markets.
Mosley has stated that the way the car has been engineered presently, it is certain to fail the United Nation’s frontal impact regulation.
He has urged the company to redesign the car's body shell.
The Datsun GO scored zero stars for adult occupant protection and just two stars for child occupant protection.
However, Nissan India had stated that the Datsun GO 'meets the required local vehicle regulations in India and was developed to suit the local conditions.'
The company had also said that it was 'willing to adopt and evolve in vehicular safety standards' as a global manufacturer.
http://www.team-bhp.com/news/global-ncap-asks-nissan-withdraw-datsun-go-india
The car lacked safety features such as airbags and ABS, which are mandatory for a car to be eligible for certification.
What was even more worrying was the structural integrity of the car.
The GO's structure disintegrated severely on impact and the crash test dummies of the driver and passenger suffered fatal injuries to their heads, legs and torsos.
Global NCAP declared that the structure was so weak that even fitting airbags would be of no use.
Max Mosley, chairman of Global NCAP has written to Carlos Ghosn, the chairman and CEO of Nissan, asking for a withdrawal of the GO from India and other markets.
Mosley has stated that the way the car has been engineered presently, it is certain to fail the United Nation’s frontal impact regulation.
He has urged the company to redesign the car's body shell.
The Datsun GO scored zero stars for adult occupant protection and just two stars for child occupant protection.
However, Nissan India had stated that the Datsun GO 'meets the required local vehicle regulations in India and was developed to suit the local conditions.'
The company had also said that it was 'willing to adopt and evolve in vehicular safety standards' as a global manufacturer.
http://www.team-bhp.com/news/global-ncap-asks-nissan-withdraw-datsun-go-india
Fazda
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That's very interesting!
Well done Max, now stick to your guns!
Well done Max, now stick to your guns!
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It seems that the catastrophic failure of the bodyshell integrity of the Datsun GO in the latest Global NCAP crash test, has made quite an impact (pun intended) on the Indian Government.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/busin...-bags-must-for-all-cars/article1-1282639.aspx
Road transport and highways secretary Vijay Chhibber told HT that India’s first vehicle safety standard, the India New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP), based on the widely accepted United Nations NCAP, will be notified early next year.
The new NCAP regulations would require manufacturers to reinforce the car’s structure in line with European standards that will enable it to pass frontal and side impact crash tests at 56 kmph.
Presently, passenger cars in India are equipped to withstand frontal crash tests at 46 kmph.
Indian roads are among the most unsafe in the world. Around 140,000 people die in road accidents every year.
“Initially compliance will be voluntary but from October 2015, it will be mandatory for manufacturers to comply with the safety regulations,” Chhibber said.
The decision comes in the wake of two popular small cars, Maruti Suzuki Swift and Datsun’s entry-level car Go, failing crash tests by global testing firm Global NCAP, the umbrella body of consumer car safety testing bodies, on Monday.
HavocXphere
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Except you're comparing a 30kmh test to a 56 kmh one???
HapticSimian
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Err... 30mph.
Translates to about 48km/h. It's an ancient clip, when crash testing was far less sophisticated than today, but it's still clear how little deformation there is back from the leading edge of the front door. Of course the old Golf MkI's rigid dash and steering column would still ruin your day, but I think it's obvious that many Indian-built cars are decades behind in terms of quality of construction.