The Renault Kwid Thread (Kwid Lovers)

eg2505 said:
will the Renault wind come to SA? that might be a fun car....
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Nooit man..Wind discontinued (internationally) in 2013 already

I believe recall due to too many fart jokes.

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Wonder what the NCAP rating will be ,hopefully its kinda safe to drive .

Should be better than the datsun go ,oh wait anything is safer than the datsun go :P
 
Curious what the cost will be in SA. Indian price works out to R62k.. I won't be surprised if they sell here at 3x that however if they sold at 100-140k they'd take the market.
 
Guys you are welcome.

At the end of this thread I will placing my bank details & you have the option of depositing 20 Dollars (USD or Zim) as a "vote of thanks"
 
That's ridiculous... Especially from a company that used to brag about how safe their cars were a good few years back
 
Renault Kwid

Global NCAP tested the standard version of the Kwid without airbags. It scored zero stars in adult occupant protection and two stars in child occupant protection. The collapse of the structure in the passenger compartment and the lack of airbags explained the poor result.

Following safety improvements Renault proposed that Global NCAP test an updated evolution of the Kwid in production from early April 2016. The car was tested with and without an airbag.

The new Kwid without an airbag scored zero stars in the adult occupant protection and two stars in child occupant protection. The structure did not collapse however it was rated as unstable and that it could not withstand further loadings. It was possible to see the structural reinforcements implemented in this version of the Kwid but when Global NCAP checked the left (passenger) side, there were no reinforcements. The structure was reinforced only on the driver side.

The new Kwid with the addition of driver airbag was also tested. This version also scored zero stars in the adult occupant protection and two stars in child occupant protection. The structure was the same as the new KWID without airbags but a high compression in the dummy chest area explains the low score.

Renault has confirmed that they will implement further improvements to the KWID and Global NCAP will test these new evolutions in forthcoming crash tests.

Article Link:
http://www.globalncap.org/zero-stars-for-all-cars-in-latest-global-ncap-crash-tests/


As a result of Global NCAP’s SaferCarsforIndia crash testing Renault has sought to improve the safety performance of the Kwid.

Four versions of the Kwid have been produced with different safety features, with the fourth only recently released and yet to be tested by Global NCAP.

Despite the safety improvements Renault has sought to introduce all of the versions tested to date have been rated as zero star for adult protection.

The different versions of the Kwid are summarised below:

Kwid (I) tested without airbags
achieved zero stars for adult protection
18,091 units produced
(until VIN No. VIN MEEBBA005G1323780)

Crash Test Picture:
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attac...-zero-all-screen-shot-20160517-9.54.15-am.png

Crash Test Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jePu-6TxypI


Kwid (II) not tested
Estimated 25,000 units produced from January 2016
(from VIN No. VIN MEEBBA005G1323781)

Kwid (III) tested with driver airbag and without airbags
both versions achieved zero stars for adult protection
5,000 units produced from April 2nd, 2106
(from VIN No. VIN MEEBBA005G4350297)

Crash Test Picture:
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attac...-zero-all-screen-shot-20160517-9.54.29-am.png

Crash Test Videos:
Kwid III (No Airbags):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeXiWDPN2r0

Kwid III (Driver Airbag):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RDpoX9caGg

Kwid (IV) yet to be tested by Global NCAP
produced from May 9th 2016
(from VIN No. MEEBBA008G5362695)


Article Link:
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/india...-global-ncap-crash-tests-edit-zero-all-3.html
 
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Gtx Gaming said:
Wonder what the NCAP rating will be ,hopefully its kinda safe to drive .

Should be better than the datsun go ,oh wait anything is safer than the datsun go :P
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Busted. Nope worse than Datsun GO 'straight to hell'
 
The third attempt seems better than the Go! I really hope the fourth attempt will be a minimum of three stars
 
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