Maruti Suzuki Baleno: Review: PowerDrift
Update Maruti Suzuki Baleno crumples in an accident killed 4 we shouldn t ask some questions.
In the early morning hours of Thursday, November 19, 2015, near Gharonda in Karnal on Route 1 National, a freshly minted Maruti Baleno hit a high speed truck jumped the divider and rolled on itself amounting altogether in the process three occupants died on the spot while another succumbed to injuries later the truck driver, who fled the scene, was arrested and booked under an act of negligent driving .
Now before anyone makes no fingers Maruti, let's get one thing straight the circumstances of the fatal accident are rather drab when what we know is the car hit a truck; renewed and is completely crumpled like a piece of paper inside of a fist speeds are unknown, and so is the exact impact point we know that the car was carrying 6 people, 1 above the limit of planned occupants while truck carrying potatoes, which is quite immaterial in this discussion, it is also not clear whether seat belts were fastened.
With respect due the deceased, the car was overloaded, making the chances of pretty dark surviving a high-speed impact, or worse, a bearing, even assuming that double airbags in before, that come standard with the new Baleno, deployed in time Even with all occupants except the sixth, fixing belt, it would be difficult to expect a safe escape for the occupants.
But why Baleno crumples like a tin.
A 865 kg Petrol-MT, the Baleno is much lighter than the competition For reference, the VW Polo, the second lightest online, weighs 1033 kg This is the case begins tilting against Maruti Now we are unable to conclude that the Baleno structurally weak, just by virtue of underweight only a suitable crash test can attest that, and Euro NCAP results Baleno crash tests are still awaited those still won t reflect the dignity of the accident of India specification model, wit defense Maruti, a more rigid construction, well designed can actually be lighter and safer too.
But when the first car manufacturer in India said their body Baleno is carbon and alloy high strength steel tensile laced, representing a better resistance and shock absorption, there must be an explanation their side to explain why the body was smashed to smithereens, like barfed remains of a car crusher has judging by the extent of damage, the accident was certainly a high speed of the point of impact the truck had to be one, but why did he leave the car while full shreds, although turnover was involved later.
Resistance steel traction is measured in megapascals MP and high-strength steel used in the automotive industry have generally tensile strength in the range of 300-400 MP And although this is a kind of old reference, Peter Hodgson, Director, Institute for Frontier materials, Deakin University in Australia, during his visit to India in 2013 to discuss opportunities to improve metallurgical properties of the vehicles manufactured in India, was quoted saying that the majority of steels used in Indian automobile industry is of a lower quality in terms of tensile strength of 200 megapascals -300 of the commercial vehicle; December 1, 2013.
The game should have changed in two years, but we're quite sure that the margins are still the same last but not least, Maruti's background with hasn security t been the best, with the Swift-fact of India and Celerio did miserably in crash tests conducted independently of Euro NCAP, question their structural strength There's no-brainer which high strength steel is expensive to produce, and Maruti Baleno, which starts April 1, 99 lakh INR lean, doesn t seem to charge a premium for this critical safety function.
While there, the gift equations t really add, and Maruti needs to answer some questions Will we do not know, as they do everything by the law Although we truly believe, to be the market leader, it is brand make our roads safer and make the industry a further step towards the passenger safety equip its entire line with dual front airbags, and ensure that even the most economic models perform reasonably international crash tests can be a good starting point.
Is a ruined car as a piece of paper a common occurrence, and should we take it as a mere accident or is it time some steps have been taken to make the cars sold in India sure What is your opinion Tell us know.
Update A report by the Tribune, the accident occurred when the car in question was overtaking a truck Having passed the truck, the car was hit by the same truck behind the car of the other side of the road and was hit by another truck coming from the opposite in this case direction, it is quite possible for a car to sustain heavy damage Although the extent of damage to the car body depends its structural integrity and can be debated, it would have been difficult for most of the occupants to survive such mishaps in most, if not all cars.
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