NEWCARNET - Ford Mustang scores only 2 stars Euro NCAP test
Ford Mustang disappoints after Euro NCAP crash test two stars.
The absence of a rear seat belt pretensioners and load limiters was a contributing factor in poor result.
In the latest round of crash tests, the evaluation of the new European Car program EuroNCAP took V90 S90 duo and the Mustang to discover how these cars are safe in case of accident While Volvos received as expected a maximum five-star rating, Ford's pony car in Euro-spec guise of pre-facelift only two.
It Sá rather shocking result given the American Stang received five stars a few years ago in the National Road Safety Program New Car Assessment Administration In the test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety IIHS, the Mustang pre-lifting 2017MY received an acceptable rating in the small test before overlap and a high score in all other prior moderate recovery, lateral, force on the roof, and the headrests of the seats.
It is important to mention the European version does not have some of the safety equipment on the American model, such as Forward Collision Warning system In addition, the Euro model was heavily penalized by its lack of rear seat belt pretensioners and load limiters.
The Mustang is currently on sale in Europe behaved badly in the frontal offset test, the driver's and passenger airbags under-inflated test before full width caused the rear passenger slid under the seat belt, thereby exposing to an increased risk of abdominal injury in an actual crash of the world, the situation had not been much better in the side impact crash during which the 10-year manikin's head hit the inner lining of the hollow of airbag curtain.
The only silver lining Ford has facelifted Mustang in the US and will do the same on the old continent where it will receive the standard equipment of the pre-crash Assist and Lane Keep Assist systems Euro NCAP crash has already announced that test the model update once it is launched in Europe According to the Secretary General of Euro NCAP Michiel van Ratingen.
We welcome any improvement, of course, and we look forward to publish a new note for the updated model However, the most fundamental updates may be necessary if the Mustang is to get a result so we hope much better Ford has the opportunity to invest in the changes needed now for future generations Mustang.
Euro NCAP was informed by restyled Ford Mustang will be available later this year hopefully, most of these pressing issues will be ironed out.
Today, Euro NCAP publishes safety ratings for three cars Volvo S90 sedan and V90 domain both achieve the maximum five stars, while Ford Mustang two scores.
Launched last year, the S90 and V90 are the latest additions to the Volvo Cars line-up and the first cars to be tested against the test plan 2017 Euro NCAP Both models take advantage of many advanced technologies and XC90 made a great impression in all areas of assessment Euro NCAP standard braking shaped autonomous emergency for cars and pedestrians performed remarkably well in the tests Euro NCAP and the vehicles also offer the way and the 'speed support the S90 and V90 results exceed the highest overall score of all tested last model year and are now top-3 best performance cars ever Euro NCAP, Volvo.
In contrast, the iconic muscle-car Ford Mustang marked a two-star rating for safety in general, concerns about the protection against accidents of occupants adults and children and a disturbing lack of safety features currently available on the European market the results reveal the American Mustang DNA that is designed to achieve good results in the less wide test US consumers the European variant has been seen that these minor upgrades needed to meet the European regulation of pedestrian safety and collision warning system forward was taken when he was brought here.
In the frontal test-center, airbags for the driver and insufficiently inflated to properly restrain occupants passenger in the frontal test full width, a lack of rear pretensioner seat belts and force limiters means that the rear passenger slid under seat belts, which implies a higher risk of abdominal injuries in accidents from real life in the side impact crash, the 10-year manikin's head contacted the interior lining of the hollow of the curtain airbag .
Secretary General Michiel van Ratingen Euro NCAP, said Volvo has invested in safety, made the standard key technologies in the range of models and the results speak for themselves an impressive five stars Ford has not wait Euro NCAP to test the Mustang and we chose not to adapt European security technology that is available to its uS consumer, and available on many other sports cars for that matter that attitude to safety impair the operation of Ford customers, they buy high muscle car power or regular family car.
Ford says that Mustang face lifting will be available later this year with pre-crash Assist and Lane Keep Assist Euro NCAP plans to test the safety of this updated model when it is available on the European market.
Michiel van Ratingen said, we welcome any improvement, of course, and we look forward to publish a new note for the updated model However, the most fundamental updates may be necessary if the Mustang is getting a result significantly best We hope Ford takes the opportunity to invest in the necessary changes now for generations Mustang.
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