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NarendZORCE
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 Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:40 pm Post subject: Chinese SUV fails crash test |
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Chinese SUV's 'catastrophic' crash-test results
Berlin, Germany
11 October 2005 02:36
A Chinese SUV, the Landwind built by Jiangling Motors, on Tuesday received some of the worst ratings to date in crash tests carried out be Germany's influential ADAC automobile club.
The results, reported in the latest issue of the ADAC's monthly Motorwelt magazine, termed the �15 000 ($18 000) vehicle's crash results as "catastrophic".
In a frontal crash test the Landwind delivered the worst result to date in the history of ADAC crash testing.
Crashed against a barrier at a modest 64km per hour, the Landwind's entire frame collapsed and stunned engineers had to "amputate" part of the crash dummy's legs to remove it from the wreckage, the report said.
A separate side impact crash, which is usually easy to withstand by heavy SUVs, showed that the Landwind's designers "hardly wasted any thoughts on modern security standards", said the ADAC.
With no side airbags nor even padding, the dummy's head suffered what would have been serious injuries, said the report.
Summing up its findings, the ADAC said: "The Landwind is as dangerous as a tornado. It has safety standards which are decades out of date." - Sapa-DPA
See pics here:
http://landwind.bootnetworks.com/
Doesn't look like the Americans do too well either... |
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Rover Rover
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| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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| ^^ lol.... |
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Plex
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| this does not sounds good at all. |
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Team Loco
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| And we getting those chinese faw, foton, dfm vehicles. I checked out the one being sold new by a local dealer, a sailor pick up, carries an isuzu engine but the chassis is the softest I've ever seen. Not worth it. |
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Maserati
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Location: Calgary..Canada
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| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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 damn..the ford looks pretty fcuked up 2 |
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MG Man
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:57 am Post subject: |
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If memory serves, the Toyota Tundra bested all the pickups in one of those tests. eVEN THOUGH A WHEEL BROKE OFF THE tOYOTA, THERE WAS NO CABIN DEFORMATION, AND EVEN THE DOORS OPENED EASILY
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Silvermike
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:11 am Post subject: |
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hmmm...chineese make cars? didnt know they even did
they should stop
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