Chinese SUV safety

[fivebob]

Given the laws in effect right now you could import one of these into NZ. I can't think of a better reason to start enforcing frontal impact standards for SUV's

Review; http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/articl ... 84,00.html

Crash test video; http://www.anwb.nl/published/anwbcms/co ... 467150.wmv

Interior crash video; http://paultan.org/archives/2005/10/07/ ... ger-cabin/ how much use is that airbag

[Akane]

Come on, it's made in China, what do you expect? Even I don't have faith with them.

[V8MOFO]

Man that is terrible. Look how the head is crushed between the seat and the steering wheel
And it look like it is made from cardboard

[vvega]

wow never seen a car fold like that before......
people that buy them would have to come under the natural selection guise i think

thats a nasty peace of hardware

[fivebob]

Come on, it's made in China, what do you expect? Even I don't have faith with them.

I don't expect much from them, but that's not the point. If these were imported into NZ, provided they make them in RHD, then there is nothing to stop them being complied. They don't need to comply with any frontal impact standards, and people will buy them soley on price, and think they're safe in a big hulking SUV.

Now I have nothing against culling the ranks of the Remuera tractor drivers, but it's not really fair on their innocent passengers, and a complete waste of taxpayers money. Besides which if frontal impact standards are such an issue, why can SUV's be imported without any need to comply to such standards?

[V8MOFO]

why can SUV's be imported without any need to comply to such standards?

haha, I'd say because nothing like this has come along yet.