Question about NCAP

[Powder]

Lets assume a Picanto has got a 5-star NCAP rating. If you feel offended that i use Picanto as an example, then lets use a small hatch as the example instead

 

And I know the XC60 has also got a 5-star NCAP rating.

 

So in the event a Picanto and a XC60 had a full head on collision, does it mean the damage to each car is the same? And the driver in the both cars would suffer the same kind of injuries?

Edited March 8, 2012 by Powder

[Powder]

no one knows?

[Good-Carbuyer]

Lets assume a Picanto has got a 5-star NCAP rating. If you feel offended that i use Picanto as an example, then lets use a small hatch as the example instead

 

And I know the XC60 has also got a 5-star NCAP rating.

 

So in the event a Picanto and a XC60 had a full head on collision, does it mean the damage to each car is the same? And the driver in the both cars would suffer the same kind of injuries?

You may be aware that different countries practice different version

No mention which is your version

I believe we are are lost as can be

Can we in not lying to you?

Edited March 8, 2012 by Good-Carbuyer

[Powder]

You may be aware that different countries practice different version

No mention which is your version

I believe we are are lost as can be

 

my point is just about a small hatch with a 5-star rating VS a huge SUV with also a 5-star rating.

 

does it mean both will suffer same kind of damage to car and passenger?

[Kspchew]

not fair comparison. need to factor in the mass. F=MA

[Good-Carbuyer]

my point is just about a small hatch with a 5-star rating VS a huge SUV with also a 5-star rating.

 

does it mean both will suffer same kind of damage to car and passenger?

I believe we are not knowledgeable to comment if you do not clarify on your version of 5-star NCAP .

Example: many years, a bicycle collided into a US presidential armoured car. The armoured car suffered more damage that the bicycle. The repair cost to the damages damaged was enough to buy many bicycles (a few hundreds).

[0wnage]

A NCAP assessment consists of many different criterias and points which each car has to attain in order to be awarded a 5-star rating.

Even so, within the 5-star rating, one car can be better than another in a specific area.

Most importantly, the damage sustained by the car is not one of the factors in the NCAP assessment.

The main idea is to protect the occupants and pedestrains on the roads.

Therefore, your car may have crumple zones which are worse off (bluntly put) or not-as-strong built as the Volvo's, thus sustaining worse damage than it in an accident.

Edited March 8, 2012 by 0wnage

[Iiiusion]

 

 

http://www.euroncap.com/results/honda/jazz/358.aspx

 

In a case where both cars have equivalent ratings, the larger one wins...

Edited March 8, 2012 by Iiiusion

[SimonTan]

Yes in theory.

Encap is based on hitting a solid wall at 60km/hr.

So if the picanto and X60 relative speed towards each other is 60km/hr collision. Then both by right should have the safety crash result to protect the occupants.

Meaning the picanto and X60 both travels at 30km/hr towards each other.

 

But we all know collision between two vehicles is not exactly like a flat solid wall. The high bumper of the X60 may ride over the lower picanto and hit the windshield of picanto, delivering full force onto the occupants. The picanto front crumple zone will not absorbs the forces in such situation, and the picanto occupants may suffer worst injuries compared to the X60.

 

So it's still better to buy bigger and taller vehicles to get more protection in fontal collision with other cars.