#Euro NCAP

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India-bound Volkswagen Tayron awarded 5-star safety rating by Euro NCAP

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Chery realizó una prueba de choque lateral del crossover Tiggo 9 según los estándares EURO NCAP.

La prueba de colisión a una velocidad de 60 km/h mostró una alta resistencia de la carrocería, hecha en un 85% de acero de alta resistencia. El sistema de 10 airbag se activó instantáneamente, proporcionando una protección confiable para los pasajeros.

Después del impacto, las puertas permanecieron funcionales, el sistema de combustible estaba sellado y el sistema de llamada de emergencia transmitió una señal a los rescatistas.

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Euro NCAP 2024: Mercedes-Benz Clasa E desemnată cea mai sigură mașină a anului

În urma testării a 44 de modele noi în 2024, Euro NCAP a publicat raportul anual, dezvăluind cele mai sigure mașini ale anului. Mercedes-Benz Clasa E a fost desemnată cel mai bun performer, obținând scoruri impresionante în toate categoriile de siguranță. Mercedes-Benz Clasa E: Liderul siguranței în 2024 Noua generație Mercedes-Benz Clasa E a primit 5 stele Euro NCAP, cu rezultate…

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MG, Yeni HS Modeliyle Euro NCAP'ten 5 Yıldız Alarak Güvenlik Konusundaki İddiasını Kanıtladı

MG, dünya çapında yükselen başarı grafiğini sürdürüyor ve son olarak HS modeli ile Euro NCAP güvenlik testlerinde gösterdiği başarıyla dikkatleri üzerine çekti. Türkiye’de Doğan Trend Otomotiv tarafından temsil edilen MG, geçtiğimiz ay satışa sunduğu Turbo Hibrit HS modelinin ardından şimdi de benzinli versiyonuyla güvenlikteki iddiasını pekiştirdi. Yeni HS, Euro NCAP’ten Tam Puan Aldı MG’nin…

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Euro NCAP預計於2026年追加「實體按鈕」安全評分，期望車商勿將內裝全面「無腦」觸控化

隨著汽車內裝數位與電子配備的科技演進，標榜「全數位化」或是「全觸控」的內裝設計，似乎已經成為近年來除了動力與外型設計之外，同樣不可或缺的汽車配備競爭項目，如各位所知，有些車廠甚至還將「完全沒有實體按鍵」當成科技化內裝的一大賣點，連想調整空調風量、風向、甚至連方向燈都不可思議的得在觸控螢幕上操作，這可讓一直關心且注重汽車安全的Euro…

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ANCAP and Euro NCAP Further Align Safety Criteria

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BYD Seal Performance: A Game-Changer in Electric Sedans

₹53 Lakh The BYD Seal Performance is a standout electric sedan that blends cutting-edge technology, exceptional performance, and luxurious comfort. Below is a deeper analysis of its features and capabilities: Design and Aesthetics Exterior Design:The Seal Performance boasts a sleek and aerodynamic body with a drag coefficient of just 0.219, which enhances energy efficiency and contributes to…

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Neuer Tiguan erhält 5-Sterne-Topnote in aktueller Euro NCAP Sicherheitsbewertung

Getestet wurde der Volkswagen von Euro NCAP in den Kriterien Insassenschutz für Erwachsene, Insassenschutz für Kinder, Sicherheit für ungeschützte Verkehrsteilnehmer. 5-Sterne-Bewertung. Getestet wurde der Volkswagen von Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment) in den Kriterien Insassenschutz für Erwachsene, Insassenschutz für Kinder, Sicherheit für ungeschützte Verkehrsteilnehmer und serienmäßig…

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Euro NCAP’s Bold Move: In a landmark decision, the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has announced a significant shift in its safety rating criteria. Henceforth, vehicles featuring simpler dashboard designs with fewer screens will be bestowed with higher safety ratings. This strategic move is a proactive response to mounting concerns regarding driver distraction and road safety amidst the proliferation of complex infotainment systems in modern cars. Let’s embark on an in-depth exploration of Euro NCAP’s decision, its underlying rationale, and the profound implications it holds for the automotive industry and road safety landscape.

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inspired by a post by @/serpentface of a concept that captivated me, i'm going to present the much anticipated, much requested, "what cars my characters would drive, bearing in mind their economic status and assuming the year is 2024" post

we can start reallyyyy easy because for Bowman there's no other option:

An ep3 Honda Civic. Is it a type-R? nope but it's got vtec bro!!!! it's surprisingly practical and the wheels are kerbed to shit. there's fluffy dice. there's an aftermarket spoiler on the back and a halfords special front splitter. He's of the opinion that girls don't know the difference between a hot hatch and a grandma's car so this works as well as the expensive one. i think his driving style is best described as 'life changing'. for better or worse.

Senca:

unflinchingly practical. the car that can do it all. a 2010 1.6 TDI Skoda Octavia with roof rails. it's not about speed or looks and it's not even about transport, really, it's about looking superior because nobody else's car can fit the contents of an entire house inside. and then looking less smug when someone pulls up in a Volvo V50. the type of driver who can't fucking stand it when other people break the rules of the road but when she does it, it's fine. because she's a "good" driver.

Léa:

2004 Hyundai Coupe 2L. Yes bitch it looks fast!!!! IS it fast? No, but the better coupes from the same era did not depreciate so much in value and aren't affordable. in Léa's hands it's like a rocket ship. The indicators must be broken though because nobody has ever seen them in use. She spray-painted the wheels herself.

Islin:

a step-through road bike WITH panniers. cars damage the environment and the thought of contributing to that is unconscionable. doesn't wear a helmet anyway. dichotomy of ocd

Helena:

Porche Cayenne. Mostly someone else would drive her around but every so often she wants to get behind the wheel and start tailgating aggressively, just for the thrill of it. She replaced the stock lights with retina blaster 9000s and is always about 1 inch behind your back bumper, full beam on. Red lights are for other people. She ran over a child once because she wasn't looking and blamed the parents.

Jean-Baptiste:

Caterham 7. The one made up to look much older than it is, and he ordered it in kit car form and built it in his garage. I've always insisted that Jean would be massively into motor sport if he happened to have been born when that was a thing. He didn't follow the manufacturer's instructions because he felt that he knew best so his car is very unsafe but makes far more power than stock. It's not road legal but you will find it on the road nonetheless.

Erica:

Oh? You've never heard of it? You've never seen a man look so smug in your life. He shuts the silent-close door and explains that he traded in his Tesla model 3 for a BYD Seal because Tesla was becoming "too mainstream" and there were too many of them on the road.

Félix:

1998 Mercedes Benz E Class. Yeah it cost him £700 on Autotrader, but what's important is that it cost £60,000 when new. This is a good car. This is a luxurious car. It has heated seats - they don't work, but if he wanted to fix them he could. It has an overflowing ashtray from the previous owner and there's not a single thing that goes right on it but it makes him look adjacently wealthy, and isn't that the point? The poppy helps him look more sympathetic to elderly people (scam victims). Number One Most Likely To Attempt Murder-Suicide By Automobile. You've never seen a man look so divorced.

Carmen:

For her i just sorted price low -> high and picked the cheapest running car. And it's a Fiat Bravo! Notorious for earning a zero star euro ncap safety score and exploding into scrap if it hits a kerb. Carmen can't rely on her parents buying her a first car or paying insurance so she has no choice but to scrape the bottom of the barrel. She thinks it looks nice though.

Pascal:

was there any doubt.

Nico:

Beat up 1999 Discovery permanently attached to a horsebox. It is always filthy and somehow filled with straw and dog hair even though he doesn't own a dog, that's just what seems to happen to these cars. The heating doesn't work anymore but other than that it's fine, does the job. Drives with what can only be described as malicious compliance to all rules of the road.

Cain:

a Lada Niva. Why the hell would you ever need more than this. Electronics? No thanks. You're lucky it has gears. Cars peaked in the 1970s and anything built after that is just a piece of ridiculous frivolity, a toy for children. Here is a real workhorse. It costs 20 grand. Probably the only truly good driver here.

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Sir Heaven:

Please for the love of god stop making him drive the Revuelto he doesn't want to do it anymore it's too scary

Sir Victory:

2003 Seat Leon Cupra R, with decals that make it seem very impressive and like it might actually be a racecar, but it isn't. It's made of rust and the engine sounds sick. It's battered and broken and the subframe is bent from a side-on collision. One day it might crumble away entirely but until then Sir Victory will drive it like he's at Goodwood. A very aggressive driver, mostly due to impatience, and he always wins the red light drag race.

Mercury:

It's a normal Ford Crown Victoria with a tank engine strapped to it. What? His holy calling is building and designing engines, of course this is safe and sane. Kind of a lackadaisical driver, obeys the rules when the mood strikes.

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And just for fun, random other characters:

Qedivar:

1999 Audi A4. I just tried to imagine the most boring history professor tier car I could think of. It's in good condition for its age but it's never brought anyone a single scrap of joy in its entire life. Nobody smiles seeing this car and to this day Qedivar often fails to pick it out in a car park.

Huarvaa:

The legendary Renault Scenic RX4. It's big, it's 4-wheel drive, and it's a practical MPV. and it looks like it's constantly dipped in some kind of algae or perhaps sludge. Modified with a snorkel so it can drive through deep water. Still really rusty despite the plastic cladding.

Holly:

Rover Metro. It's incredibly spacious!!! Wow! He can't see over the wheel.

Finbarr Ó Casaide:

A Lupo. Literally the perfect car for his needs and he knows he must be conservative in how he goes about things. Yellow colour for the Ó Casaide clan, to show that he really does belong there, promise. A devastatingly precise driver; guns for the tiniest gaps and somehow makes it every single time, without putting others at risk or being particularly reckless. He will get you to your destination 20% faster than anyone else.

Olivier Tanet:

Ford F150, specifically an imported one from the US, specifically driven in a normal-sized place that is not built for stupid american cars (as in the photo). It is gigantic and it's in your rear view mirror 24/7. Helena might be a maliciously careless driver, but Olivier is just malicious. He wants you dead. His truck is part of an elaborate dick measuring contest that he intends to win. Plus side is that it's not a pavement princess, it goes offroad (it does doughnuts in your front garden)

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Skoda Kodiaq gets a 5-star rating from Euro NCAP

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Car makers in Europe are being encouraged to stop using touchscreens for basic functions like turn signals and wipers in an attempt to promote safer driving. As reported by the Times, the European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) — an independent and well-regarded safety body for the automotive industry  — is set to introduce new rules in January 2026 that require the vehicles it assesses to have physical controls to receive a full five-star safety rating.

Turns out eliminating physical switches in cars was a bad idea. Which was obvious to everyone except car makers who seem hell bent on bigger screens and fewer controls.

And now Europe is pushing for tougher guidelines. It's only a demerit for those vehicles (Tesla) without turn signal stalks, but it's a start. Car makers want that 5 star rating.

Will America's NTSB follow suit?

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where can a strange and off-putting autistic person find someone to talk to about car safety program euro ncap

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Stefano Rossi Automotive International's EV of the Year 2024: BYD SEAL

Per il veicolo elettrico (EV) dell’anno, la mia scelta è ricaduta con ferma convinzione non solo su uno specifico modello (Seal) ma addirittura su un intero Costruttore: BYD. Bild Your Dreams (BYD) – ovvero, un Marchio da prendere in seria considerazione per il value for money incarnato dall’intera gamma del Costruttore cinese: un gigante mondiale operativo dal 1995 che nel 2023 ha venduto la ragguardevole cifra di 3 milioni di veicoli (di cui 1 milione 600 mila EV, contro i 1,8 milioni di EV venduti da Tesla che conserva così ancora per il 2023 il titolo di maggiore Costruttore di EV) con un incremento del 61,9% rispetto al 2022 (vedi relativo lancio d’agenzia Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/chinese-ev-giant-byd-posts-62-jump-2023-vehicle-sales-2024-01-01/ ; o il relativo articolo di BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67860232 ), un colosso in grado di costruire intra moenia il 75% dei componenti delle proprie vetture – batterie incluse. Queste ultime, le cosiddette Blade, costituiscono una raffinatissima soluzione tecnologica in grado di rendere molto più sicuro viaggiare in elettrico grazie alle basse temperature (60 gradi contro i 500 gradi delle batterie tradizionali) sviluppate dalle sottili lame, blade, che vanno a comporre la struttura della batteria. V’è poi la piattaforma 3.0, specificamente progettata per veicoli elettrici, con la batteria posta nel pianale a svolgere anche funzioni strutturali – migliorando così precisione di guida e sicurezza (5 stelle Euro NCAP – 89% protezione adulti a bordo) -, con sospensioni MacPherson all’avantreno ed un raffinato sistema multibraccio (5 bracci, per la precisione) per il retrotreno. I dati relativi a BYD Seal parlano da soli: 480cm di lunghezza, 292cm di passo, 82,5kWh per la batteria – e due versioni: la Excellence AWD (trazione integrale con due motori), in grado di sviluppare ben 530cv e di accelerare da 0 a 100 km/h in 3,8 secondi, posta in vendita all’allettante cifra di 49.390,00 euro (per una vettura completa di tutto, praticamente senza optional a pagamento); e la Design RWD (trazione posteriore), in grado di sviluppare 313cv e di accelerare da 0 a 100 km/h in 5,9 secondi, posta in vendita all’altrettanto allettante cifra di 46.890,00 euro.

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SUZU-KAHE-KI?

Hirotaka thought of fulfilling his long-standing dream which was Kizashi. Suzuki has been showcasing a concept car named Kizashi in different motor shows for a long time.

The concept 1 of Kizashi was showcased in 2007. Then again concept 2 was shown in 2007.

And then in 2008, the Kizashi Concept 3 was shown at the New York International Auto Show.

 In 2011, Maruti Suzuki aimed for the stars with the Kizashi. This sleek, sporty sedan promised European handling, punchy power, and a shift towards a premium image. The car itself was a technical marvel, with a responsive engine and sharp dynamics. But despite its brilliance, the Kizashi's Indian journey was tragically short-lived, selling a mere 5,000 units. 

Secondly, Suzuki's brand image in India was at odds with the Kizashi's aspirations. 

 Buyers associated Suzuki with affordable, fuel-efficient cars, not sporty sedans. The Kizashi's premium positioning felt like a disconnect, leaving potential buyers confused. Finally, the lack of a crucial diesel engine option, essential for fuel economy in India, dealt the final blow.

because this car got five-star ratings

in Euro NCAP and all other NCAPs. Now this car was very good but still, in 2014, Suzuki discontinued it in India and then in 2015 it completely disappeared from the world.

And after this, Suzuki never launched a proper D-segment car And as soon as the car came into the market, it proved that even a Suzuki car can be made big and powerful enough to compete with Honda and Toyota and even the Germans. This vehicle received very good ratings and within the first year of its launch, it also received two awards from Auto Pacific in America for annual vehicle satisfaction. Also, this car received two motoring awards in New Zealand in 2010 and according to Consumer Digest, it was a Best Buy car in 2011.

 The big problem with this car was people were not buying it. And this was not happening only in India but also in the US market, only 5000-6000 units were being sold annually,

in Canada, only 600-700 units were being sold and in Japan, only 3379 units

were sold from 2009 to 2015. out of which 1 quarter of the car was purchased

by Japan's national police agency alone.

 that Kizashi was one of the most powerful sedans available in India. It was Suzuki's brand image and this was the thing that Suzuki was trying to change with this vehicle.

Now, we people of India believe that Suzuki can make smaller cars only. Similarly, people all over the world also believe something similar.

 Task At Hand 

You are the CMO of Suzuki India and have decided to ‘relaunch’ the Kizashi in Indian Market.

 Deliverables:

1) PPT consisting of: -Phase-wise Implementation Plan, Product life cycle, Budget for relaunch and marketing campaign, Marketing Strategies (2 conventional & 2 unconventional), SWOT analysis.

2) Facebook, Radio & Newspaper campaigns

3) Make STP and make Competitive Analysis based on your STP

Submission deadline: 12:45PM

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Audi e-tron 55: The Future of Luxury Electric SUVs

₹1.25 Cr The Audi e-tron 55 Technology is a prime example of Audi’s vision for the future of luxury electric mobility. Offering a blend of premium design, state-of-the-art technology, and robust performance, this SUV caters to those seeking a sustainable yet luxurious lifestyle. Below, we provide a deeper analysis of its key aspects: Performance and Drive Electric Motor and Battery Motor…