US EditionChinese-Made Car Slammed After Shocking Crash Test Failure, Gets Four Stars Anyway
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The latest MG3 city car gets four Euro NCAP stars, but a serious seat collapse raises driver protection concerns.
The MG3 hatchback suffered a serious seat latch failure in Euro NCAP crash testing. The incident prompted Euro NCAP to review its safety assessment process, although the MG3 still scored four stars.
MG 3 suffers serious driver’s seat failure during Euro NCAP crash testing
Euro NCAP, Europe’s leading safety testing organisation, has warned consumers to avoid the MG 3 after it suffered a serious safety failure during crash testing.While it was undergoing the frontal offset crash test, – in which the car is driven front-on into a barrier – the MG 3’s driver’s seat latching mechanism failed, causing the driver’s seat to twist during the impact. This led to a more severe impact on the crash dummy’s right leg, resultin…
When it was put on sale last year, the MG3 Hybrid+ was a revolution due to the 194 hp of its hybrid engine. And that, together with an excellent price quality ratio, has allowed it to achieve great sales: in fact, so far this year and with 6,662 units registered, it is the second vehicle in sales in its segment, only behind the Toyota Yaris, which has registered 10,757 units sold. This urban hybrid of large sales has taken a year to undergo the …
After passing through the hands of EuroNCAP, the new MG 3 suffered a serious failure during the crash test. However, the city car still obtained four stars, while the brand will have to make modifications. [Read more] Want to find the best articles from Frandroid on Google News? You can follow Frandroid on Google News in one click.
Euro NCAP has pointed out a serious flaw during testing of the Chinese MG 3, which nevertheless received a perfectly decent four-star safety rating.
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