Chrysler Voyager NCAP shocker!

colm_mcm

(In case you were thinking of buying one...)


Don't drive it or get by hit by it - but you're OK if you're a kid in the back
Euro NCAP has released the results of its latest round of testing, with the Chrysler Voyager MPV, tested in UK-specification right-hand drive, coming out as the worst-performing vehicle by some margin.

The Voyager achieved just two stars, with a 'strikethrough' symbol to indicate areas of serious concern for overall adult protection, and no stars at all for pedestrian protection: it did score four for child protection, though.

A statement from Euro NCAP today said: 'We are shocked to find that certain manufacturers are still ignoring (our) call for stronger safety measures in family cars. An MPV, the Chrysler Voyager has again been awarded a poor safety score of two stars with the last star struck through, seven years after it originally received a two-star result& the Voyager's results also indicated an unacceptably high risk of serious or fatal injury.'

BrianD3

Yes it is a terrible result for a car on sale in 2007. Compare the figures to those of the new Ford Galaxy eg the accelerator rearward displacment in the front impact:
Galaxy 8 mm
Voyager 288 mm :eek:

Interesting to see that the LHD Voyager performs much better than the RHD (EuroNCAP tested a RHD one)

colm_mcm

Chevrolet Aveo also had woeful result. Americans obviously don't take safety as seriously as us!

richardsheil

Ya spoon

Chevrolet Aveo is Korean

colm_mcm

Er. Chevrolet is American. They're more than rebadged Daewwoos dontcha know?

zilog_jones

The Aveo is made by GM Daewoo in South Korea, and is based on the old Daewoo Kalos platform. What's American about that?

dingding

Its NCAP rating.

crosstownk

zilog_jones wrote:

The Aveo is made by GM Daewoo in South Korea, and is based on the old Daewoo Kalos platform. What's American about that?

Are GM not based in Detroit? Do they not have any control in the design process? Why did they bother to buy the Daewoo brand and not bother to 'up' the standard? Maybe things will improve in the future - hopefully!

But the poor NCAP rating for the Voyager is quite shocking, tbh.

mike65

The Mark1 RHD Voyager was the worst in class when first tested back in 1998-ish so they seem not to have learned a thing.

Mike.

Hotwheels

two stars that's bad
I had a Chevrolet estate last year for two weeks as a replacement car, it was not a safe place to be....

when it comes to buying cars the first port of call should be the Euro NCAP page..after all you spend a fair amount of time in them, so might as well be safe

richardsheil

Er. Chevrolet is American. They're more than rebadged Daewwoos dontcha know


What a laugh!. They change the badges one year and they convince people.

What nonsense

unkel

mike65 wrote:

The Mark1 RHD Voyager was the worst in class when first tested back in 1998-ish so they seem not to have learned a thing

That's right. Back then the whole MPV thing was only starting here and I remember "clarksoning" a few well-to-do people with the test result

colm_mcm

richardsheil wrote:

Er. Chevrolet is American. They're more than rebadged Daewwoos dontcha know


What a laugh!. They change the badges one year and they convince people.

What nonsense

maybe i should have included a :rolleyes:

MCMLXXXIII

richardsheil wrote:

Er. Chevrolet is American. They're more than rebadged Daewwoos dontcha know


What a laugh!. They change the badges one year and they convince people.

What nonsense

Seriously though...American companies have never made any money on small cars - ever.

GM owns Daewoo and sends managers from Detroit to S Korea to watch over the design and production processes and then send the cars all over the world. That way, the cars are cheaply produced (quality and pricewise) with different badges sharing the cost - plus GM has no long-term obligations and can pull out without any penalty.

It's the same thing that Ford does with Mazda in Japan and that Chrysler is starting to do with Cherry of China.

E92

GM is the crowd that control everything from Daewoos to Cadillacs.

GM Daewoo is the name of the company that was established when GM bought Daewoo after they had no money.

So GM Daewoo is indeed Korean. GM is of course American.

bazz26

Ah! Zombie thread.

unkel

bazz26 wrote:

Ah! Zombie thread.

Indeed!