If you care about safety, dont buy the the Mk1 of the new smart. They have already said that theyll be redesigning it by the middle of next year. However, in the side pole test, dummy readings of rib compression revealed weak protection against chest injury. Euro NCAP observed also that the pole impactor came extremely close to striking the dummys head. While the dummy readings did not indicate a head impact in this test, Euro NCAP has concerns over the robustness of protection provided by the current seat-mounted head/thorax airbag. Daimler have made a commitment to optimise the protection provided in such impacts by the middle of 2015. Another kick in the balls is, despite them adding the ugly bonnet (hood), the pedestrian upper impact isnt actually that good. euroncap/results/smart/fortwo/579.aspx Yes, the previous cars got a 5 star rating but the new system is more strict.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 07:21:07 +0000