Safest Car Poll

kausu · 27th March 2006, 07:44

i will have to go with the accent!

goldie_malhotra · 27th March 2006, 10:05

a heavy body may not neccesarily translate into the safest ride .... a big misconception among indians again

and nor does braking or body dynamics matter very well, if a truck is coming at you at full speed in a narrow single lane highway (though it is very very useful in all other conditions)

what matters is whether the car is able to absorb all the impact and keep the occupants safe and sound ...

now let us take a look into the all the "accidents-related" threads and recall all our such unfortunate experiences, before we take that decision ...

i hold my vote back till then ...

typeOnegative · 27th March 2006, 10:21

Fiat Petra it is for me. Atleast in that price range. The Indica and the Corsa also are good. That being said, in the end, safety is in the hands of the driver. The NHC, Accent etc also have good standards of safety imho, but somehow have never given me the confidence I get when I sit inside the Petra.

caroholic1 · 27th March 2006, 11:19

I voted for the Baleno......:-)

5u3zEr0 · 27th March 2006, 13:04

Easily the Petra followed by the Corsa.

prkothan · 27th March 2006, 13:15

FIAT Petra for me..because I feel more safer in it.

S@~+#0$# · 27th March 2006, 14:03

I voted for the Corsa, the gauge of metal and glass used here is pretty thick.

mykal shoemaker · 27th March 2006, 15:09

I agree with speedbuster -- the Fiesta is quite high on safety equipments with ABS with electronic brakeforce distribution standard on all variants except the 1.4 Exi. It also has a stiffer chassis and a cross member has been inserted behind the instrument console increasing the rigidity of the structure.

rapideffect · 27th March 2006, 17:27

My vote is for Fiat petra.

hari_rama · 29th March 2006, 20:53

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Originally Posted by mykal shoemaker

I agree with speedbuster -- the Fiesta is quite high on safety equipments with ABS with electronic brakeforce distribution standard on all variants except the 1.4 Exi. It also has a stiffer chassis and a cross member has been inserted behind the instrument console increasing the rigidity of the structure.

Hey the abs & ebd are not standard but optional on fiesta afaik.
Also i think i have seen structural members in other cars too.& also most of these cars are claimed that the engine will go downside & wont be pushed into the cabin.is ther any fact in it??

LandCruiser · 29th March 2006, 22:44

Is the ABS really useful in indian conditions?

.anshuman · 30th March 2006, 00:20

we are not the safety rating agency,how can we know that which one is safest unless we know rhe NCAP rating,voting for fiesta based upon ikon's reputation.

carcrazy2 · 30th March 2006, 01:31

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Among these cars I think the new born Aveo is taking lead its latest safety features like ABS, Dual front airbags, Height adjustable front seatbelts etc....I am surely going for this.[/FONT][/COLOR]

greatDrive · 2nd April 2006, 11:05

Nice to see that people think my car is safest of them all, Petra really gives a feeling of safety when you are inside it.
In its price it has to be on top

Tech · 2nd April 2006, 17:13

Hi All, I saw the new cheeky red bright and colourful vibrant Aveo 1.6 and I must say this car looks very good from outside as well as inside. I did not get a chance to test drive it however I came upon this web site where the Aveo was given a thumb down by the Euro NCAP on 3rd March 2006. This review says that - "the Chevy Aveo was singled out for unacceptably high risk of injury to the driver’s chest". I would not risk buying a car which does not provides proper safety, though the higher end model does have ABS and Airbags etc. So why has this review mentioned so?

http://paultan.org/archives/2006/03/...rom-euro-ncap/

Even Skoda Octavia bear huge damages in collisions - http://www.vv.se/filer/11632/skoda_o...tor_011126.jpg

My current shortlisted cars are Aveo / Ford Fiesta / Honda City ZX / Maruti Swift (for long run).

Any suggestions as I want to put hard earned money to proper use? I did single out Aveo but this European review on the web site has made me think again.

View Poll Results: Which is the safest car amongst these
Accent	5	3.91%
Aveo	15	11.72%
Baleno	6	4.69%
Corsa	7	5.47%
Fiat Petra	47	36.72%
Fiesta	16	12.50%
Indigo	19	14.84%
NHC	13	10.16%
Voters: 128. You may not vote on this poll

27th March 2006, 07:44	#16
kausu BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 55 Thanked: 28 Times	i will have to go with the accent!
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27th March 2006, 10:05	#17
goldie_malhotra BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 757 Thanked: 12 Times	a heavy body may not neccesarily translate into the safest ride .... a big misconception among indians again and nor does braking or body dynamics matter very well, if a truck is coming at you at full speed in a narrow single lane highway (though it is very very useful in all other conditions) what matters is whether the car is able to absorb all the impact and keep the occupants safe and sound ... now let us take a look into the all the "accidents-related" threads and recall all our such unfortunate experiences, before we take that decision ... i hold my vote back till then ...
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27th March 2006, 10:21	#18
typeOnegative Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India Posts: 1,503 Thanked: 27 Times	Fiat Petra it is for me. Atleast in that price range. The Indica and the Corsa also are good. That being said, in the end, safety is in the hands of the driver. The NHC, Accent etc also have good standards of safety imho, but somehow have never given me the confidence I get when I sit inside the Petra.
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27th March 2006, 11:19	#19
caroholic1 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 407 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	I voted for the Baleno......:-)
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27th March 2006, 13:04	#20
5u3zEr0 BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Madras Posts: 379 Thanked: 3 Times	Easily the Petra followed by the Corsa.
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27th March 2006, 13:15	#21
prkothan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: chennai Posts: 180 Thanked: 39 Times	FIAT Petra for me..because I feel more safer in it.
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27th March 2006, 14:03	#22
S@~+#0$# BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 700 Thanked: 42 Times View My Garage	I voted for the Corsa, the gauge of metal and glass used here is pretty thick.
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27th March 2006, 15:09	#23
mykal shoemaker BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 255 Thanked: 58 Times	I agree with speedbuster -- the Fiesta is quite high on safety equipments with ABS with electronic brakeforce distribution standard on all variants except the 1.4 Exi. It also has a stiffer chassis and a cross member has been inserted behind the instrument console increasing the rigidity of the structure.
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27th March 2006, 17:27	#24
rapideffect BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 147 Thanked: 4 Times	My vote is for Fiat petra.
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29th March 2006, 22:44	#26
LandCruiser BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 712 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	Is the ABS really useful in indian conditions?
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30th March 2006, 00:20	#27
.anshuman Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Good-Gaon Posts: 7,763 Thanked: 11,064 Times View My Garage	we are not the safety rating agency,how can we know that which one is safest unless we know rhe NCAP rating,voting for fiesta based upon ikon's reputation.
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30th March 2006, 01:31	#28
carcrazy2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 4 Thanked: 0 Times	Aveo-tHE SAFEST CAR [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Among these cars I think the new born Aveo is taking lead its latest safety features like ABS, Dual front airbags, Height adjustable front seatbelts etc....I am surely going for this.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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2nd April 2006, 11:05	#29
greatDrive BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 547 Thanked: 7 Times	Nice to see that people think my car is safest of them all, Petra really gives a feeling of safety when you are inside it. In its price it has to be on top
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2nd April 2006, 17:13	#30
Tech BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: India Posts: 216 Thanked: 20 Times	Hi All, I saw the new cheeky red bright and colourful vibrant Aveo 1.6 and I must say this car looks very good from outside as well as inside. I did not get a chance to test drive it however I came upon this web site where the Aveo was given a thumb down by the Euro NCAP on 3rd March 2006. This review says that - "the Chevy Aveo was singled out for unacceptably high risk of injury to the driver’s chest". I would not risk buying a car which does not provides proper safety, though the higher end model does have ABS and Airbags etc. So why has this review mentioned so? http://paultan.org/archives/2006/03/...rom-euro-ncap/ Even Skoda Octavia bear huge damages in collisions - http://www.vv.se/filer/11632/skoda_o...tor_011126.jpg My current shortlisted cars are Aveo / Ford Fiesta / Honda City ZX / Maruti Swift (for long run). Any suggestions as I want to put hard earned money to proper use? I did single out Aveo but this European review on the web site has made me think again.
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