Euro NCAP Ratings of cars sold in India

Guite · 29th March 2014, 08:31

Vento being 3 box version of Polo, can it be said that Vento will have same NCAP rating as the Polo?

Is the Linea derived from Punto- body shell, platform etc? If yes, can it be said that Linea will achieve same safety rating as Punto?

a4anurag · 29th March 2014, 08:51

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Originally Posted by Guite

Vento being 3 box version of Polo, can it be said that Vento will have same NCAP rating as the Polo?

Is the Linea derived from Punto- body shell, platform etc? If yes, can it be said that Linea will achieve same safety rating as Punto?

I guess the Vento would be getting a notch better than the Polo as it is better built, same applies for the Linea.

I would not use 'same' here in comparison but 'similar' would be better sounding.

Anurag.

Lobogris · 3rd November 2014, 23:04

We have confirmation from Volkswagen that their cars are identical:

"A Volkswagen spokesperson said its cars made in India at its Chakan facility are “identical in build quality” and structural integrity parameters in comparison to cars rolling out of its other facilities across the world."

http://www.financialexpress.com/news...body/1302270/2

Hence, if we accept this statement. we can conclude that at least Volkswagen cars models made at Chakan would do equally well in crash tests apart from the possible lack of side and curtain airbags and ESP.

v.anand · 3rd November 2014, 23:27

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Originally Posted by a4anurag

I guess the Vento would be getting a notch better than the Polo as it is better built

If you compare Polo and Vento on a one to one, definitely Polo is better built. Vento is a stretched derivative of Polo engineered in Russia/India whereas Polo is totally German derived. Just feel the boot doors of the two cars and the difference is visible. Vento too has been tested for NCAP IIRC and has passed in flying colours but Polo is better.

As for Punto, there is difference in structure between European version and South American/Indian ones, I don't know whether both have been tested for NCAP. Linea is Punto South American platform developed in Turkey.

amolbh · 2nd January 2015, 19:19

The European Suzuki Celerio was crash-tested and has scored a meagre 3 stars out of a possible 5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9gQqmVKMiE

Official site:
http://www.euroncap.com/results/suzuki/celerio/581.aspx

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Guite BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Noida, NCR Posts: 733 Thanked: 630 Times	Re: Euro NCAP Ratings of cars sold in India Vento being 3 box version of Polo, can it be said that Vento will have same NCAP rating as the Polo? Is the Linea derived from Punto- body shell, platform etc? If yes, can it be said that Linea will achieve same safety rating as Punto?
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Lobogris BHPian Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: DEL, SFO Posts: 901 Thanked: 2,838 Times	Re: Euro NCAP Ratings of cars sold in India We have confirmation from Volkswagen that their cars are identical: "A Volkswagen spokesperson said its cars made in India at its Chakan facility are “identical in build quality” and structural integrity parameters in comparison to cars rolling out of its other facilities across the world." http://www.financialexpress.com/news...body/1302270/2 Hence, if we accept this statement. we can conclude that at least Volkswagen cars models made at Chakan would do equally well in crash tests apart from the possible lack of side and curtain airbags and ESP.
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