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simonej
Member Since: 24 Aug 2014
Location: Wakefield
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Are we really to believe that a 1.3 tonne Prius is safer in an accident than a 2.5 tonne Disco 5?! I'm sure if you plant it into a tree that may be the case but in almost all other cases it must be better being in such a heavy vehicle?
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 30th Mar 2017 5:06 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23866
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Pedestrian safety is included in the overall rating. Possibly that's what marks the D5 down.
In the real world of smashing into other vehicles, street furniture, walls etc. I reckon the interior of the D4 is still a good place to be. Not so if you're a pedestrian hit by one though. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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| 30th Mar 2017 5:10 pm |
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anglefire
Member Since: 09 Mar 2010
Location: In the Club House
Posts: 4180
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It will no doubt include pedestrian safety. D5 is a big old bus at the front - I don't know if it has active pedestrian safety features, which would help it. Mark.
2006, D3 SE Auto - gone but not forgotten.
2014 BMW 530d M Sport Tourer.
1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500
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| 30th Mar 2017 5:15 pm |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13609
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Another pointless article. The Kia Niro gets a better score than the D5 (and the Tiguan which is pretty much right up there in the safety stakes). The Kia requires an optional safety pack to be added to get from 4 stars to 5 stars.
So an inherently safe car is less safe than an optionally safe car? Right, ok. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
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| 30th Mar 2017 5:23 pm |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13609
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For those interested in such things:
Kia's score:
http://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards...hnologies=
Discovery and FFRR scores:
http://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards...hnologies= Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
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| 30th Mar 2017 5:32 pm |
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RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
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Wasn't there an article somewhere on how the D5 had struggled a bit on one of the tests? side impact i seem to recall? Maybe that knocked it down a bit too MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
Current RR L460 PHEV
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| 30th Mar 2017 7:45 pm |
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RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
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The Land Rover Discovery scored highly enough to merit a five-star rating, but not without problems. In the frontal offset test, the driver airbag bottomed out owing to insufficient pressure and, in the side barrier test, the driver’s door became unlatched.
Euro NCAP’s Secretary General, Michiel van Ratingen, said, “Jaguar Land Rover has an ambitious programme of new model releases in the coming years. We hope that this challenging schedule and tight development times do not compromise the safety of the vehicles offered, and we hope that they will take our findings onboard”. MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
Current RR L460 PHEV
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| 30th Mar 2017 7:47 pm |
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J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6272
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For some reason the D5 doesn't feature the pedestrian airbag as fitted to the DS, I thought I would be standard role out across the range.
I'll take my chances in the D5 when it comes to a collision. 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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| 31st Mar 2017 2:06 pm |
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