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petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
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Euro Ncap results
Five Stars
AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING (standard on all models) Systems avoided collisions.
Peter
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 3rd Mar 2017 3:02 pm |
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DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 4401
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It looks an incredibly strong car 
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| 3rd Mar 2017 3:13 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23866
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Presumably much better for pedestrian safety than the D3/4? 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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| 3rd Mar 2017 3:17 pm |
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petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1135
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The AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING will give pedestrians an extra layer of safety.
Plus the D5's beautiful curves of course  Peter
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| 3rd Mar 2017 3:22 pm |
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jeepmadmike
Member Since: 18 Jan 2014
Location: Devon
Posts: 270
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Drivers airbag has got a smiley face!
Joking aside, strong wagon MY14 post man pat van
70series land cruiser
1947 willys jeep
Hobby 670 motor home
And lots of other stuff in my shed, on my driveway or abandoned in the village
Several VW T5's
Mitsubishi outlander
And a Suzuki X90... Only drive that at night
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| 3rd Mar 2017 9:11 pm |
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Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
Posts: 12319
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Pretty impressive results Cheers Ian
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| 3rd Mar 2017 10:16 pm |
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Tanglewood
Member Since: 27 Feb 2011
Location: Wilts
Posts: 1376
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DigitalJunior wrote:It looks an incredibly strong car
Agreed. Even the side pole test wasn't that invasive.
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| 3rd Mar 2017 10:22 pm |
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petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1135
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Some info on AEB [AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING (standard on all models)] and pedestrian safety.
"One major factor that influences pedestrian injury outcome during a collision is the vehicle speed at the point of impact. An increasing number of vehicle manufacturers are offering systems which are able to bring the car to a safe halt before a pedestrian is struck or which can at least reduce the speed of the collision.
Euro NCAP tests three crossing scenarios, all of which would result in a fatal collision between the car and the pedestrian if the AEB system did not intervene: an adult runs from the driver’s side of the vehicle; an adult walks from the passenger’s side (two tests are done for this scenario); and a child runs from between parked cars on the passenger’s side.
These tests represent critical situations that often result in pedestrian casualties in the real world. Cars that perform well can be expected to have a significantly reduced risk of pedestrian accidents in real world driving. In many instances, AEB Pedestrian technology may not be able to completely avoid the collision. For this reason, Euro NCAP only rewards the technology if the pedestrian impact tests show that the car has a forgiving front design." Peter
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| 4th Mar 2017 7:14 am |
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Erea
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Munster
Posts: 1509
  
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That is one seriously strong Discovery. I wonder if the Discovery 3 Ncap tests were at the same speed as it didn't move as much during the Side mobile barrier test. The Discovery 5 is pushed sideways a lot and rolls a lot and looks as if it could go over on its side, but in the below test from 2006 the Discovery 3 barely moves at all.
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| 10th Mar 2017 2:12 pm |
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jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
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That is because it is crushing badly and that is not good!!
Probably one of the reasons for it's lower rating.
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| 10th Mar 2017 3:11 pm |
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Erea
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Munster
Posts: 1509
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Oh don't get me wrong, I understand the 5 is far safer than a 3. But in the side impact, I presume stimulating being T boned by another car, the D5 is bounced around and the passengers get fired around a lot where as in the D3 it just absorbs the blow with a small amount of side movement. Without seeing the G forces on the passengers in both, it looks as if being T boned in the D3 is a lot calmer for the passengers. Of course it isn't comparing like for like as the D3 is far heavier and the test could have changed over the past 9 years i.e. The forces the sledge inflicts, weight and speed of sledge could be different. The slide into the pillar has changed as the car now slides at an angle so they cant be compared at all.
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| 10th Mar 2017 3:52 pm |
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jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
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I understand what you are saying but in the D3 video it looks the the car is being badly deformed and the door is being pushed into the passenger compartment?
Not sure which is worse being pushed around or having a door pushed into me!
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| 10th Mar 2017 3:58 pm |
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petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1135
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Better for wife ..... dead husband & repairable car perhaps? Peter
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| 10th Mar 2017 4:01 pm |
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jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
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| 10th Mar 2017 4:03 pm |
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