There’s genuinely no way a VW Up or the Aygo could have a superior body structure to the Panda. Especially the Curry’s-car which predates the latest Panda.
Euro NCAP are failing the public by not going into more detail about body structure, forces, and differentiating it from safety equipment and having a general safety stance in each car category. A 5 star city car is NOT the same guarantee as a 5 star Range Rover.
It sickens me how they try to throw the Panda, number on car in its class in Europe, off with these silly and poorly positioned arguments.
I’d say the biggest issue with the Panda and all other small cars is how high it lifts off the ground on a crash. Every other city car is the same. Yet no comment on it.
What a waste of whoever funds it’s money.