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Why am I not surprised that the Americans are demanding all these electronic nanny devices?! [emoji57]They keep upping the standards of the NCAP in recent years to try and bring them more in line with the very stringent American regulations.
As a result some manufacturers are missing the 5 star top spots and falling short with the odd 4 start rating.
A fair comparison for the tipo in this instance is all the other cars tested in 2016 under the same tests and standards. And in those instances it still doesn't perform well 3rd worst of all the cars tested under the 2016 standards.
NCAP is still very relevant to a lot of people as they are independent of the manufacturers making them more trustworthy then just taking the manufacturers word for it that their car is safer.
Safety costs money and a lot of points are awarded for safety devices and technology, a cheap car like the tipo is not going to be lavished with gadgets as proven by its score and the need to buy an extra package to up the safety rating by an extra star.
In essence you will get what you pay for and the tipo is cheap for its sector so I wouldn't expect it to score brilliantly.
People are prepared to sacrifice on safety just to buy an brand new car they can afford as the likes of Dacia have proven and fiat have cottoned on to with the tipo.
They have made the tipo available to the uk market but it was never really meant for us and in the market it was made for safety is not as high a priority.
I wouldn't go as far as to say that you're sacrificing safety in order to save money: I don't know about all the Suzukis, etc that aren't scoring top marks, but certainly the Tipo performs well in the actual crash tests, it just isn't stuffed full of driver aids. I know I'm not alone in this, but personally, I don't agree with relying on all the electronic safety nets to keep you out of trouble.
I think it must just have been a problem with your browser. I just had a very quick check of the site on my phone, and it works fine. I don't get why you have to download the reports as PDF files though tbh.the drop down that kept appearing only had @20 vehicles..
there must be another section / list of results..??
as I said - far from user friendly..:shakehead: