Catastrophic crash test for the Ford Mustang – VG

The european biltestorganet EuroNCAP traps a merciless indictment of Ford’s prestisjeprosjekt in Europe, the Ford Mustang

the Analyses of the data from the kollisjonstestene shows that although the passenger compartment remained stable in the frontkollisjonen, was not the air bag in front of the driver able to prevent the head of testdukken from hitting the steering wheel. Also testdukken on the passenger side “bottomed” the airbag and hit the dashboard.

the rear Passengers slid under the seatbelt, and a barnedukke set too low to get the protection of kollisjonsgardinen. The character for the protection of children is the startling weak.

Ford Mustang thus comes very badly out in the fresh krasjtesten from EuroNCAP, with only two of the five possible star – a + almost all the stuff with flying colors today.

“Taken in bed”

the Car has received the maximum score in the united STATES.

But the tests reveal that the european model is far worse equipped than the calculated in the domestic market, according to the EuroNCAP (here is the test of the Ford Mustang, external link).

– Ford did not expect that we should test the Mustang in Europe, and failed, therefore, to equip it with security technology that is standard in the us market, and available for other Ford models for that matter, ” says Michiel van Ratingen, secretary general of EuroNCAP.

such An attitude to security should worry about Ford customers, whether they buy an american muskelbil or a normal family car, ” continues van Ratingen.

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Worried about

EuroNCAP is concerned for the safety of both drivers and passengers, adults as children, and critical to the safety equipment that comes standard on most european cars, is totally absent in the american muskelbilen.

the Test clearly shows that the american-built Mustang is designed for a completely different testregime than the european. Us NHTSA gives the car a maximum score of five stars in all categories.

the Car sold in the united STATES are only modified minimally to suit the european requirements. In addition, kollisjonsvarsling of one reason or another, removed on european cars.

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Comes a better version

Ford says that an updated Mustang coming on the market later in the year, with pre-collision assist and automatic filholder as standard. EuroNCAP plan to test the new model when it is available on the market.

We appreciate all of the improvements, and look forward to posting new test results for the Mustang. But it takes probably more fundamental changes to achieve better results. We therefore hope Ford makes the necessary investments to get the Mustang up at a european level, concludes van Ratingen.

Here you will find detailed results and can compare the Mustang with other sports cars that were tested earlier.

There are few sports cars that has been tested by EuroNCAP.

Cio Anne Away in the Ford says to VG that there is a two year old model that is tested. Ford are asking questions about why this is being tested now, and not when it came on the market.

– the Result would probably have been be different if the car had been tested in 2015, because in the meantime introducing more stringent criteria, among other things for the children in the car. Our car is a sports car that is not designed for child seats in the rear. Moreover, it is the now a new model on the way in, ” she says.

Ford Motor Norway has the following comments to the test:

• the Mustang is a safe car, equipped with advanced security features and a body made to handle the power that occurs in a collision.

• Security is the main priority in the development of our cars.

• The overall Euro NCAP result is based on 4 areas, with a strong focus sikkerhetsegenskapene in a family car and the special førerassistansesystemer, which are usually not part of the standard equipment on cars in sportsbilklassen – that Mustang is the part of.

• Mustang has delivered impressive security outcomes in other parts of the world, including a 5* score in the u.s. NHTSA NCAP tests, as well as a good american IIHS safety rating.

• Ford is working continuously with improvements with regard to car safety, and customers in Europe who order a Mustang after september 2017 will receive an updated version equipped with a collision avoidance system with fotgjengeroppdagelse, avstandsvarsling with automatic braking and filskiftevarsler.

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