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Old 05-17-15, 03:41 PM
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I just think that before we "conclude" that the MB system is inferior because it did not stop in time, we need to make sure the proper packages were included in the test vehicle. You cannot blindly say that the MB system is inferior based on magazine tests when you do not know what the car is equipped with
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Article is now published on AMS.de... they used best system available for each vehicle. It would have been crazy to expect of them to gimp MB.

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And results show that we should never trust acronyms and PR to determine how effective some car system is...

- Subaru was the best system with low amount of false warnings and always stopping.
- Volvo was right behind it - it would sometimes shut off on its own and it hit the dummies but with much smaller force..
- Nissan was the worst of them all. C class right behind Nissan.
- C class had €2500 optional package which included all of the safety tech... together with base system, thats €2800 total.
- Mini was decent overall, and VW up was limited since it uses laser than sees only 10m ahead.


All in all, it is quite surprising that new MB system performs so poorly... we already knew that Subaru works well. In Japanese JNCAP testing, new cheap Toyota system ($300) scored as good as Subaru - thats pretty exciting, cant wait to see more tests in the future... this just proves how needed they are. Customers right now have no idea what they are actually getting.
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