Nissan Tsuru vs Versa Crash Test
11-01-16, 11:28 AM
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Nissan Tsuru vs Versa Crash Test
Saw this on Motor Trend today and thought it was worth posting.
http://www.motortrend.com/news/watch...rt-crash-test/
http://www.motortrend.com/news/watch...rt-crash-test/
11-01-16, 06:37 PM
#2
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Interesting video, but you mean to say Nissan still has a 25-year-old design still in production? That so called "2015" Tsuru is actually the Sentra that was sold here in the U.S. back in the early 90s. No, I guess it won't compete with a much newer design in crash-safety. 
11-02-16, 06:06 AM
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In this case, although it's true that we have strict crash-standards in this country, I don't think it's a double-standard or different markets as much as the fact that the Tsuru is simply a much older design, and does not benefit from the latest safety technology.
11-02-16, 07:49 AM
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The test confirmed there are huge disparities between safety standards in different regions of the world. In previous tests of the 2016 Versa, Nissan’s least expensive sedan sold in the U.S., IIHS gave it Good ratings in moderate, side, and roof strength tests. Meanwhile, the Nissan Tsuru, Nissan’s least expensive sedan in Mexico, is considered a Zero Star car by the Latin NCAP on a five star scale.
In a statement, Global NCAP Secretary General David Ward called Nissan’s decision to pull the Tsuru from the market “long overdue.”
“Three years ago our partner Latin NCAP crash tested the car and revealed its Zero Star rating,” Ward said in a statement. “It has taken Nissan too long to recognize that selling sub-standard cars is unacceptable.
”The Nissan Tsuru has been involved in more than 4,000 deaths in Mexico between 2007 and 2012, according to the Latin NCAP.
In a statement, Global NCAP Secretary General David Ward called Nissan’s decision to pull the Tsuru from the market “long overdue.”
“Three years ago our partner Latin NCAP crash tested the car and revealed its Zero Star rating,” Ward said in a statement. “It has taken Nissan too long to recognize that selling sub-standard cars is unacceptable.
”The Nissan Tsuru has been involved in more than 4,000 deaths in Mexico between 2007 and 2012, according to the Latin NCAP.
11-02-16, 07:50 AM
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Interesting video, but you mean to say Nissan still has a 25-year-old design still in production? That so called "2015" Tsuru is actually the Sentra that was sold here in the U.S. back in the early 90s. No, I guess it won't compete with a much newer design in crash-safety.
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11-02-16, 10:33 AM
#8
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Pretty incredible thing to watch.
Remember this next time you think any of these carmakers care about your safety lol, they don't. The only reason we have cars as safe as they are in this country is because the US demands it, and American consumers care about safety.
Remember this next time you think any of these carmakers care about your safety lol, they don't. The only reason we have cars as safe as they are in this country is because the US demands it, and American consumers care about safety.
11-02-16, 11:24 AM
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..........and because many American consumers have the money to pay for what all of that safety-equipment costs. Those in other countries often don't.
11-02-16, 11:52 AM
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If you sold that car here for cheap, people would buy it here unsafe as it is too, but we have standards in this country.
You can make a cheap, safe car too.
You can make a cheap, safe car too.
11-03-16, 03:17 AM
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I think you're making the wrong correlation. The link here is more likely between low price and young, inexperienced drivers. Even if the car is pretty safe by current standards, airbags and crumple zones can't totally compensate for determined stupidity.
11-03-16, 04:31 PM
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Yeah automakers sell their old designs in 3rd world countries, its a total cash cow to keep making a design you paid for years ago.
You could buy a brand new VW Beetle(like the 3rd Reich air cooled Beetle) up until 2004 in Mexico. VW sold the Type 2 Bus(first introduced in 1967) all the way until 2013 or 2014 in Brazil.
You could buy a brand new VW Beetle(like the 3rd Reich air cooled Beetle) up until 2004 in Mexico. VW sold the Type 2 Bus(first introduced in 1967) all the way until 2013 or 2014 in Brazil.
11-05-16, 06:30 AM
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And why not? To some extent, the older and simpler the designs, the better they are suited for the Third World. The simpler designs are easier to service and repair in places that might not have up-to-date technicians and equipment.
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