As we all know, due to the relatively long history of automobile development in Europe and the United States, so in many supporting facilities and infrastructure will stand at the forefront of the world, although China's automobile industry is developing at a high speed, and even in some areas has reached the world-class level, but China's automobile industry is only a few decades, some details will have a certain gap.
Recently, the european famous crash testing agency E-NCAP released the 2021 annual best model, through the model of adult occupants, child occupants, pedestrian protection, safety assistance four major items of weighted calculation and the best model, the purpose of which is to enhance consumers' awareness of mainstream products in the automobile market, the second is to promote automakers to strengthen the safety of the vehicle itself, comprehensively improve the level of vehicle safety.
The best models of the 2021 E-NCAP are: Mercedes-Benz EQS, Skoda ENYAQ iV, overseas version of Skoda Jingrui, Toyota YARiS Cross and overseas version of Nissan Qashqai.
At present, in addition to the Skoda ENYAQ iV, Mercedes-Benz EQS has just been listed in China, and Qashqai is still selling the previous generation model, while Jingrui and YARIs have also been sold in China and have a certain chance of being reintroduced.
Although the overseas situation does not fully represent the performance of the country, we can see the basic strength of the model to a certain extent.
The crash test of the million-level luxury car naturally does not need to worry much, after the collision, the dummy's torso and knees have better protection, and the equipment of the central airbag effectively prevents passengers from being injured twice. At the same time, the vehicle is equipped with an active alarm system, which actively sends an alarm to the emergency department after the accident and contacts the driver at the first time.
The AEB system performed well during testing, whether it was a forward vehicle bias warning or a contraverse vehicle warning. The active braking system can also easily detect other road participants, such as pedestrians and cyclists, and can be identified, so it can be said that the Mercedes-Benz EQS is the current benchmark product.
ENYAQ iV is Costa's first vehicle based on the MEB platform, which combines the practicality of the SUV and the handling of the car, in addition to having a good space performance, but also has excellent handling performance, coupled with the excellent performance of this test, the strength of ENYAQ iV should not be underestimated.
Judging from the crash test results, the car can effectively protect the occupants in the car, and the torso, head and other positions perform well. In terms of child protection, child safety seats are equipped in all positions of the car, and can effectively help the driver understand the status of the airbags, which will be a plus for this more practical model.
In terms of safety assist score, the Skoda ENYAQ iV is even higher than the Mercedes-Benz EQS, mainly because the AEB system will have excellent performance in the anti-collision function, and the vehicle can identify the local speed limit through the camera, combined with the price of the ENYAQ iV, the overall score will be slightly higher.
At present, domestic Skoda is struggling to support sales with fuel vehicles, and it is urgent to need a new energy vehicle to open the situation, and ENYAQ iV is believed to become Skoda's breakthrough car in China.
First of all, it has Skoda's consistent practical orientation, based on the MEB architecture, it can also follow the volkswagen's consistent cost advantage, as long as the price is reasonable after entering China, I believe it will still attract some buyers.
Due to cost constraints, in the frontal bias collision, the driver's chest and the legs of the occupants did not achieve the best results, but the overall performance was still superior. In terms of pedestrian protection, since the vehicle A-pillar is a relatively strong point for the vehicle, it is not particularly friendly to the pedestrian head performance, and there is no active cover cushioning, which will score slightly lower.
The AEB system will perform slightly worse for people crossing the road, cyclists and pedestrians crossing the road when turning, which is also a missing point in the safety protection of Jingrui pedestrians. But you know, Skoda Jingrui is an entry-level economic sedan, the price is significantly lower than the above two, and combined with its actual performance, jingrui shortlisted for the best model in 2021 is not surprising.
Jingrui has stopped production in China, as the car buying group becomes younger and younger, Skoda is also expected to re-introduce a new generation of Jingrui, once again competing with domestic small cars, especially the mainstream models led by Honda Fit, Toyota Zhixuan, and Volkswagen POLO. After the introduction, if the new Crystal Sharp can maintain the original taste, I believe that it can impress the users who just need to be transported in terms of product strength.
The YARiS Cross is a crossover released by Toyota in April 2020 specifically designed for European users, based on the Toyota TNGA GA-B architecture, and the overall size is smaller than the C-HR. Judging from the crash test results, the car's instrument panel has a certain risk of injury to the knees and thighs of the occupants. In bias variability collisions, the driver chest score is only moderate.
However, the YARiS Cross has an airbag in the center of the vehicle that mitigates interference between occupants in the event of a lateral collision. At the same time, for pedestrians, the YARiS Cross bumper has a good effect on the legs and waist of pedestrians. The AEB system is also a good response for pedestrians and cyclists, mitigating damage from collisions in most test scenarios.
The professor believes that the probability of YARiS Cross being introduced into China is extremely high. At present, Fenglanda has been listed, Corolla Ruifang will follow closely behind, if the introduction of YARiS Cross, Toyota will complete the coverage of most of the SUV camp market segments, up to the Highlander, RAV4, down to the Fenglanda, C-HR, plus YARiS Cross, every age group, every price range will have a corresponding product response. Referring to the pricing price of Fenglanda 12.58-16.98 million, it is believed that the entry price of YARiS Cross will enter within 100,000.
Compared with the flamboyant C-HR, the YARiS Cross has more practicality and low profile, just like the hatchback version of YARiS, which is a crossover model for young families, and the more pragmatic shape is more affinity than C-HR. However, the overseas version of yaRiS Cross uses a combination of 1.3L three-cylinder gasoline and 1.3L hybrid, I don't know which combination will be used after entering China?
It is worth noting here that the E-NCAP test is the latest Qashqai, not the domestic version on sale, but the current Qashqai has been listed for many years, if there is no accident, Nissan will introduce a new Qashqai into domestic sales this year.
Back to the point, in the frontal offset crash test, both crew members in the front row achieved excellent results, but in the full width of the rigid barrier collision, the chest performance of the rear passengers was not ideal. Similarly, Qashqai also set up an airbag between the front passengers to ensure that the occupants protect their heads in the event of a side collision and will not cause secondary injuries due to mutual interference between the two.
For pedestrian protection, the Qashqai is better for the head and legs of pedestrians, but the position of the waist may be subject to the reasons for the front of the car, the overall performance is uneven, and the performance near the light group will be slightly lower. The AEB system responds well to other road participants and is effective in identifying and avoiding collisions in almost all situations, along with Nissan's latest L2-level driver assistance systems, particularly the Lane Keeping System, which scored a perfect score in the E-NCAP test.
The professor's old fans all know that the professor often shares some foreign test results, and there are more friends in the background who will leave a message: What is the use of this for us in China? Domestic and foreign vehicles are different.
In fact, compared with foreign vehicles sold in China, manufacturers have not been treated differently as before, in this network is so developed, people have such strict requirements for vehicles in the environment, if there is still a situation of "cutting corners", it will be a devastating blow for the brand, especially in terms of vehicle structure related to personal safety.
In addition, crash tests are also helpful for improving the cognitive ability of Chinese consumers and the professionalism of evaluation agencies. I don't know if you have found that in general, you will only pay attention to the rating of the vehicle, and will not pay attention to the specific score of the vehicle, and even many evaluation agencies have not published specific data information at all, only give the rating level.
Individual collision data published by iiHS in the United States
In contrast, E-NCAP or IIHS and other crash test institutions in the United States, they will be published in more detail on the official website, and the results of each collision on the dummy injury, the fixed form of the vehicle child safety seat, and the results of various tests on the safety of pedestrian protection will be published in detail, and the overall credibility and objectivity will be stronger.
The professor does not mean that the foreign moon must be round, but there are many experiences worth learning from foreign countries, just as the so-called master yi long skills to control the yi, in the details of the collision test optimization, our country does have something worth improving.
In addition, in the E-NCAP crash test, it can be found that more and more models abroad have begun to be equipped with central airbags, and at present, there do not seem to be many models in China that will be equipped with this configuration to prevent secondary injuries. The professor hopes that manufacturers will pay attention to this safety equipment, after all, more equipment, in the event of an accident, there will be more chances of survival.
Foreign evaluation standards are also worth studying, especially professional media, and they need to know that they have some knowledge of this aspect. For example, the distance of the instrument panel after the collision, the strength of the touch dummy, the speed, the degree of bending of the A-pillar, etc., all the scoring criteria should be made public through a simple, intuitive, and easy-to-read introduction, so that ordinary consumers can also have a clear understanding of the damage to the vehicle and the score, rather than a simple score.
Taking C-NCAP as an example, in the current crash results released by C-NCAP, occupant protection, pedestrian protection and active safety will have scores published, but there is a lack of detailed introduction, and there is no clear description of the injury of each crash test dummy, the injury of the front of the car to different parts of the pedestrian protection, and the specific scoring standards are not reflected, which the professor believes that there is room for improvement.
Compared with C-NCAP, Zhongbao Research Institute is more simple and rude, directly announcing the score of the vehicle, although it is divided into G, M, A, P four levels according to different scores, but the specific data cannot be reflected in the "Auto Safety Index Query".
However, the 25% bias collision is the star project of China Insurance Research Institute, this test makes many car companies work body structure and steel, after all, the results are ugly, which directly affects the sales of models and also affects corporate profits. But still that sentence, I hope that the China Insurance Research Institute can publish more professional data during the test, and even directly refer to the US IIHS standard, so as to play a whipping role in improving the safety level of vehicles.
In reality, the accident is far more than the "simple" of various items on the test field, we can set the score obtained on the test field as the "minimum standard", if even the minimum standard can not get an excellent score, then the value of the vehicle is not worth buying, it is debatable. At the same time, the scoring standards and publication methods of foreign crash testing institutions are worth learning, which can simply and effectively help users understand the detailed safety performance of vehicles, and also improve the national awareness of vehicle safety, killing two birds with one stone.