For a long time, there has been an inherent bias in the automotive industry that MPVs are inherently weaker than sedans and SUVs in terms of safety because they pursue flexibility and practicality in the interior space. In particular, the engine compartment and trunk design have relatively little room for collapse in the event of an impact, so the impact on the occupants of the car will be greater.
This statement seems to be reasonable, but it ignores technological progress and the continuous improvement of the car manufacturing technology of leading car brands. Admittedly, some MPV models are secretive about their safety, and only a handful of MPV models currently on sale, especially pure electric MPV models, have openly undergone C-NCAP testing. Because there are too many uncontrollable random factors, once an "accidental" accident occurs, it will seriously affect word of mouth.
The courage to openly face the most stringent challenges is not only the strength of an MPV, but also reflects the confidence and attitude of the car maker. Recently, LEVC's newly launched pure electric high-end MPV, the L380, successfully completed a public frontal collision internal test, demonstrating Geely LEVC's hard core strength in the field of pure electric MPV safety, and also reassuring consumers who pay attention to this car.
In this test, LEVC selected the most common and difficult frontal crash test item for MPVs (100% rigid barrier positive collision), and the score evaluation rules refer to the 2021 version of the C-NCAP regulations. According to the data of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the length, width and height of L380 have reached 5316/1998/1940mm respectively, and the maximum curb weight is as high as 3730kg. In a frontal collision scenario, the L380's collision energy is equivalent to about 1.32 times that of a large sedan and about 1.21 times that of a large SUV, which obviously increases the difficulty of the test. As a result, the L380 successfully "broke through", including 31 on-site real-time detection points such as occupant injury, vehicle structure, high-voltage system, and restraint system, and successfully completed the frontal crash test with excellent performance.
The LEVCL380 is based on the world's first space-oriented pure electric architecture SOA, with a cabin yield of up to 75%, just like the inspiration for its A380 large aircraft, aiming to create a land Airbus-like driving experience for users. However, due to the ultra-high cabin yield, the space of the collapse design is only 70% of that of medium and large cars, which puts forward more stringent requirements for the energy absorption efficiency and accuracy of structural collisions. However, based on Geely's global safety development system, the L380 has been "epic" strengthened in three aspects: body structure, three-electric layout, and pedestrian protection.
L380 has a unique "three-stage energy absorption" design in the body structure, which can absorb collision energy in an orderly deformation, and the front and rear strength is divided into gradients, and the direction of crushing deformation is accurate. Combined with the ultra-high proportion of high-strength steel, as well as the use of "high and low voltage center" design on the three-electric system, and the innovative design of placing high and low voltage risk components in the cockpit area with the same safety protection level as the occupants, the ultra-high safety factor is realized, and there is enough confidence to openly challenge the rigorous crash test.
In fact, safety is the most uncompromising point in LEVC's car-making concept, and the Geely system has given LEVC its innate safety genes, which are not limited to a single standard, but a global standard, or even a "Geely-style hell standard", so as to create a truly "Airbus-level safety" for the L380.