Thumbs down for Dacia Duster in latest Euro crash test

09.03.11

Brussels - The cheaply-priced Dacia Duster off-means vehicle was poorly rated in the latest Euro NCAP blast test that also included other cars such as the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the BMW X1, the Hyundai ix20, the Nissan Juke and the Mitsubishi ASX.

The Dacia Duster was rated with only three of a viable five stars with the testers penalising the producer on passenger safety, specifically in the side barrier impact. Screen of the driver's chest was rated as faded because of dummy readings of rib compression. Care against whiplash injuries in the effect come what may of a rear-end collision was rated as disputable. On safety assistance systems the testers rated the Duster with only 29 per cent.

'It is disconcerting that a mother company like Renault does not give shelter the same priority in Dacia cars as it does in cars sold under its own brand name,' the Euro NCAP said in a also pressurize statement.

In contrast the electrifying Mitsubishi i-MiEV was rated with 86 per cent on safe keeping assistance systems with ESP as paragon. It received a total of four stars. The testers also lauded solid pedestrian and child resident protection.

Source: Monsters and Critics.com

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