Toyota Aygo falder bagud på sikkerhed

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Toyotas city-nipper formår bare tre stjerner i Euro NCAP test, sammen med Peugeot 107 og Citroen C1. Toyota Aygo og sin søster biler, Peugeot 107 og Citroen C1, har optrådt dårligt i den seneste runde af Euro NCAP crashtest, bliver tildelt bare tre stjerner.
Trods den nuværende model bliver en Renault version af en bil, der oprindeligt blev scoret fire stjerner ved sin udgivelse i 2005, kunne Toyota gennemføre den seneste udvikling i passagerernes sikkerhed.
Foruroligende, scoret at Aygo tre stjerner kun fordi det blev testet med et antal yderligere elementer, ikke aktuelt tilgængelige, som Toyota har lovet at medtage på kunder biler fra juli 2013. Uden dem, ville bilen have scoret betydeligt værre.
Disse elementer omfatter side thorax airbags, side hoved curtain airbags, elektronisk stabilitetskontrol, passager sikkerhedssele påmindelse og ISOFIX bagpå yderste sæder.
Vores testprotokoller har udviklet sig betydeligt i de seneste par år. Var at se, at nogle producenter fortsat tilbyde populære bedste sælgere uden at foretage de nødvendige trinvise opdateringer til sikkerhed, sagde Dr. Michiel Van Ratingen, Euro NCAP generalsekretær.

Toyotas city-nipper manages just three stars in Euro NCAP tests, alongside Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1. The Toyota Aygo and its sister cars, the Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1, have performed poorly in the latest round of Euro NCAP crash tests, being awarded just three stars.
Despite the current model being a facelifted version of a car that originally scored four stars upon its release in 2005, Toyota has failed to implement the latest developments in passenger safety.
Worryingly, the Aygo scored three stars only because it was tested with a number of additional items, not currently available, which Toyota has pledged to include on customers cars from July 2013. Without them, the car would have scored significantly worse.
These items include side thorax airbags, side head curtain airbags, electronic stability control, passenger seatbelt reminder and ISOFIX rear outboard seats.
Our test protocols have evolved significantly over the past few years. Were seeing that some manufacturers continue to offer popular best sellers without making the necessary incremental updates to safety, said Dr Michiel Van Ratingen, Euro NCAP secretary general.