safety question, has anyone found crash data on our cars, I have looked but not found anything
05-02-2005, 08:08 AM
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heres one i found
the test car was an 03 so im not sure of the differences in the equip. if any. the site is crashtest.com<ul><li><a href="http://www.nhtsa.gov/NCAP/Cars/2214.html">http://www.nhtsa.gov/NCAP/Cars/2214.html</a</li></ul>
05-02-2005, 04:33 PM
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Who has the crash video's??? They've been mentioned here before...
There are some non govt tests conducted in Europe, although I can't find a link to then now, but I know that some people here in Audiworld have the crash videos, maybe they will read this thread and post them again.
The only Govt crash test is the US Govt NHTSA test on a 1997 A8. The NHTSA test is a very outdated test, and cars scoring well in it have been known to score poorly in European tests. However the A8 scores spetacularly in it, and there is plenty of evidence to suggest that the A8 is in fact the safect car in the world. The A8 was designed to be safe, it was not an afterthought like many other cars, particularly American cars. I've also read that the A8 is designed to handle higher speed crashes than the standard 35mph govt tests. Most manufacturers design a car to get good results on the govt 35mph tests, however Audi designed the A8 to perform well over a variety or speeds. Aluminum helps achieve this goal, as the different alloys used in the car are selected according to strengths, to create a multi staged crash performance. This is why some people comment that the car didn't crush enough in an accident, as they only had a 35mph collision, and expect the front end to be crushed up to the windshield like other cars do. So it's a complex issue, and standard crash tests will never give the A8 or most Volvo cars the credit they deserve for high speed crash protection, as very few cars are designed for that.
The biggest change in the A8 was the addition of Side Curtain airbags in 2000. Side curtain airbags are an automotive safety milestone, as they protect your head from contact with objects in a side collision, like sport utility bumpers which are often at window height. Side airbags do not offer this type of protection, and therefore would be pointless in a side collision with a tall vehicle.
There have been a few structural reinforcements to the D2 over the years, they occured in 2000, 2001, and 2002.
Here are a few articles, with the exception of the AutoAluminum article, I couldn't find the others that I was looking for, I'll search again when I have more time.
http://www.autoaluminum.org/sp1.htm
http://www.khattam.com/enews/enews.php?id=1933
http://www.motorbar.co.uk/a8tdi.htm
http://www.automag.be/article.php3?id_article=415
http://www.automag.be/article.php3?id_article=415<ul><li><a href="http://www.autoaluminum.org/sp1.htm">http://www.autoaluminum.org/sp1.htm</a</li></ul>
The only Govt crash test is the US Govt NHTSA test on a 1997 A8. The NHTSA test is a very outdated test, and cars scoring well in it have been known to score poorly in European tests. However the A8 scores spetacularly in it, and there is plenty of evidence to suggest that the A8 is in fact the safect car in the world. The A8 was designed to be safe, it was not an afterthought like many other cars, particularly American cars. I've also read that the A8 is designed to handle higher speed crashes than the standard 35mph govt tests. Most manufacturers design a car to get good results on the govt 35mph tests, however Audi designed the A8 to perform well over a variety or speeds. Aluminum helps achieve this goal, as the different alloys used in the car are selected according to strengths, to create a multi staged crash performance. This is why some people comment that the car didn't crush enough in an accident, as they only had a 35mph collision, and expect the front end to be crushed up to the windshield like other cars do. So it's a complex issue, and standard crash tests will never give the A8 or most Volvo cars the credit they deserve for high speed crash protection, as very few cars are designed for that.
The biggest change in the A8 was the addition of Side Curtain airbags in 2000. Side curtain airbags are an automotive safety milestone, as they protect your head from contact with objects in a side collision, like sport utility bumpers which are often at window height. Side airbags do not offer this type of protection, and therefore would be pointless in a side collision with a tall vehicle.
There have been a few structural reinforcements to the D2 over the years, they occured in 2000, 2001, and 2002.
Here are a few articles, with the exception of the AutoAluminum article, I couldn't find the others that I was looking for, I'll search again when I have more time.
http://www.autoaluminum.org/sp1.htm
http://www.khattam.com/enews/enews.php?id=1933
http://www.motorbar.co.uk/a8tdi.htm
http://www.automag.be/article.php3?id_article=415
http://www.automag.be/article.php3?id_article=415<ul><li><a href="http://www.autoaluminum.org/sp1.htm">http://www.autoaluminum.org/sp1.htm</a</li></ul>
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