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147 worrying saftey (ncap)
Hi all,
I was on the verge or purchasing a 2003 147 2.0 but I decided to check out the EuroNCAP tests to see how it performed, it was not good news:
"The 147 did very poorly in the frontal impact, exposing its occupants to serious risks and losing all but three marks available in testing. The car’s safety cell became compromised because the screen pillar and door failed along spot weld seams and crimped seams and the beam running behind the fascia was driven rearwards relative to the screen pillars. The safety restraints did not protect the driver adequately and his head struck the fascia. By contrast, it protected well in the side impact, gaining a maximum score for the test. Its head-protecting airbag proved itself highly effective."
Having just been invlolved in an accident in torrential rain the front impact scores are worrying. The car tested was the 2001 model so what I would like to know is if Alfa made any changes to improve this aspect of the car. It seems odd that the side protection is so good and the frontal is so bad.
Any insights here would be useful
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