Last year, the European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) performed its collection of crash tests on the Chevrolet Orlando. The unit, specifically, was a 1.8L Ecotec gasoline-powered left hand-drive unit — and it scored an overall five stars, with the individual scores being:
- 95 percent for an adult occupant
- 79 percent for a child occupant
- 49 percent a pedestrian
- 71 percent for safety assist
The organization praised the compact Delta-based MPV for good adult and child occupant protection, but criticized it for pedestrian protection scores by saying that the front edge of the hood — where a pedestrian’s pelvis would come into contact with the car — was poor. NCAP found that the areas likely to be struck by the head of a child mostly good with some poor-performing areas. Those areas that are likely to be struck by an adult’s head, however, mostly offer only poor protection.
Here’s the video of the Orlando getting crash tested:
As a reminder, NCAP conducts the frontal impact test at 64 Km/h (40 MPH) with 40 percent of the width of the car striking a deformable barrier. In the side impact, a mobile deformable barrier impacts the driver’s door at 50 km/h (31 MPH), while the pole test involves the car being propelled sideways at 29km/h (18 MPH) into a rigid pole.
The GM Authority Take
What a generation of vehicles, and a newer, more rigid, and smaller platform can do for safety! Compare the results of the Orlando to the 2007 Captiva crossover — both of which could serve the same overall people-carrying purpose — and see the difference for yourself!
Now, how about offering the Orlando in the States?
Comments
That is one strong car. Shame Chevy doesn;t want to sell it in the US. Think the Canadians would love it to.
Notice in the frontal crash that the seat belts have pre tensioners.
The Canadian’s already do love it.