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Old 06-29-2002, 01:41 AM
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I read the other day that the new generation C-Class has achieved five stars in the latest Euro NCAP tests.
The only other car to hold five stars was the Renault Laguna.
Both the SLK and W202 C-Class achieved four stars (still good), didn't mention any other Mercedes.

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These are the tested MB-cars and their results.

W168 (A-class): ****
W202 (C-class): **
W203 (C-class): *****
W210 (E-class): ****
R170 (SLK): ****
Smart-car: ***
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The Smart got a higher rating than the W202... ouch!
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Originally posted by Accord
The Smart got a higher rating than the W202... ouch!
Yepp, despite it's rumour as a safe car, the W202 showed really poor results in the crashtests. The car more or or less collapsed in the frontal impact. Check out the picutres on Euro NCAP's homepage. I wouldn't like to be in a W202 in a severe accident after seeing those pics.

W202 crash results

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Yeah, I always thought the W202 was safe.
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Originally posted by Accord
Yeah, I always thought the W202 was safe.
Yeah, see what marketing can do!

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