I'm hoping the board can help me make an informed decision about the lr3 (us...and this is the best site for info worldwide, so I'm here!)
I really want to find out some crash test safety data, and it seems there has been none yet.
what i really want to know if there are any safety provisions for the 3rd row like airbags, or a rear impact system like the volvo xc90 has to protect 3rd row passengers.
i plan to use this feature a lot, and it is what's selling me on the car over xc90 or x5 (no room at all!)
thanks so muchdeciding on LR3....
6th Apr 2005 1:01 pm
NightFox
Member Since: 02 Apr 2005
Location: Bedfordshire
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Re: Any crash test data yet??
bigsmoke07 wrote:
i plan to use this feature a lot, and it is what's selling me on the car over xc90 or x5 (no room at all!)
thanks so much
You plan to use your cars airbags and impact systems a lot? Remind me never to accept a lift off you
There doesn't appear to have been a European NCAP rating awarded for the vehicle yet:
But I can confirm that - certainly in the UK - the third row of seats is protected by head-height "side curtain" airbags. Don't know about other impact systems though.
6th Apr 2005 3:36 pm
bigsmoke07
Member Since: 06 Apr 2005
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sorry yes, I meant the feature of the third row.... not the safety features for the third row!deciding on LR3....
7th Apr 2005 3:11 am
Smarticus
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Bigsmoke, I guess the main saftey feature on the LR3 is its immensely strong chassis and generally heavy duty build. Whilst this adds substantially to the weight of the vehicle, it should also offers substantial passanger protection in the event of a crash or roll over. The 3rd row seats are apparently built within the chassis saftey zone (rather than within a crumple zone) as the vehicle was designed from inception as a 3 row seater. Some vehicles had a third row added as an after thought. Having said that, we do all await the results of the NCAP tests on saftey. See my post called "Weight a minute & NCAP" in the other section of this forum.Disco 4 TDV6HSE
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7th Apr 2005 6:36 am
Laughton
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Let's be honest, as long as you don't hit another disco, you probably won't do anything more than scuff your fog light. God bless any pedestrian you hit
You could hit a Defner - that would be an interesting meeting of the titans! Mark.
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8th Jul 2010 8:31 pm
NJF
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Or a rhino? Those safari parks can get pretty hairy
And to be fair, he has hit THE EARTH. When you think of it like that, he came off pretty well
8th Jul 2010 8:32 pm
blowpipe
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The Xc90 stood up pretty well for us last summer; this was the result of us at the back of a motorway queue vs. a Mazda sports car that didn't stop at around 50mph. My eldest was in the third row and suffered a twisted knee; the crumple zone went under his seat.
I reckon the D3 would perform better, though, and I wouldn't return to the XC90 after a year's ownership all said and done...
So what exactly prompted someone to dig up a 5-year-old thread? I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
8th Jul 2010 8:42 pm
Laughton
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