Abstract
The majority of passenger cars registered in Europe offer high safety standards. To further reduce the injury risk for car occupants, we must extend the scope of safety testing and enhance the vehicle structures. Current tests show that it is no longer sufficient only to look at the occupant protection potential of a vehicle for its own. Therefore, a crash test between a Audi Q7 and a Fiat 500 was done by the ADAC. Goal of the test was to proof the features of both cars regarding their compatibility. The vehicles attested good self-protection in Euro NCAP so they were chosen for the investigations.
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FIA: Report Crash Test Programme 1997–98, Contract No B3-B96-B2 70-SIN 3523
Euro NCAP: Test Protocol Frontal Impact, Version 4.2
Euro NCAP: Assessment Protocol and Biomechanical Limits, Version 4.2
European Enhanced Vehicle Safety Committee, Working Group 15: Car Crash Compatibility and Frontal Impact, Final Report Steering Committee, May 2007
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Kolke, R., Sandner, V., Ambos, R. et al. Frontal and side impact compatibility. ATZ Worldw 112, 18–24 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03225056
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