| Front and side impact rating |
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Pedestrian test rating |
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Test Scores: Front 6(38%) Side 11(61%) Overall 17(50%) Pedestrian 15(42%)
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The
Lanos earned three stars for frontal and side impact
protection but the last star is flagged to indicate that
the driver faced an unacceptably high risk of chest injury
in the side impact. The car would not meet new side-impact
crash protection standards being introduced for new models
across Europe from October. Pedestrian protection from the
bonnet leading edge was poor but protection from the
bumper was above average. |
Impact
Protection
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| Driver
Front Impact |
Passenger
Front Impact |
Driver
Side Impact |
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Frontal
Impact
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| The
passenger compartment remained stable in the impact and
all intrusion levels were well controlled. The driver's
head contact on the airbag was central and stable.
Protection for the passenger's neck was weak, indicating a
relatively high risk of neck sprain injury. Both impact
areas for the driver's knees had stiff structures around
the steering column which could injure the knee, upper leg
and pelvis. The column shroud incorporated a deflector
plate which should help to reduce injuries, although it
would not eliminate all risk of harm. |
Side
Impact
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| The
driver's head made a glancing contact with the door pillar
but this was insufficient to cause internal injuries. The
dummy's top and middle ribs were struck by the pillar and
door trim and the lower rib came in contact with the door.
All of the ribs were heavily loaded, resulting in poor
chest protection. The abdomen and pelvis were both
impacted by the door but the risk of injury was low. |
Child
Restraint
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| Both
of the recommended forward-facing child restraints were
compatible with the car's rear belts. Alternative belt
routeing had to be used to fix the smaller child's
restraint, though. In the frontal impact, the restraints
provided good control over forward movement of the
children's heads. In the side impact, the smaller child's
head was contained within the wings of the restraint but
the three-year-old's moved outside the restraint. |
Pedestrian
Protection
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| Head
protection for adult impact sites needs to be improved but
the child head protection was better. The bonnet's leading
edge also gave poor protection, although the bumper area
was slightly kinder. |
Model
history and safety equipment
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| The
Lanos was introduced in 1997. 1998 model-year cars feature
a driver airbag and front seat belt webbing grabbers as
standard equipment in all EU markets. Note: other variants
may not be fitted with all of the above equipment, which
could affect their safety rating. |
| Make,
model and hand of drive |
Daewoo
Lanos 1.4 SE all |
| Body
type |
5-door
hatchback |
| Model
year |
1998 |
| Kerb
weight |
1070
kg |
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