i1o, real unsafe car, my first hand experience

Yeh it is possible to mefrge but , before that Pankaj or other mods shud think about merging this or not

Cheers,

Sri

Well, that leads to more suspicion.

Honesty is not a Spare Wheel that you pull out when in trouble. It's a Steering Wheel that keeps you on the right path throughout the life's journey.

Yes, it can be merged, but I don't have the tool (particular one) to do so. Banwari/Ashish can do.

Honesty is not a Spare Wheel that you pull out when in trouble. It's a Steering Wheel that keeps you on the right path throughout the life's journey.

The picture is still there, just need to scoll to the right using the little arrows!
Narayana

Hi everyone,

 

This issue is getting really serious. I being one of the owner of i10 am really concerned now. I tried consulting the dealer ppl, but didn't found it much helpful.

 

Can the CarWale do something abt it? If the issue is real, I think we should collectively raise our voice against it so that M/s Hyundai can come out with some remedial measure. Can the CarWale take the lead in this and provide us with some appropriate and effective forum / platform?

The dealer representative informed me that, the engine would 'fall down' in case of a frontal collision - thus reducing the risk to the driver and front passenger. Moreover he said - i10 is the ONLY car in the compact segment, which has been crash tested.

I tend to believe and trust him.

This is interesting. From what i make out NO ONE got hurt!! Guess there is a mixing up of  SAFETY and CAR DAMAGE.

All ratings are for safety of the OCCUPANTS and not to the CAR. What we have here is a classic example--the car got destroyed but it SAVED LIFES!

The i10 has not been tested by EURO NCAP--the i30 has been and its a 4Star!!
here is the link
http://www.euroncap.com/small_family_car.aspx

Am sure what the dealer meant by 'engine falling down' is nothing but the anti submarining seat feature, where the seats actually stay at the chassis level and as the car takes the impact and the engine moves backwards towards the passengers it will go below the seat mountings preventing injury to the passengers.

As the i10 is planned for a EURO launch safety would be right there with the best.Guess what we have to do is see the damage to the car and the safety of the passengers separately, then all this will stop becoming a 'problem'.

You've got anti-submarining wrong. Those seats prevent the occupants from sliding off and into the footwell in the event of a crash. It has nothing to do with the engine.

Please check out the site

http://www.euroncap.com/tests/Hyundai_i10_2008/323.aspx

 

 

 

This post is edited to provide direct 'link' to the thread.

Thanks Mick - a nice & meaningful link you have provided.

 

In general, i10 is as safe or unsafe as any other small segment car - nothing to worry

Honesty is not a Spare Wheel that you pull out when in trouble. It's a Steering Wheel that keeps you on the right path throughout the life's journey.