While I’m always a little sceptical about news of how much better we do things, and how the Chinese are not up to scratch, all I can say after this video is I hope I’m never in a serious car crash in a vehicle of any kind.

The Brilliance BS4 was tested by German safety company ADAC and received no stars at all for its safety features on the EuroNCAP scale. ADAC has even said that if it weren’t for more serious criteria implemented recently, the BS4 would have received three stars for its safety.

Have a look at the video to see what you think.

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EuroNcap has again put to the test some of the latest models of the last few months. Testing was carried out on seven of the cars most suited to families: Audi A4, Skoda Superb, Citroen Berlingo, Ford Kuga, the VW T5 Caravelle and the two smaller ones, the Hyundai i10 and the Seat Ibiza. All the cars did well in the test on child safety, gaining four stars which is currently the highest protection available on the market for passengers from 18 months to three years of age.

From recent research users have understood the importance of using the correct accessories for child safety during travel. However, latest studies show that 60 percent of car users still don’t correctly use such equipment. Among the most frequent cases, wrong instalment of baby seats or the wrong choice is the highest instance. EuroNcap believes these errors are caused by limited available information on the correct use of car seats, while stating that the best way of fixing a baby seat in the car is the ISOFIX system which should be offered by companies at no extra cost.

Continue reading: EuroNcap: safety tests on seven new arrivals

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