Video - Crash Test 2003 - 2006 Audi TT EuroNcap

Crash Test 2003 - 2006 Audi TT EuroNcap

Comments The TT Roadster was tested in the frontal crash with its top down to give 'worst-case' results. For the side impact test, the top was left up to check if the driver risked head injuries from the hood supports. Although the car was tested without child restraints it is possible to fit one to the passenger's seat. The passenger airbag can be disabled using a key-operated switch inside the glove box. The head airbag provided cushioning in the pole test but did not deploy correctly. Finally, the car's protection for pedestrians was abysmal: no stars were awarded. Front impact The airbags were judged to protect the driver's head but impact forces fed to the driver and passenger's chest from the seat belt were a little high. The driver's door is designed to take load from front to back but, despite one of its beams becoming kinked at the rear end, together with disturbance of the sill at the rear end, the car's body was judged as stable after the impact. Both occupants risked serious leg injuries from 'unforgiving' components located around the steering column and fascia. Side impact The driver's seat-mounted chest and head-protecting airbag appeared to fire late in the side impact. While in the pole test the airbag fired fully by the time head contact occurred, the top of the airbag deployed outside the car through the open window. While the driver's head did not contact the pole, testers doubted if the set-up would protect taller occupants. However Audi informed us ...

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