Watch This Nissan 'Hardbody' Collapse In A Zero-Rated Crash Test
Ladies and gents, this is what a zero-rated NCAP crash test looks like. Not pretty, is it?
The vehicle in question is the Nissan NP300 Hardbody, a South African market version of the Navara. It was being evaluated by Global NCAP as part of the Safer Cars for Africa campaign, and the full report makes for grim reading.
Bodyshell integrity was said to be “unstable,” and the car offered “poor protection” for the driver’s head, chest and knees. The dummy passenger didn’t fare much better. The entry-level NP300 tested had driver and passenger airbags, but no side, curtain or knee airbags, and no seatbelt pretensioners.
The irony of the vehicle’s name was not lost on Global NCAP general secretary David Ward. “It is astonishing that a global company like Nissan can produce a car today as poorly engineered as this,” he said, adding, “The NP300 Hardbody is ridiculously misnamed as its body shell has collapsed.”
Last year, the Fiat Punto received a zero-star rating from Euro NCAP. A few months ago, the ageing supermini was finally removed from Fiat’s UK range.
Via Carmag.co.za
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Comments
Hardbody?
Yeah not that hard enough
Until last year you could get this same model in Mexico, never thought it’s so badly made
Still available in South America. Not as popular as its rivals (Chevy S10, Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger) but there are some in the streets (and in the countryside).
It may be horribly unsafe, but I hope they keep making it. Its a good, reliable work truck.
(Edit: I hope they keep it in production, but try to make it a bit safer)
i think it was named because of it’s workhorse nature, it’s a hardworking bakkie.
Thats Navara D22 a piece of crap… please correct model from late 90’s till mid 2000s
This is current Navara NP300 i can say as owner nearly as good as Ford Ranger n miles better then new Toyota Hilux
Been saying it for years these old cars that we still making and selling in South Africa need to go. People were upset when VW stopped making the MK1 in 2009 but it was for this reason. Affordable yes but no updates since the 80s except for the engine and interior. Unfortunately people need to get to where they want and public transport isn’t exactly reliable. Hope they wake up now.
Imagine if Jeremy crashed during the last episode of TGT S2
It should be called softbody