C-NCAP hit Passat, and there is no doubt that it is five stars again this time.

Yesterday, the last test project of SAIC Volkswagen Passat in C-NCAP was completed with 40% offset collision, and the test results met most people's expectations. The A-pillar is intact, the airbag bounces off normally, and the dummy is safe.

A few months ago, SAIC Volkswagen Passat, which completed the 25% offset crash test in China Insurance Research Institute, was the hottest car among network celebrities at that time, and this popularity has been maintained intermittently to this day.

After all, the A-pillar with exaggerated bending angle, the twisted steering wheel, the airbag that perfectly avoids the dummy, and the scattered parts at the crash test site are all like the myth of German cars that have been thrown all over the floor. Anyone who sees it will want to ask, "Where is the moral integrity of the public?"

Under the public criticism, SAIC Volkswagen silently chose C-NCAP to prove itself again. According to the public information of C-NCAP, the Passat model tested was purchased at the beginning of 1. Then SAIC- Volkswagen applied for the test at least before 1 month, that is, not long after Passat won the research at the end of last year, SAIC- Volkswagen had already started the second test at C-NCAP.

According to the preliminary information released by C-NCAP, Passat's first test pedestrian protection project should be completed on February 5th-10. It may also be affected by the epidemic. This test has been delayed until this month. In a week, several follow-up tests such as whipping and side collision have been completed, and the final 40% offset collision test has been completed today.

Although, at present, C-NCAP has not had time to give Passat's specific crash test results. However, judging from the crash test site, Passat undoubtedly performed perfectly this time. Without the most stringent 25% deviation of China Insurance Research Institute, after all, the test content is not so interesting, and Passat's performance in the test results of side impact and 40% deviation is not critical, so the specific details will not be analyzed one by one.

First of all, there are two reasons. First, the collision standards of C-NCAP and China Insurance Research Institute are different. For example, in the small-angle collision test, one is 40% angle, the other is 25% angle, the other is deformable barrier and the other is non-deformable barrier.

▲C-NCAP？ 40% partial collision with deformable barrier

Regardless of the maximum collision angle that affects the performance, there is a great difference between a collision with a deformable barrier and a collision with an undeformed barrier.

The second reason is that the models chosen for the two collisions are also different. The best-selling Passat 330TSI Elite Edition was tested in C-NCAP, and the lowest Passat 280TSI Business Edition was tested in China Insurance Research Institute.

The price difference between the two cars is 30 thousand yuan, but the main difference in safety configuration is that the Passat 330TSI Elite Edition of C-NCAP test drive has two more safety side air curtains. In the China insurance research test, the low-profile Passat has no side airbag, which leads to the hard contact between the dummy's head and the door panel. However, this time in C-NCAP Passat, this situation naturally did not happen. The head of the field dummy is firmly stuck in the center of the steering wheel airbag.

Therefore, what Passat will achieve in C-NCAP today, everyone has actually heard about it. The difference is nothing more than whether the final safety rating is five-star or five-star+.

After all, if even C-NCAP doesn't give Passat a five-star praise in the end, I think it is not only a joke and shame of the public, but also a joke and shame of the whole China automobile market. Because Passat has occupied the throne of domestic B-class car sales champion for most of the past seven or eight years, and when Passat comes second, the first place must be Magotan.

As the first multinational auto company to enter China, the China market is also the largest sales and profit market of the Volkswagen Group in the world, and most consumers in China, especially the middle-aged generation, definitely have some feelings for the Volkswagen brand.

However, last year's bump in the China Insurance Research Institute suddenly knocked out an embarrassing fact, that is, China consumers are only unrequited in this relationship.

▲ According to the data of the Association, Passat and Magotan were not in the top of the 15 car sales list in the first three months of this year, while Accord and Camry were both on the list.

This result is reflected in the market, that is, in the recent March sales volume, Passat's monthly sales volume has dropped to nearly one-third and one-half of that of Camry and Accord respectively, and Magotan has also experienced a large decline in sales volume.

So, this C-NCAP endorsement with good effect can make Passat's sales repeat its previous style? I'm afraid it's not difficult. After all, Passat's main consumer groups probably don't surf the Internet very much. A set of sales words for terminals may make them readily accept Passat's five-star safety evaluation.

But I think this result is not what everyone wants to see. Undeniably, C-NCAP also has its authority. After all, most car companies used to look at the collision standard of CNCAP for safety development. However, the fact that Passat hit a chicken feather in China Insurance Research Institute before cannot be ignored.

Therefore, for the public, the best way is to wait for the next generation Passat to come out and choose to go to China Insurance Research Institute to live a hard life. Only in this way can we give the consumers who care about this matter the best explanation.

And this is what everyone is most looking forward to. After all, you have to get up from where you fell.

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.