Thread: The real reason Defenders don't have an ANCAP rating

Okay, I have seen this multiple times

I wonder whether this ad was made by toyota or some other competitors
because clearly it shows the test dummy knew he (as the passenger, or a pedestrian) would not survive a crash in a defender???

Am I reading it wrong?

Yet real crashes on real roads by real people prove otherwise. Pat

Originally Posted by tuesdayfox

Okay, I have seen this multiple times

I wonder whether this ad was made by toyota or some other competitors
because clearly it shows the test dummy knew he (as the passenger, or a pedestrian) would not survive a crash in a defender???

Am I reading it wrong?

Most probably fake by some anti-Defender advocate. Genuine Land Rover adds always has writing in white font, often just the word "Defender".

Although there's been quite a few adds pulled over the years for being ambiguous, having unintentional double-entendre and sometimes just completely the wrong message for the brand...

I've however seen some absolute wrecks of Defenders where no one was hurt. Usually the other car doesn't fair too well. Was it last year that one fell down a cliff somewhere in Southern England and both people walked away unharmed?

As they say, we share the other car's crumple zones!

Cheers,

Lou

Originally Posted by PAT303

Yet real crashes on real roads by real people prove otherwise. Pat

Indeed. Real data a few years back showed defenders were the safest vehicles on UK roads.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Indeed. Real data a few years back showed defenders were the safest vehicles on UK roads.

hard to get a head of steam up on a County backroad in the UK in a Defender. For the Defender in the UK it's not a crash but a mere nudge at low speed.

Do running over sheep in paddocks get counted in the stats

I'd rather be in the Defender in a crash than my wife's Volvo. And that is saying something given the Volvo safety specs.

MLD

They are also much safer for pedestrians than they are given credit for. I wish all cars had thin upright A-Pillars like Defenders. At least twice a week I have a close call with cars not seeing me walking because of their A-Pillars. Never happens with a Defender.

Jeff

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Indeed. Real data a few years back showed defenders were the safest vehicles on UK roads.

Stop agreeing with me,your making me feel uncomfortable . Pat

Originally Posted by Jeff

They are also much safer for pedestrians than they are given credit for. I wish all cars had thin upright A-Pillars like Defenders. At least twice a week I have a close call with cars not seeing me walking because of their A-Pillars. Never happens with a Defender.

Jeff

My current work ute is a Ranger and I know what you mean, between the fat pillars, decorative plastic bits and the massive mirrors the front visibility is woefull, can't see much when turning right.Makes you wonder sometimes how it deserves a high ANCAP.