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SAIC Volkswagen Passat ranked last in the 25% offset collision on the front of the China Insurance Research C-IASI. The front of the car collapsed seriously, the A-pillar bent nearly 90 degrees, and the airbag completely avoided the driver. After the results were announced, Passat continued to ferment. Passat instantly became the target of netizens from a miraculous car. Facing the pressure of public opinion is not only the brand manufacturers, but also millions of Passat owners.

Some netizens revealed that Passat owners began to look for ways to deal with it, putting a "self-mocking" sticker on the back of the car.

From the perspective of the contents of the car stickers, it mainly refers to the Passat model's performance at the bottom of the China Baoyan crash test, and reminds other vehicles to maintain a safe distance.

Passat owners skillfully combine collision results with reminding rear vehicles to keep a distance, and many netizens think that in the face of such an environment of public opinion, car owners have a really good mentality. However, many netizens said that they felt that Passat owners were also very helpless.

German cars, which have always been famous for their safety, are known as the safety benchmark of Volkswagen, and have become an inherent image in the minds of many Chinese consumers. However, while other competitors have achieved good results in the CICC C-IASI, Volkswagen Passat has the worst score in the history of C-IASI bias collision.

In fact, for Passat owners, some actions after the event is also very helpless, a considerable number of car owners interested in the Volkswagen brand, Volkswagen Passat this iconic product safety and buy, and always believe in Volkswagen quality. Today's results and impact are unexpected and they are also very disappointed.

In the face of differential treatment, different standards, Jerry-building questions, Volkswagen and SAIC Volkswagen have not made a statement so far. More consumers hope that Volkswagen can give Chinese consumers an account.

SAIC-Volkswagen's new Passat model, which was launched in October 2018, is made on the MQB platform, with new changes in appearance and interior style. in theory, this is the latest technology and technology in the Volkswagen Group. In this time, the Passat C-IASI tested the 2019 Passat 280TSI Business Edition, which is a minimum configuration, equipped with a 1.4T engine and a 7-speed dry double clutch, without a side air curtain.

The main problems in Passat bias collision test:

1. The front part of the car does not absorb the collision energy well, and the firewall shrinks inward, which leads to the deformation of the cockpit and further erodes the living space.

2. The A-column can not resist the collision energy, and there is a 90-degree bend, and the structure and strength are obviously unreasonable.

3. The steering wheel suddenly moved sharply to the side of the co-driver during the collision, and the airbag could not play a protective role. At the same time, the dummy hit the hard object twice, causing injury.

As a result, SAIC-Volkswagen Passat scored the lowest P in the most important positive 25% bias crash rating and ranked bottom of all 41 C-IASI models so far, with a score of 44 (the higher the worse).

It is understood that the factory technicians tracked and watched the collision test on the spot during the test.

According to industry insiders, Passat, as a landmark product with a long history in China and the champion of Chinese B-class car market, this poor performance is indeed a heavy blow to Volkswagen's brand image. As the incident spreads and ferments, it should also shake a considerable number of consumers' inherent impression of the Volkswagen brand.

PICC Research Institute of Automotive Technology was led by the China Insurance Industry Association in March 2015. PICC property Insurance, Ping an property Insurance, Taibao property Insurance, Guoshou property Insurance, China United property Insurance, Land property Insurance, Sunshine property Insurance, Taiping property Insurance and other industries in the top eight property insurance companies and Jingyou Century Company jointly contributed shares in the original "Beijing PICC Research Institute of Automotive Technology", headquartered in Beijing. China Insurance Research is the only full member of the international organization RCAR in China. RCAR has 26 RCAR members in 20 countries around the world, of which the most famous American IIHS is one of them. So far, Pentium T77, SAIC Volkswagen Passat, SAIC General Buick GL8, BYD Song MAX and Baojun 510 have been tested on 41 domestic models according to the CIASI Insurance Automobile Safety Index of China Insurance Research.

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