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According to the headline "main Test Corner", the engine caught fire for unknown reasons in the frontal collision of Auto Research in Teana yesterday, and the fire has been seen, which is located at the bottom of the engine. In addition, professionals speculated that the cause of the fire could not be ruled out because the oil in the car was not discharged cleanly, according to the headline "Wanchedi report".

However, from the exposure of the scene pictures and videos, Teana in the front of the C-NCAP 100% collision after the engine cabin smoke, the staff used fire extinguishers to spray the collision vehicle, did not find the open fire reported in the report.

According to the "vehicle Evaluation notice No. 18 2020" posted on C-NCAP 's official website, the car under test is Dongfeng Nissan DFL7201VANF2 (Teana 2.0L CVT XL comfort model). Crash test and flogging test were carried out from September 21 to September 25, 2020. It is understood that the official price of the car is 187800 yuan, the maximum power of the engine is 117kW, and the peak torque is 208N ·m, which was purchased independently by C-NCAP from the dealer of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd.

Prior to this, PICC Research C-IASI has also tested Nissan Teana models as 2019 2.0L XL comfort version (DFL7201VANF2) and 2019 2.0L XL Upper Smart Edition (DFL7201VANF4), which are the lowest and second lowest configuration models.

In terms of overall performance, the crashworthiness and maintenance economy index is rated as M (general), and the occupant safety index, pedestrian safety index and vehicle auxiliary safety index are all G (excellent). Among them, in the 25% offset collision of the front of the 64km/h, the A-column did not have serious bending deformation, the wheel quickly detached from the collision to avoid the invasion of the occupant cabin, and the airbag and side air curtain also performed well in the restraint protection of the dummy.

For the crash results of Teana models, Teana's collision performance in China Automotive Research Institute will not be very bad, but there is a sudden fire in the collision test, and according to the rules, Teana's rating will be downgraded by one star, that is to say, Teana can no longer get five stars in this collision. With regard to the report of Teana's situation in the process of the collision, some netizens said, "you can't catch fire even if the oil is not drained clean. If it doesn't drain clean and catch fire, it may mean that after the real traffic accident, the vehicle also has a fatal risk of fire. This is the last thing that should happen. I hope the manufacturer can make a reasonable response to the test and find the source of the problem!" Some netizens joked that "did Nissan forget to recharge?"

Teana is a B-class car owned by Nissan, together with Toyota Camry and Honda Accord known as the "Japanese three Musketeers". From the comprehensive strength of the three models, the gap between Teana and Accord and Camry is not big, but even if the terminal discount is more than 20,000 yuan, Teana's sales are far lower than Accord and Camry. According to the data, the cumulative sales of Accord and Camry from January to August 2020 were 120570 and 113502 respectively, while Teana was only 63237.

Data show that Nissan Teana entered the Chinese market in 2004, five years later than Honda Accord (1999). Although Toyota Camry entered the domestic development in 2006, it was blessed by Toyota. As a result, the Camry is much higher than Teana in terms of quality and popularity.

In fact, Teana can not sell Accord and Camry, price is not the most important factor, to a large extent, it is the reason for brand awareness. As one of the three major Japanese brands, Nissan's influence has been gradually decreasing in recent years, and it also has a certain impact on classic intermediate cars such as Nissan Teana. Of course, it is also in the process of recovery. through its own product strength, it gradually narrowed the gap with Accord and Camry.

Although the image of C-NCAP in the eyes of consumers is not very good, it is called "five-star wholesale department", but it is an authoritative testing organization anyway. For Nissan Teana in the C-NCAP collision test process of the specific reasons for the accident, has yet to be officially announced, we will continue to monitor the progress of the follow-up events.

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