Cars image/svg+xml Crossover SUV Sedan Pickup Luxury Coupe Sports Car Convertible Hatchback Wagon Van / Minivan CPO Home › Mercedes-Benz highlights EQC crash tests December 11, 2018, 4:35 pm by Justin King The company has studied battery behavior under impact, when penetrated by foreign bodies and if overheated or overloaded. Mercedes-Benz has shed light on internal crash test validations for the EQC, highlighting the unique safety aspects of an all-electric platform architecture.Like Tesla's lineup, the EQC integrates a battery module below the cabin floor and minimal components under the hood where an internal combustion engine typically presents particular challenges to crash impact absorption.Daimler engineers surrounded the battery by a strong frame with an integral crash structure, with deformation elements installed between the frame and battery to help absorb forces of severe side impacts. A battery guard in the front helps prevent the module from … [Read more...] about Mercedes-Benz highlights EQC crash tests
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Mercedes-Benz offers 48-hour test drives on C-and E-Class
The brand is offering the test drives on the C-Class or E-Class. The offer runs throughout August and is available at participatingLast year SsangYong introduced 48-hour test drives on its Tivoli and Tivoli XLV mid-sized SUVs. Seat also ran a promotion in March 2017 offering customers four-day test drives from dealers and its business centre specialists. And in 2016 Jaguar UK pitched its XE model head-to-head with its main rivals at key dealerships around the UK. The brand rented more than 250 BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and Mercedes C-Class models for its XE Challenge event and will invite customers to test cars back to back. According to Coachworks Consulting dealers can boost their sales conversion rates by offering test drives geared towards customer usage. The independent automotive consultancy urged sales managers to assess the way test drives are offered. “The test drive is an increasingly important part of the sales process and with buyers expected to test more cars than … [Read more...] about Mercedes-Benz offers 48-hour test drives on C-and E-Class
Nissan Leaf scores five stars in Euro NCAP testing
Top marks for new EV in new testing regime The 2018 Nissan Leaf has been awarded a five-star safety rating by Euro NCAP, in an updated set of tests that the firm describes as the "toughest safety tests to date."It scored 93 per cent for adult occupant protection, 86 per cent for child occupant protection, 71 per cent for vulnerable road user protection, and 71 per cent for safety assist systems.The Leaf is the first vehicle to be tested under Euro NCAP's new regime, which includes new areas like cyclist detection for autonomous emergency braking (AEB) systems, AEB pedestrian detection in darkness and obscure lighting conditions, along with testing the effectiveness of lane-keep assist systems and their ability to detect road edges – marked and unmarked.Michiel van Ratingen, secretary general of Euro NCAP, said: "These latest updates in Euro NCAP's active safety testing focus on both the protection of those inside the car and those who share road-space with it"."Our … [Read more...] about Nissan Leaf scores five stars in Euro NCAP testing
Sales staff urged to tailor test drives routes for customers
That’s the view of Coachworks Consulting, the independent automotive consultancy, which urged sales managers to assess the way test drives are offered.The call follows What Car? research showing how the average buyer is planning to test at least two new cars before making their next purchase, with 45% of buyers saying they will test more cars than they did last time they purchased. “The test drive is an increasingly important part of the sales process and with buyers expected to test more cars than before, it has to be experiential for them,” said Karl Davis, managing director of Coachworks Consulting. Davis said the best way for dealers to engage with buyers is to make sure test routes are tailored to how the car will be used by them. “Sales staff should take time to find out about the customer’s typical usage and factor that into a test route. When you’re expecting a customer to commit a significant amount of money to a purchase it’s not good … [Read more...] about Sales staff urged to tailor test drives routes for customers
Revealed: Transfer test grade intake for Northern Ireland schools 2017
0 Comments Revealed: Transfer test grade intake for Northern Ireland schools 2017 BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Unofficial transfer tests are still growing in popularity - 10 years after the abolition of the 11-plus. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/revealed-transfer-test-grade-intake-for-northern-ireland-schools-2017-36523243.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article36523242.ece/4927d/AUTOCROP/h342/2018-01-24_new_37942332_I2.JPG Email Unofficial transfer tests are still growing in popularity - 10 years after the abolition of the 11-plus. Just over half of P7 pupils in Northern Ireland sit tests each year in the hope of attaining a place at an academically selective grammar school. In the 2016/17 academic year 11,570 applications were made for the 8,743 available places at our 63 selective grammars. This is out of a total of 21,763 pupils who obtained Year 8 places at Northern Ireland's 199 post-primary schools in September 2017. Today … [Read more...] about Revealed: Transfer test grade intake for Northern Ireland schools 2017