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by ASalazarMX 604 days ago
European NCAP has given great marks to BYD vehicles in crash tests. Just google "BYD crash test", most of the results come from them.

Compared to them, my Wrangler is a square death machine, although almost anything is safer than a Wrangler.

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Well-designed off-roaders protect their occupants against the kinds of accident that might occur at relatively low speeds on rough terrain, with very rigid frames to prevent the occupants being crushed when rolling over. That is the very opposite design philosophy to most road vehicles, which are protected chiefly against high-speed collisions with other vehicles. The NCAP tests only cover the second kind of accidents.

I don't know whether the off-roading safety philosophy applies to your car though, as many SUVs and crossover cars are only designed to look the part, and are in fact more similar to ordinary road cars in safety design.